Early this week, it was reported that the People Power Monument was vandalized with graffiti declaring, “Marcos pa rin!” The monument — which marks the triumph of the uprising against former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 — is located along EDSA corner White Plains Avenue in Barangay Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
Police said that “the vandalism was likely committed late Mon, Mar 14, or early Tue, March 15.”
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Vice presidential candidate Sen. Bongbong Marcos, son of the late ousted president, weighed in on the incident.
In a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Tue, Mar 15, Marcos said, “This incident is unfortunate. It inflames passions and causes a deep divide that is the polar opposite of the message of national unity that I have been working hard to spread to our people.”
He then went on to say, “I believe this could be part of a black propaganda meant to stoke negative sentiment directed against my candidacy. I appeal to all fellow candidates and our respective supporters to elevate the political discussions. Let us enable the Filipino people to make an informed and intelligent choice of new leaders who have presented workable platforms designed to bring progress, peace, and prosperity for our country.”
Police are still trying to find out who did defaced the People Power Monument.
