As former Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino was laid to rest on Wednesday, I was reminded of a close encounter with the death of another Aquino. On Aug. 21, 1983, I was in the lobby of the Manila ...

Corazon Aquino, who died of cancer Saturday at the age of 76, will be remembered as the surprisingly tough “housewife” who forced a dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, to leave office after his attempt to ...

Corazon Aquino places flowers by the tomb of her assassinated husband Ninoy, on the outskirts of Manila, Dec. 4, 1985. Reporter On an August afternoon in 1983, a passenger jet carrying Philippine ...

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MANILA, Philippines — Huge crowds reminiscent of the 1986 “people power” demonstration took to Manila’s streets Monday to honor the passing of former President Corazon Aquino, who captured the hearts ...

When she was thrust into the political limelight in the Philippines in 1983 following the assassination of her politician husband Benigno, Corazon Aquino described herself as “just a housewife.” Well, ...

Mourners wept as they paid their respects at the wake of former President Corazon Aquino on Sunday, with some pledging to carry on her legacy by protecting the democracy she helped install 23 years ...

The Philippines has lost its mother, said Jullie Yap Daza in the Manila Bulletin. With the death of former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, the nation is in deep mourning. Aquino was not the ...

Corazon C. Aquino, the unassuming housewife who toppled a dictator and restored democracy to the Philippines as its 11th president, has died. She was 76. Sen. Benigno Aquino III said his mother died ...

A protégé of Ferdinand Marcos, he helped administer martial law for eight years before turning on his patron in the “People Power” uprising of 1986. By Seth Mydans Considered a ruthless Marcos ...

President Benigno Aquino III completes his six-year term much less popular than when he began it. His approval rating has dropped from a high of 79 per cent at the beginning of his term to 54 per cent ...

"People power" is on display again in Manila, said Seth Mydans in The New York Times, as the Philippines pays its respects to former president Corazon Aquino, who died of cancer at 76 on Saturday.