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Two people looking at yellow ribbons in Seoul Plaza in 2014. Following the Sewol Ferry sinking on 16 April 2014, yellow ribbons became a prevalent symbol in South Korea, its significance evolving from hopes of return and mourning to activism and democratization. Historically, yellow colored ribbons were used as a symbol of support for military ...
Politics portal. v. t. e. The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution[a] or the February Revolution, [4][5][6][7] was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud.
The Yellow Ribbon Project (Chinese: 黄丝带计划; Malay: Projek Riben Kuning) started on 2 October 2004, is a community initiative organised by the Community Action for Rehabilitation of Ex-offenders (CARE) Network in Singapore. The Yellow Ribbon Project advocates a second chance for ex-offenders and their families through concerted efforts ...
Pope Francis made a pastoral and state visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015. He was the third pontiff to visit the Philippines after Paul VI in 1970 and John Paul II in 1981 and 1995, officially the first papal visit in the 21st century and 3rd millennium after the title was originally scheduled for World Meeting of Families twelve years earlier in 2003 but postponed due to ...
In 2009, Republic Act No. 10072 or the Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009, was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.The law is an affirmation of the country's "conformity with the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols, and the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement", as well as a confirmation of the PRC's stand as a "voluntary ...
Yellow Ribbon (movement) The Yellow Ribbon (Ukrainian: Жовта стрічка, romanized: Zhovta strichka) is a resistance movement in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Created in April 2022 after the Russian military invasion, the goal of the movement is resisting the Russian occupation of Ukraine.
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. [5][6] It was founded in 1974 by Sen. Jose W. Diokno, [5] Lorenzo Tañada, [7] J.B.L. Reyes, [4] and Joker Arroyo [8] during the martial law era under former President Ferdinand Marcos. [9] It is the first and largest group of human ...
Pancit Malabon Festival - Also known as Luglugan Festival, it also commemorates the feast of Immaculate Concepcion, Malabon 's patron saint. UST Christmas Concert and UST Paskuhan - The Christmas celebration of the University of Santo Tomas. Pakalog Festival - the annual New Year's celebrations held in Santolan, Pasig.