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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kris ended her post on a wistful note, remembering her late brother, former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III. "Noy, your beloved room gets the least light, in heaven hindi pikon d iba?" ...

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 ...

Corazon Aquino, widow of a martyr and now the hero of her nation, Wednesday began the daunting task of trying to fulfill the hopes of millions of courageous people who brought her to power in a ...

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, ...

When Corazon Aquino challenged Ferdinand Marcos for the presidency of the Philippines, he scoffed that she had no experience. “It is true,” she replied. “I have no experience in lying, cheating, ...

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 ...

IF GREATNESS was thrust upon Corazon Aquino, and for a while it was, she did her best to parry it. The decisive moment came after eight hours of prayer at St Joseph's Convent of Perpetual Adoration in ...