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Lagman opposes bill seeking to rename EDSA to Cory Aquino Ave.
By Cynthia D. Balana
Philippine Daily Inquirer


MANILA, Philippines—Just leave it alone.

Thus said House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman as he twitted a proposed law seeking to rename Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA, to Cory Aquino Avenue in honor of President Aquino's late mother.

"EDSA has acquired a very significant historical meaning that should not be tampered. I think that is a very partisan measure," Lagman said at a press conference on Wednesday.

"It's difficult to erase the name EDSA because that (highway) is already an institution. We should honor rather than discard it," he stressed.

Lagman said that if supporters of the President really want a highway named after his late mother, it should be the road leading to the Hacienda Luisita, which is owned by the late president's family, and not the main thoroughfare in Metro Manila named after a noted Filipino historian.

Bohol Representative Rene Lopez Relampagos, who filed House Bill No. 5422 seeking to rename EDSA, said one cannot think of EDSA, one of the longest avenues in the country, without thinking of Corazon Aquino as it has become synonymous to people power.

Relampagos said that Corazon Aquino had gained the respect and the admiration not only of the Filipinos but also of the world, and earned international recognition as a woman who helped pave the way for the restoration of democracy in the country.

"Indeed, one cannot think of the 1986 EDSA revolution without thinking of Corazon C. Aquino. Even after her term as president of the Republic, she lived her life fighting for democracy," Relampagos said.

"It would be but a fitting tribute to former President Corazon C. Aquino, a woman of courage and valor, that EDSA, the avenue that became testament to the country's love of democracy, be renamed after her," he added.

EDSA, formerly known as Highway 54, is Metro Manila's main thoroughfare that runs from the north to the south of the metropolis.

In 2009, then Sen. Mar Roxas made a similar proposal, a few days after the former president died of colon cancer. The proposal, however, was withdrawn without an explanation just a few hours after his office released a statement announcing it.

Originally posted at 05:39 pm | Wednesday, November 23, 2011


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Then they should rename the Philippines to Aquinoland!
(Oh well, after all, we're the only country in the world named after a monarch, and that's another story)

a big NO for me.

Halatang nagpapalakas lang kay PNoy ang nagpropose nyan.
at isang kabobohan yan.

I have Aquino blood in my vains as well.. Pero grabehng kabobohan yun. Imbes n gamiten ang pondo sa pagkamit ng hustisya ng mga bktma ng ampatuan eh sa waaalang kakwenta-kwentang bagay pa ilalaan iyon. hnde libre ang bawat meeting sa pagpapasa ng mga ganyang pagbabago.. bayad yun! worse eh nang-gagaling iyon sa bawat 5 digit na tax na kinakaltas sakn buwan buwan!

masydong nyang jinujos ang nanay nya. tama na ang mama;s boy.,

Yung EDSA nman eh irename bilang Killer Highway nalang or something. mas meaningful.. kesa selfishly renaming this gamit ang knilang mga angkan.

hahaha... anu ba naman yan, lahat na lang...

baka every 6 years iba ang magiging pangalan ng mga kalsada...

Quote from: pong on November 24, 2011, 12:32:07 PM
Then they should rename the Philippines to Aquinoland!
(Oh well, after all, we're the only country in the world named after a monarch, and that's another story)

monarch or oligarch?

yang mga yan walang magawa,hehehe..ikakaunlad ba ng bansa pag binago pangalan ng EDSA?..

i'm up for the changes pero kung wala namang mabuting idudulot,non sense kung bagubaguhin pa..pede namang EDSA nlng habambuhay..hehe..

meron na interview kahapon na isang MMDA tungkol sa pagpalit ng pangalan, ang sagot nya
"kahit naman baguhin ang pangalan ng EDSA, hindi naman mababawasa ang traffic"

tawa ako ng tawa sa sagot nya. ahahaha

Quote from: eLgimiker0 on November 24, 2011, 04:00:16 PM

Quote from: pong on November 24, 2011, 12:32:07 PM
Then they should rename the Philippines to Aquinoland!
(Oh well, after all, we're the only country in the world named after a monarch, and that's another story)

monarch or oligarch?

Monarch, after Philip II of Spain, then it got stuck.

kung sakn kea pinangalan ang pinas.. Hmm... Marfinipines.. pwede!

Quote from: marvinofthefaintsmile on November 24, 2011, 04:36:53 PM
kung sakn kea pinangalan ang pinas.. Hmm... Marfinipines.. pwede!

*****, ahahahaha

Quote from: eLgimiker0 on November 24, 2011, 04:23:39 PM
meron na interview kahapon na isang MMDA tungkol sa pagpalit ng pangalan, ang sagot nya
"kahit naman baguhin ang pangalan ng EDSA, hindi naman mababawasa ang traffic"

tawa ako ng tawa sa sagot nya. ahahaha

buti pa MMDA marunong magisip..tama nga naman!..

totoo naman vir, sana mas pagtuunan nila ng solusyon ang mga problema, hindi sila ang mag bibigay ng mga problema.ahaha

its a no. :D


haha..EDSA should carry a better name..



tska tama, di naman mababawasan trapik sa EDSA kahit palitan pa name nya e. :p

hmmm.. pwede na ang.,,

Marfila
Marfizon City
Marfkina
Marfdaluyong City
Marfsig
Marfian gardens
Antimarfin province
Paramarfin city
Marfsay City
Marfite
Marfin Volcano
Marvin de bay
..

NO!!


wats next?

Kris Aquino Avenue?
Bimby St?
Ballsy Ave?

wtf

Quote from: bajuy on November 26, 2011, 04:54:21 AM
NO!!


wats next?

Kris Aquino Avenue?
Bimby St?
Ballsy Ave?

wtf

natawa naman ako dito... hahaha... ;D


wait.. may nag-iisang bumoto.. sana marinig natin ang side niya..

mmm may naisip ako. meron namang mga kanto na kahit pinalitan na ang pangalan ay nanatiling nakatatak sa isip ng mga tao

Halimbawa:

Morayta - na ginawang Nicanor Reyes St. (founder ng FEU)
Lepanto - S. H. Loyola
Gastambide - Dalupan (founder ng UE?)
Main Street - pinangalan sa kung sinong Justice ng Supreme Court
Camachile - dahil sa puno ng camachile
Ligaya - dahil sa restaurant na Ligaya


kahit siguro ipagpilitan ng mabait na presidente na ipangalan sa nanay niya ang kalyeng yun eh EDSA pa rin ang itatawag ng tao, at magiging kabastos-bastos pa ang nanay niya. bago niya atupagin yun, ayusin niya muna yung paliparan na ipinangalan pa man din sa tatay niya dahil baka akalain ng mga mandarayo isang mabahong tao si Ninoy Aquino.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

totoo! malamang ganun nga mangyari na kahit palitan ng pangalan, EDSA pa rin ang itatawag ng tao tulad din ng Chino Roces Avenue - Pasong Tamo pa rin tawag hanggang ngayon.. signboard ng mga bus MIA pa rin nakalagay imbes na NAIA..

tingnan nyo west philippine sea, south china sea pa din tawag ng mga pinoy lol

otipeeeeeeps!!!

Quote from: pong on November 26, 2011, 11:23:54 AM
mmm may naisip ako. meron namang mga kanto na kahit pinalitan na ang pangalan ay nanatiling nakatatak sa isip ng mga tao

Halimbawa:

Morayta - na ginawang Nicanor Reyes St. (founder ng FEU)
Lepanto - S. H. Loyola
Gastambide - Dalupan (founder ng UE?)
Main Street - pinangalan sa kung sinong Justice ng Supreme Court
Camachile - dahil sa puno ng camachile
Ligaya - dahil sa restaurant na Ligaya


kahit siguro ipagpilitan ng mabait na presidente na ipangalan sa nanay niya ang kalyeng yun eh EDSA pa rin ang itatawag ng tao, at magiging kabastos-bastos pa ang nanay niya. bago niya atupagin yun, ayusin niya muna yung paliparan na ipinangalan pa man din sa tatay niya dahil baka akalain ng mga mandarayo isang mabahong tao si Ninoy Aquino.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

well... parang toothpaste.. colgate! parang noodles.. payless!!
pero the thing is.. dapat ba na palitan pa from EDSA to Cory Aquino Ave.?

Kakatuwa naman may sumagot ng "Yes" pero wala akong nabasang pagsasalaysay na comento  :)

No way, highway!

Ako eh "No". Hinde naman kase naging good parent si Cory eh. Take a look at Kris' life and how PNoy manage things.

WALA ng gnawang me saysay ang reheming aquino.. puro pang-aapi na lng ng mgapolitician at mga bgay na walang pagbabago like pplitan lang ung name ng EDSA.. I would suggest na he should think of having more highways or widening the area pra maibsan ang  traffic.

no.

confusion na naman. parang pasong tamo, raon, morayta, etc.

cory ibabaw
cory ilalim
cory flyover
cory extension

no.

Quote from: don.bagsit on December 22, 2011, 01:25:53 AM
cory ibabaw
cory ilalim
cory flyover
cory extension

no.

hahahaha... natawa naman ako dito... ;D

 ;D

idagdag mo pa ang SM North Cory and Cory Shangri-La

masasabi nyo ba to..."Ta*&(&#ng Cory yan traffic!"

Quote from: don.bagsit on December 23, 2011, 01:02:13 AM
;D

idagdag mo pa ang SM North Cory and Cory Shangri-La

masasabi nyo ba to..."Ta*&(&#ng Cory yan traffic!"

ayos....

saka mas maganda namang pakinggan ang EDSA kesa CCAA (Corazon Cojuangco Aquino Avenue)

bakit mo ipapangalan kay cory ang edsa isa itong malaking kalokohan at paanu syang nahirang na ina ng demokrasya kung ang visayas at mindanao di nila alam kung anu ang naging papel ni cory dahil di nila nakita ang mga nangyare noon edsa

wala lang ... nasa testicles pa lang ang tatay ko ng lolo ko edsa na yan... wag na nating guluhin ang history...

ahaha hindi namn ginugulo nililinaw lang

wala rin lang nanggigil lang sa pagsagot.... naalala ko dati yung monumento ...tatanggalin daw para sa mrt tsk    kainit ng ulo hehe