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6 days ago · From 1946 to 1947 Marcos was a technical assistant to Manuel Roxas, the first president of the independent Philippine republic. He was a member of the House of Representatives (1949–59) and of the Senate (1959–65), serving as Senate president (1963–65). In 1965 Marcos, who was a prominent member of the Liberal Party founded by Roxas ...
Feb 24, 2024 · Two years later, on February 22, 1986, Butz Aquino would again play a part in a protest against Marcos Sr. – except this one would spark the bloodless revolution that ousted the dictator.
Today marks the 39 anniversary of the death of Aquino on August 21,1983 at the Manila International Airport which would later be named after him. New forensic analysis sustains Martinez’s narrative: Galman shot Aquino. Lawyer and forensic and medical evidence analyst Dr. Erwin Efre, one of the original members of the forensic team given ...
Aug 25, 2015 · The Assassination of Benigno Aquino. On 21 Aug 1983, the opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was shot dead in the Philippines. We hear from his brother-in-law, Ken Kashiwahara, who was with him ...
Aug 18, 2018 · Before he boarded the plane on Aug. 20, 1983, the former senator told a reporter he might be “hit” at the airport and that the assassin would be shot in return. Holding up a bullet-proof vest ...
Aug 21, 2017 · August 21, 1983: Voices tell the story. This piece originally ran in 2013. We are republishing it on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the assassination of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. The tape recording starts with the sound of the plane landing and people talking among themselves. “Everybody remains on board,” one ...
With pressure coming from all sides, Marcos and family fled the Philippines for Hawaii, and on February 25, 1987, Corazon Aquino was sworn into office as the 11th president of the Philippines and its first female president. In the same year, she was declared as TIME magazine’s Woman of the Year. Presidency and Legacy.
