https://www.scmp.com/rss/524225/feed The latest news and top stories on Corazon Aquino. She served as the 11th President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992, becoming the first woman president in the country and Asia. She led the 1986 People Power Revolution, ending Ferdinand Marcos's authoritarian rule and restoring democracy. Her presidency involved overseeing the 1987 Constitution's drafting and ratification, re-establishing a bicameral Congress, and implementing legal reforms like the Family Code. She also broke up economic... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP SCMP This story was published on February 25, 1986. Marcos on brink of Manila turmoil From Harvey Stockwin The Philippine capital Manila was last night (February 24, 1986) in revolutionary turmoil as a people’s government led by Corazon Aquino sought to take over the country backed by a massive demonstration of non-violence by hundreds of thousands of unarmed supporters. But President Ferdinand Marcos clung to the illusion that he is still in control. Yesterday evening he effectively declared war on... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3342181/turmoil-grips-philippines-1986-people-power-ends-marcos-rule-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3342181/turmoil-grips-philippines-1986-people-power-ends-marcos-rule-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:15:08 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles The death of Juan Ponce Enrile has brought an end to one of the most complicated lives in Philippine politics – a man I covered for decades, whose brilliance, ruthlessness and endless reinventions shaped the country as much as they confounded those who tried to understand him. A central figure in the Philippines’ modern history, Enrile served as Ferdinand Marcos Snr’s defence minister during martial law, defected during the 1986 People Power revolt, and eventually reclaimed power as Senate... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3333147/philippines-political-chameleon-juan-ponce-enriles-complicated-legacy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3333147/philippines-political-chameleon-juan-ponce-enriles-complicated-legacy?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:00:44 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles The Philippine military has launched an unusually aggressive pushback against what it describes as a growing campaign to destabilise its personnel and ultimately unseat President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr. Army and navy officials have warned that disinformation campaigns, rogue recruitment drives and seditious messaging – often amplified on social media – pose a growing threat to military cohesion. The crackdown comes amid fears of a reprise of coup plots that rocked the country in previous... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3330232/philippines-hits-hard-against-campaign-recruit-military-and-destabilise-state?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3330232/philippines-hits-hard-against-campaign-recruit-military-and-destabilise-state?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:56:53 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles Philippine military chief Romeo Brawner Jnr has revealed he recently rebuffed a group of eight retired generals and colonels who urged him to tackle rampant corruption in the country, a call sources have described as a push for a “soft coup” to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and back Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio. General Brawner, who spoke to This Week in Asia after a briefing with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap) on Friday, said the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328049/how-philippine-military-chief-foiled-soft-coup-bid-undermine-marcos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328049/how-philippine-military-chief-foiled-soft-coup-bid-undermine-marcos?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 02:00:12 +0000 Sam Beltran Sam Beltran A growing wave of anger in the Philippines over corruption-tainted flood control projects is spurring activism among university students and other Filipinos that observers say evokes the spirit of past political uprisings. At the University of the Philippines’ main campus in Quezon City, over 3,000 students and lecturers left their classrooms to rally on Friday against what they described as systemic corruption. The university has long been a cradle of student activism and political dissent. Its... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325392/chilling-corruption-over-flood-projects-philippines-fuels-campus-activism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325392/chilling-corruption-over-flood-projects-philippines-fuels-campus-activism?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 07:30:08 +0000