Biyaheng Edsa

Thus start Howie severinos voice ovef in his documentary about the former Highway 54.Although several I-witnes episodes strikes a chord in me, I prefer Howies “Biyaheng Edsa” over the rest, not only becausre of its story telling and technical aspect,but also because of its sugnificanes to the present times.I realized this more when i handled introduction to communication for the first time at a catholic university in manila, even including thr four other colleges where i taught before.Since i was assigned cripin Maslogs new adition of philippinr communication.Many of them find the reading material irrelevant since they where not born in 1986 or were still young in 2001, others just dont care at all.The documentary starts with Howie at Monumento Circle in Caloocan asking different peole how to go to Edsa by walking or with out talking any mode or transportation.He may appear like one of those pranksters in gag show but since he had long been a credible broadcast journalist.At Balintawak, historically remembered, he saterices our concept of freedom.While discussing a serious injury on whether the 1986 people power is a revolution for just a revolt, he inject humor to this documentary and juxtaposes it with how we erroneously view our freedom.Enthused by this development,Im beggining to make use of my 12 years in school publication.He introduces Isagani Serrano, a poet-turned-NGO worker which he met in prison at the camps stockade in 1984 until he himself spent a week in jail in 1985.Then he proceeds to the Edsa shrine in ortigas to cover an event which happens 20 years after,with water cannons and polices brutality ironically colliding head- on with the new bread of protester.A helicopter shot of the Corithian Garden and the gold course of camp Aguinaldo is another compelling vidoe to illustrate the clear division between the different sectors of oyr society.In 1986 millions of filipinos gathered along Epifanios delos Santos Avenue.Twenty five years later,the multitudes still converge on Edsa every day,com prising a ribrant microcosm of Society.In 2006 Howie Severios and his I-witness team walked aling the length og Edsa to see what they might learn about how filipino have fared in the 20 years since the people power Revolution.