https://www.scmp.com/rss/505828/feed Mark R. Thompson is professor and head of the Department of Asian and International Studies at City University of Hong Kong, where he is also director of the Southeast Asia Research Centre. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Former Philippine president Corazon C. Aquino may be known as the icon of the country’s “people power” uprising, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos Snr’s authoritarian regime in 1986, but her defence chief Fidel V. Ramos – whose break with Marcos helped spark the protests – played an equally important role. Aquino’s presidency was turbulent, rocked by protests, armed rebellion and coup attempts, while the Philippines was still recovering from the economic crisis stemming from Marcos Snr’s corruption... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3187891/why-people-power-figure-fidel-ramos-presidency-was-high-point-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3187891/why-people-power-figure-fidel-ramos-presidency-was-high-point-now?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 01:00:17 +0000