It was an interesting last few weeks in Manila. The political climate here has been tense (to say the least) what with the 20th anniversary of the EDSA People Power revolution taking place this week. The was a bombing outside of the EDSA shrine around the corner from work which had most of us jumping out of our skin. The loud bang was completely unexpected and had many sitting on the edges of their seats for the rest of the afternoon. I think most of us were unsettled for the rest of the day. The planned marches in EDSA didn’t materialize when the government refused to grant permission for mass gatherings, so the citizens marched in Makati instead. There was also a soldier sit-in/revolt at Fort Bonifacio that occurred later in the week. After a lengthy stand off the soldiers stood down and the collective breath held by the citizens seemed to be let out slowly.

I know the above is a very simplistic view of what happened, but it’s very hard to relate to the political climate here. Instead, I’ll be bringing some newspapers home for those who are interested.

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