00:00I have to be able to get married.
00:03We have to be able to get married.
00:04We have to be able to get married.
00:06We have to be able to get married.
00:08We have to be able to get married.
00:09We don't have to be able to get married.
00:18I'm back to the Philippines.
00:20I'm going to be here.
00:22Today, the fourth anniversary of the EDSAP People's Power Revolution.
00:26How do you live with the Philippines?
00:30It's about democracy.
00:31Our history is about the previous regime.
00:36You have to be a dictator.
00:38You have to be a dictator.
00:41We have a sense of happiness.
00:44We have to be able to get married.
00:45We have to be able to get married.
00:47We have to be able to get married.
00:48We are not already 100%.
00:53I'm still alive.
00:55I am a little affected by teenagers.
00:58From the fake news.
01:00From the social media.
01:02We have to be alive.
01:03We have to be alive.
01:04We are not going to be alive.
01:21Senator Bam Aquino.
01:22Good morning.
01:23Good morning.
01:24Happy anniversary.
01:25Buhayin pa natin.
01:26Buhayin pa.
01:27Buhayin pa natin.
01:28Senator Bam, we're on record now.
01:2940th anniversary.
01:31It's been 40 years.
01:32Pero nabanggit mo,
01:34unfinished revolution to.
01:36Tama, tama.
01:36What did you mean at ano ang dapat tapusin?
01:38Well, yung pinagalaban natin noon,
01:41Ivan, eh, pinagalaban pa rin natin ngayon.
01:44Diba?
01:44Noon, lumaban tayo sa katiwalian.
01:47Lumaban tayo dahil maraming kalayaan
01:49ang hindi na ibibigay sa atin.
01:51Lumaban tayo dahil pakiramdam ng mga Pilipino.
01:54Nais nila ng isang mas magandang kinabukasan
01:56para sa mga anak nila.
01:57Marami yan.
01:58Pinagalaban pa rin natin ngayon.
02:00So, ako, when you talk about
02:02the EDSA People Power Revolution,
02:04para sa akin,
02:05hindi pa siya tapos.
02:06Unfinished revolution siya.
02:08Nung isang araw sa EDSA Shrine,
02:10yung prayer power.
02:11Prayer power sa EDSA Shrine.
02:12Last Sunday.
02:13Last Sunday.
02:14Ang ginamit ni Cardinal David na salita,
02:17work in progress.
02:18Ako naman ang sinasabi ko,
02:19unfinished revolution.
02:20Hindi pa tapos.
02:2240 years,
02:23matagal na panahon yan.
02:24Pero,
02:25may chance eh.
02:27Kaya natin tapos nito.
02:28Nung nakaraang taon,
02:30nakita natin yung flood control scandal.
02:33Yung unang lumabas
02:34na taong bayan
02:36na talagang
02:36galit na galit
02:37sa nakikita nila
02:38yung mga kabataan.
02:39Hindi sila pumunta sa lansangan,
02:41pumunta sila sa mga telepono nila.
02:42At nakita natin
02:44na yanig yung buong
02:45political structure
02:46ng Pilipinas
02:47dahil
02:47yung kabataan
02:48at marami Pilipino
02:49nagsabi na
02:50nais namin
02:51ng gobyerno na tapat.
02:53So,
02:53ako for me,
02:54isang klase rin yun
02:55ng people power.
02:56Kaya masasabi natin,
02:57buhay pa rin yung people power.
02:59Yung noon
02:59na nagkaisa yung Pilipino,
03:02nagkaisa para sa isang bagay
03:03na mas malaki
03:04sa mga sarili natin,
03:05lumaban tayo
03:06para sa isang
03:06mas magandang bayan,
03:08pinaglalaban pa rin ngayon.
03:09At kailangan,
03:10ipagpatuloy pa rin natin yan.
03:11Is it getting the
03:13proper remembrance
03:14or commemoration?
03:15Lalo ngayon,
03:17regular working holiday.
03:19Sa tingin mo ba
03:20kailangan pang bigyan
03:21ng day-in,
03:22bigyan ng kahalagahan,
03:23pagpapahalaga
03:24ang araw na ito?
03:25Ako,
03:25I agree na dapat
03:26holiday ang
03:27people power day.
03:29Sipin mo,
03:30kumbaga,
03:31after our independence day,
03:33parang yung
03:33araw ng people power,
03:34isa rin yung araw
03:35na nakuha natin
03:36yung kalayaan natin.
03:37So,
03:38maganda na maalala siya.
03:40Pero for me,
03:41ang mahalaga,
03:41yung mga buhay pa noon,
03:42kaya natin,
03:43magkaedad po kami.
03:45Yung mga buhay pa noon,
03:47sana mag-effort tayo
03:49sa araw na ito
03:49na ikwento
03:50sa mga kapwa-Pilipino natin
03:53na hindi pa buhay noon,
03:54ano yung nangyari?
03:55Kung ano mang side ka,
03:56di ba?
03:56Whether nandun ka mismo
03:58sa EDSA
03:58or wala ka sa EDSA
04:00or naguguluhan ka,
04:01hindi mo alam
04:01kung ano yung nangyayari.
04:02Pero nagbamasid ka
04:03dun sa mga nakikita mo.
04:05Maganda sa araw na ito,
04:07ikwento natin.
04:08What was your experience?
04:09Ano yung nangyari
04:09noong mga araw na yun
04:11noong Pebrero, 1986?
04:12Nakita ko,
04:1340 years?
04:15Sabi mo nga,
04:15ano yun?
04:16Yung pinanganak?
04:17Kung pinanganak,
04:17in 86,
04:1940 years old na ngayon,
04:20pwede nang tumakbong presidente.
04:21Exactly.
04:22Mas marami ng Pilipino
04:23ang hindi buhay
04:25noong EDSA.
04:27Tama ba?
04:28Tama.
04:28Mas marami ng Pilipino
04:29ang hindi nabubuhay
04:30noong EDSA revolution.
04:31Yes, correct, correct.
04:32Di ba?
04:32Minority na yung nandoon.
04:34So, mahalaga na makwento to.
04:36Noong isang gabi,
04:38so, I had an interview
04:40with Karen Davila
04:41nasa YouTube ngayon.
04:42Napanood doon tatay ko.
04:44Okay.
04:45So, magkatabi kami ng bahay.
04:47Punta siya sa bahay namin.
04:48Tapos nagkwento siya.
04:49He was very emotional.
04:50Sabi niya,
04:51alam mo,
04:52ito yung nangyari
04:52sa akin noong panahon yun.
04:54Kinuwento niya
04:54na on February 21,
04:58umalis siya.
04:58Pinapunta siya
04:59sa Amerika
05:00para maglobby doon
05:01tungkol sa nangyaring
05:02snap elections
05:03noong early February.
05:05Of course,
05:05nagkandayaan
05:05between President Marcos
05:07and Corey Aquino.
05:09So, pinapunta siya doon.
05:10Lumipad siya
05:11ng February 21.
05:12Nung dumating siya
05:13sa airport
05:13sa San Francisco,
05:15dumating yung media,
05:16tinatanong siya,
05:16nagkakagulo na dito.
05:18Nagsisimula na yung EDSA.
05:19Tapos sabi niya,
05:20alam mo,
05:20hindi ko nga alam
05:21kung yung nangyayari
05:22kasi umalis ako.
05:23Wala pa nangyayari.
05:24Pagating ko sa Amerika
05:25para maglobby doon,
05:26para kausapin
05:27yung mga American leaders.
05:29Pagating niya sa airport,
05:30dumating yung media,
05:31di niya alam ko
05:32nangyong sasabihin niya.
05:33And on those days,
05:34minomonitor nila,
05:36doon sa Amerika
05:37yung nangyayari.
05:38Of course,
05:38dito sa Pilipinas,
05:39kaming pamilya namin,
05:40we were on
05:41EDSA Corner,
05:42Annapolis,
05:43nandung kami nakikiisa.
05:45And yung story niya,
05:46which first time niya kinuwento,
05:47yung tatay ko,
05:4883 years old na,
05:49first time niya kinuwento,
05:50noong Feb 25,
05:52noong umalis na si
05:53President Marcos,
05:53nandun siya sa Amerika
05:54mag-isa,
05:56pumunta siya sa hotel room niya,
05:58pumunta siya doon sa
06:00closet,
06:01pumasok siya
06:01at doon siya umiyak.
06:03First time niya kinuwento
06:04yun sa akin,
06:04yung tatay ko,
06:05hindi yan umiyak,
06:06medyo astig yan.
06:07But for him to tell that story,
06:10na inspire siya
06:11to share something
06:11so personal
06:12about those times,
06:13sana yun ang mangyari,
06:15Ivan,
06:15na tayong mga buhay noon,
06:17yung pakiramdam natin
06:18nung nakuha natin
06:19yung kalayaan,
06:20nung pinaglaban natin
06:21yung ating bayan,
06:22sana ikwento natin
06:23sa mga iba pang mga Pilipino
06:24na hindi pa buhay
06:26nung panahong yun.
06:27Senator Bam,
06:27I know you're very passionate
06:28na ikwento
06:29itong mga anecdotes natin
06:31about the ends of people's power,
06:33pero may mga ibang issues
06:34tayo na kailangan harapin.
06:36You as a sitting senator,
06:37pinag-uusapan nga yan,
06:38yung confirmation of charges hearing.
06:41Kabakailan,
06:42na-trigger yung ilang mga
06:44mga tao
06:44sa playa ko?
06:46Tin-rigger ni Igan.
06:48Sinabi mo,
06:49ideally,
06:49dapat dito sa Pilipinas
06:50nililiti sa mga sangkot
06:51sa EJK.
06:52Ang interpretasyon
06:53ng ilan,
06:54paglambot ba ito
06:55ng posisyon
06:56to appear
06:56a certain political leading
06:57or is there anything
06:58you want to clarify
06:59about that statement?
07:00No,
07:00that's the statement.
07:01We respect the ICC process
07:03of course,
07:04pero kung yung bansa natin
07:06mas matatag,
07:07mas malakas,
07:08kung yung justice system natin,
07:11mas may kayang i-handle
07:12ang mga gantong bagay,
07:15there would be
07:16another time siguro
07:17na dapat
07:17dito sa Pilipinas
07:19nilitis yan.
07:20But of course,
07:21dahil sa mga kahinaan natin,
07:22nakikita natin na
07:23doon makukuha
07:24ng mga EJK victims
07:25yung justisya.
07:26At dahil nga
07:27sa pahayag na yun,
07:28nagkaroon ng
07:29mga barat sa'yo.
07:31Even from those
07:33within your circle,
07:35within your side of the aisle,
07:37hika na,
07:37ito ba'y napag-usapan nyo na?
07:39Or do you even think
07:40it's necessary to talk about it?
07:41No,
07:42alam mo,
07:42Ivan,
07:42yung bansa natin,
07:44ano yung pinaglaban natin
07:45ng people power?
07:46Pinaglaban natin kalayaan.
07:48Pinaglaban natin
07:49na may boses
07:50yung bawat isang tao.
07:51Pinaglaban natin
07:52demokrasya.
07:53So,
07:54hindi pwedeng
07:55lahat
07:56dekulay na lang
07:57yung posisyon mo sa buhay
07:58o gantong kulay ka,
08:00therefore,
08:00ganto dapat yung posisyon mo
08:02o kaalyado mo si ganto,
08:03therefore,
08:04dapat ganyan lagi.
08:05Lahat tayo
08:05may kanya-kanyang pananaw.
08:07Posible naman
08:07na maganda yung
08:08or parehas ang ating
08:10prinsipyo,
08:11parehas ang ating pinaglaban,
08:12naghanap pa rin tayo
08:13ng ustisya,
08:14naghanap pa rin tayo
08:15ng tulong
08:16sa mga kababayan natin,
08:17naghanap pa rin tayo
08:18ng,
08:19yung Pilipinas
08:20sa nais natin,
08:20pero posibleng
08:21magkakaiba lang
08:22yung pananaw natin
08:23sa iba't ibang bagay.
08:24Yan rin yung pinaglaban natin
08:25noong 40 years ago,
08:27sa Edsa Revolution.
08:28At sa palagay ko,
08:29maganda na
08:30sa isang malayang bansa,
08:32may kanya-kanya rin tayong pananaw
08:33sa mga bagay-bagay.
08:34We can always agree to disagree.
08:36Pero pare-pareho naman
08:38ang ultimate objective natin.
08:39Yes,
08:40and sa panahon kasi ngayon,
08:41because of social media,
08:42because of our polarization,
08:44Pilip,
08:45pinagihiwalay
08:46ang mga grupo.
08:47O ikaw ha,
08:48hindi ka pwede makipagpicture sa akin ha,
08:50kasi
08:50isang araw,
08:51di ba,
08:52sa cheese piece ako,
08:52may picture kami.
08:53O ikaw ha?
08:54Or the other day,
08:57nasa Malacanang tayo
08:58para sa pag-distribute
09:00ng pondo ng classrooms
09:01na matagal na nating pinag-alaban.
09:04O bawal bang
09:05makipagkamay sa presidente
09:06kasi
09:07kung pareho naman yung nais
09:09na mabigyan ng classroom
09:10yung mga
09:11mayors at governors.
09:12So,
09:12masyado nating pinipilit na
09:14pag isang kulay ka,
09:15kailangan ganito ka lang.
09:17And sa palagay ko,
09:18yung pinaglaban natin noon,
09:20pinaglaban nating
09:21demokrasya at kalayaan
09:22nandyan
09:22para magkaisa yung Filipino
09:23para sa mas mahalagang bagay
09:25kesa sa mga kulay
09:26at mga sarili natin.
09:27Ito siya,
09:28nabanggit mo yung
09:29magkaibang kulay.
09:30Recently kasi,
09:31since nag-declare si
09:32VP Sara,
09:33natatakbo siyang Pangulo,
09:34and then,
09:35nagkasunod-sunod naman
09:36na in one event,
09:39si VP,
09:40I mean,
09:40si Mayor Lenny
09:41at ang Pangulo.
09:42Pinag-uusapan ngayon
09:44yung pagbuo daw
09:45ng alyansa
09:46sa pagitan ng
09:47Liberal Party
09:48and the current
09:50administration.
09:51Where do you stand on this?
09:52Alam mo,
09:53ang anumang alyansa
09:54ay dapat alyansa
09:55para sa
09:56pangailangan ng taong bayan.
09:58At unti-unting
09:58nakikita natin yan,
09:59Ivan.
10:01Yung tulungan
10:02para sa,
10:03and hindi lang ito
10:04ng administration.
10:05Yung mga panukala namin
10:07para sa transparency,
10:09yung cadena law,
10:10itong pagsulong
10:11ng mas maraming
10:12classrooms,
10:13ito,
10:13yung boto nito sa Senado,
10:15walang kumukontra.
10:16The minority,
10:18the majority,
10:18kalyado ng administration,
10:20kalyado ni President Duterte,
10:22mga independent
10:23gaya ko,
10:24nagkakaisa kami
10:24sa mga bagay
10:25na mahalaga
10:26para sa taong bayan.
10:27And I think
10:28yung ganyang
10:28klaseng alyansa,
10:29yan yung hinahanap
10:30ng tao.
10:31Of course,
10:31masarap pagsismisan
10:32yung mga gantong bagay,
10:34anong kulay ng medyas,
10:35mga ganyan,
10:36di ba?
10:36Pero of course,
10:38may mga historical
10:38differences tayo.
10:39Ivan,
10:40yung taong bayan
10:41kasi ngayon,
10:42ang hinahanap nila,
10:42ano yung matutulong mo eh?
10:44Di ba?
10:44Sa edukasyon,
10:45sa kalusugan,
10:46sa pagkain.
10:48And I think
10:48kaming mga opisyales,
10:49especially na
10:50dalawang taon pa yan,
10:51bago magkaroon
10:52ng next elections,
10:54kaming mga opisyales,
10:56ang tinatrabaho
10:57dapat namin
10:58yung ano yung
10:58kailangan ng tao.
10:59And dito,
11:00ito yung bagay
11:01na dapat pagkaisahan natin.
11:03Sen,
11:03I hope we have more time,
11:05pero over time na daw tayo.
11:06Ganon.
11:072028 na lang,
11:08your plans.
11:09Napak-iisipan mo na ba yan?
11:10Alam mo,
11:11nakakahiyang
11:12mamuliti ka,
11:13Ivan,
11:13kung napakaraming
11:15trabaho
11:15kailangan gawin.
11:16Ako personally,
11:18kakabalik ko pa lang
11:19sa Senate ha,
11:20isipid mo,
11:20wala pang one year.
11:21Ang nais talaga namin
11:22gawin magtrabaho
11:23para sa bayan.
11:24At palagay ko,
11:25yun din yung hinahanap
11:26sa akin ng taong bayan.
11:27Magtrabaho ka
11:28para sa edukasyon,
11:29isulong mo yung mga
11:30panukalan na magbibigay
11:31ng mas tapat na gobyerno,
11:34gawin mo yung lahat
11:34para yung mga sangkot,
11:36makulong,
11:37mabalik yung pera,
11:38mabago yung sistema,
11:40gawin mo yung lahat
11:40para sa taong bayan.
11:41Yung pamumuliti ka,
11:43may tamang panahon yan.
11:44Yes.
11:44And there will be
11:45a natural timing for that.
11:48Ngayong 2026,
11:49wala pang one year
11:50mula nung nakarang eleksyon,
11:51trabaho muna tayo.
11:52But is it something
11:54that you're considering even
11:56higher position than Senate?
11:59Nakukonsider,
12:00napag-uusapan lang siya
12:01dahil yung media
12:01yung lagi nagtatanong.
12:03Pero kung ako lang masusunod,
12:04let's work,
12:05let's work hard,
12:06let's work first,
12:07yun yung unahin natin.
12:08Isulong ang edukasyon.
12:09Senator Bam,
12:10thank you very much
12:11for joining us this morning.
12:12Salamat.
12:14Ang mga isyong pinag-uusapan,
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