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People Power Revolution
February 27, 2023
Philippines Marks People Power Revolt For First Time Under Marcos Jr.
By Sebastian Strangio
This year's commemoration was a sign of how far Philippine democracy has come, and also how far it has yet to go.
August 01, 2022
Ramos, Ex-Philippine Leader Who Helped Oust Dictator, Dies
By Jim Gomez
The cigar-chomping president played an important role in the People Power revolution of 1986, before going on to serve as president from 1992 to 1998.
March 16, 2022
The Philippines’ False Nostalgia for Authoritarian Rule
By Ronald U. Mendoza, Oscar Bulaong Jr., and Gabrielle Ann S. Mendoza
Among Filipinos, the rosy view of the Marcos era is tied to a deep and growing disillusionment with post-Marcos reform efforts, which remain incomplete over three decades later.
June 24, 2021
Philippine Democracy Scion, Ex-President Benigno Aquino Dies
By Jim Gomez
The former Philippine president, in office from 2010 to 2016, was the heir to a family legacy of opposition to authoritarianism.
March 12, 2016
What the ‘Death of Democracy’ Means in Southeast Asia
By Mong Palatino
Democracy has died and been reborn several times in different countries in the region.
February 23, 2016
Remembering 'People Power' in ASEAN
By Mong Palatino
30 years after the fall of the Philippines' dictatorship, a look at the legacy of "People Power" in the region.
February 09, 2016
Philippine ‘People Power’ Thirty Years On
By Mark R. Thompson
The legacy of People Power in the Philippines remains ambiguous.
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