Considered a ruthless Marcos henchman, he was later hailed as a national hero for breaking with the dictator, and went on to preside over an economic boom. By Robert D. McFadden He was seen as the ...

One way to reflect on the death of Corazon Aquino would be to go onto the Internet and bring up the address she gave to a joint meeting of the United States Congress. It took place nearly 23 years ago ...

MANILA (Reuters) - Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, heroine of the 1986 people power movement, was laid to rest on Wednesday after an eight-hour funeral procession that had to inch its way ...

Political sainthood is a gift from heaven with a Cinderella deadline: once midnight strikes, you’re a pumpkin. But for Corazon Aquino, the former Philippine President, who died Aug. 1 at 76, midnight ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Former president Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on ...

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, ...

Death has its clichés, including that which marks the passing of a notable individual as “the end of an era.” Corazon “Cory” Aquino, leader of the non-violent “people’s power” movement that overthrew ...

When the People Power revolt broke out in Manila in 1986, Corazon Aquino was in Cebu, 580 km to the south, to kick off a civil-disobedience campaign against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Her ...