Lesson 11 Flashcards
During which years did the People Power Revolution take place in the Philippines?
1983 to 1986
What significant role did Cardinal Sin play during the People Power Revolution in 1986?
Radio broadcaster
Where did a major protest take place during the People Power Revolution from February 22 to 25, 1986?
EDSA
What was the role of text brigades during EDSA Dos in 2001?
Sending SMS messages to coordinate protests
Why did the 2001 EDSA Revolution (EDSA Dos) gain momentum initially?
Walkout of 11 prosecutors during an impeachment trial
What was the outcome of EDSA Dos?
Reinstatement of President Joseph Estrada
What was the main issue that led to the Million People March in 2013?
Misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)
Where did the Million People March primarily take place from August 22 to 26, 2013?
Luneta Park
What social media platforms were used as mediums by the organizers and promoters of the Million People March?
Facebook and Change.org
Despite being dubbed the Million People March, what was the actual estimated attendance at the event?
400,000
What natural disaster prompted the creation of the Yolanda People Finder?
Typhoon
What is Change.org often referred to as?
World’s Platform for Change
What is the main purpose of Change.org?
Creating and signing petitions
How does Change.org make the process of petition signing different from traditional methods?
Allowing digital signatures online
What is Change.org’s mission?
Help people around the world create the change they want to see
Name at least two of the problems that Change.org petitions have aimed to address according to the passage.
Environmental concerns and animal abuse
How has Change.org expanded access to petitions compared to traditional methods?
Allowing the online community to affix digital signatures
Steps in Signing an Online Petition
1.Visit Change.org.
2.Change.org works this way. If this is your first time to use
Change.org, click Sign up or log in with Facebook. Otherwise,
just input your log-in details.
3.You can then start your own petition, but for now, click on any
petition you want under trending petitions.
4.Read the petition description to see if this petition matters to
you. If it is, sign the petition by filling up the information on
the right side of the screen.
5.Share the petition on Facebook to promote it.
a major protest that took place along EDSA from February 22-25, 1986
involving two million Filipinos from different sectors
People Power Revolution
a radio station used by Cardinal Sin to encourage people to end the regime of
former President Marcos
Radyo Veritas
a series of protest mainly took place in Luneta Park from August 22-26,
2013. It was fueled by online campaign
Million People March
a website that contains campaigns for social change
Change.org
