People Power at 40: Radio Veritas and its role in the revolution

2026-02-19 - 03:23

BULACAN, Philippines – Catholic radio station Radio Veritas played a crucial role during EDSA People Power Revolution, airing the call of Jaime Cardinal Sin to stand up against the dictatorship of Ferdinand E. Marcos. Sin’s appeal drew hundreds of thousands of people to EDSA, sparking what would become a historic, peaceful uprising. Forty years later, Rappler reporter Patrick Cruz visits the Radio Veritas Transmitter Station in Malolos, Bulacan, which the Marcos regime attacked and tried to silence during the uprising. Reporter/writer/video editor: Patrick Cruz Script editor: Herbie Gomez Production specialist: Franz Lopez Producer: JC Gotinga Supervising producer: Beth Frondoso – Rappler.com