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4 days ago · Although Marcos initially claimed that he had declared martial law in response to violent acts that took place in 1971–72 – such as the Plaza Miranda bombing and the alleged assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Enrile – the groundwork for its implementation had been laid down much earlier.
1 day ago · “The same old Marcos-era corruption problems persisted,” Ressa says of this and another watershed moment in 2013, when President Benigno Aquino, the son of Corazon, was implicated in the ...
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3 days ago · Following her husband's assassination in 1983, Corazon Aquino became active in various demonstrations held against the Marcos regime. She began to assume the mantle of leadership left by her husband and became a figurehead of the anti-Marcos political opposition.
5 days ago · His father returned to the Philippines in 1983 intending to challenge Marcos for the presidency but was assassinated immediately on arrival. The family nevertheless returned to the country soon afterward, and there the young Aquino worked for companies including Philippine Business for Social Progress and Nike Philippines.
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1 day ago · The 50-year history of the Pasig River rehabilitation started in 1973, when the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos ordered the implementation of the Pasig River Development Program under Presidential ...
2 days ago · e. Benigno Simeon Aquino III KGCR ( locally [bɛˈniɡnɔʔ aˈkino]; born Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), [4] [5] also known as Noynoy Aquino [6] [7] [8] and colloquially as PNoy, [b] was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
3 days ago · A first-term senator in 2010, Escudero did declare his intention to run for president. However, destiny intervened and changed the presidential game in 2010 in favor of Aquino III. In 2016, Escudero again positioned himself for the presidency, but he ended up as the vice presidential running mate of Grace Poe, former chairman of the Movie and ...
