The enduring significance of EDSA rests on a simple truth: public spaces belong to the people. They must remain open as platforms for public discourse—robust, uninhibited, and free from the chilling effect of threats of dispersal or prosecution under a statute born of martial rule. EDSA stands as the people’s forum when they demand accountability and seek the fulfillment of the promise of People Power.
NUPL | Feb 25, 2026
This petition tests the limits of executive discretion, the authority of the courts, and the State’s own commitment to the human rights treaties it has pledged to uphold. The writ of habeas corpus exists precisely for circumstances like this—to provide swift and effective relief to those unlawfully restrained of their liberty and to reaffirm that no person shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law.
We call on the Department of Justice to immediately review and withdraw these baseless charges and to uphold the constitutional rights of the accused. We likewise urge civil society organizations, human rights groups, and the public to monitor these cases and stand in solidarity with those being persecuted for exercising their democratic freedoms.
Justice for Atty. Ben Ramos!
Justice for all victims of extrajudicial killings!
Stop the attacks on people’s lawyers and human rights defenders!
