The Philippines was controlled for twenty long years by the dictatorial government of Ferdinand Marcos from 1965 to 1986. It was only thwarted and overthrown by Corazon Aquino, the wife of the late Senator Benigno Aquino, who then became a revolutionary president. Thanks to the support of Radio Veritas, the support of the Catholic hierarchy led by Archbishop Cardinal Sin, the vigilance and participation of masses of people, including parishioners, work groups, middle classes and professionals, and in defiance of senior military leaders, they all launched the people power revolution against the Marcos government. What is a peaceful people power revolution? “The power of the people manifests itself in an astonishing way through the power of active but non-violent revolution, it is the power of truth and love. In 1986, millions of unarmed Filipinos surprised the world by nonviolently overthrowing Ferdinand Marcos, known at the time as "the Hitler of Southeast Asia." (Death) . According to Dolan, “people were not united by ideology or class interests, but by their esteem for Aquino's widow, Corazon, and their disgust for the Marcos regime. » The People Power Revolution is also known in the Philippines as the EDSA Revolution. EDSA is the abbreviation of one of the national highways in Metro Manila, which means Efifanio De los Santos. This is the place where people gathered for the people power movement. The assassination of the late Senator Benigno Aquino in 1983 sparked the people power revolution. Even though it was very risky for him to return to the Philippines, he returned home to help restore democracy to the country. His death was treated by his countrymen as martyrdom and heroism because he directly opposed the administration of Mr. Marcos...... middle of newspaper...... 25 years 1986. The people guaranteed their protection. During the second day of opposition, Mr. Marcos launched tanks to disperse and clear the crowds along the EDSA highway. The masses of people actually lived in the middle of the street to prevent the tanks from passing. FM's objective was to retaliate against opposing soldiers outside. (Death) However, his soldiers no longer followed his orders. In conclusion, FM faced the truth: its mandate was over. Even the United States persuaded him to leave the country. Eventually, FM accepted the situation and also did not want to have a civil war. So he gave in and flew to Hawaii with the help of American forces. “People were laughing, greeting each other and hugging each other while singing songs. It was a moment in the lives of Filipinos that had never happened before and will hopefully never happen again. » (McGeown, 2011)