Skip to main content. The Ohio State University. Department of History. Home Topics Africa. Middle East. North America. International Relations Religion Education Sports. Search form Search. Connecting History. Hot off the Press. History Talk. Printer Friendly Version. By Mark John Sanchez For a moment, everything seemed possible.
RSS Feed. Email alerts. Read Article. Featured Book Review. Read Book Review. Privacy Policy. Log In. College of Arts and Sciences. His grieving wife, Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino showed the Filipinos and the world the strength and courage to claim back the democracy that Ferdinand Marcos arrested for his personal caprice.
In the efforts to win back his popularity among the people, Marcos held a snap presidential election in February 7, , where he was confronted with a strong and potent opposition, Corazon Aquino. It was the most corrupt and deceitful election held in the Philippine history. Such blatant corruption in that election was the final straw of tolerance by the Filipinos of the Marcos regime.
Ramos , both withdrew their support from the government and called upon the resignation of then President Marcos. They responsibly barricaded Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo and had their troops ready to combat against possible armed attack organized by Marcos and his troops. The Catholic Church represented by Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin along with the priests and nuns called for the support of all Filipinos who believed in democracy. It was an empowering demonstration that aimed to succeed peacefully with the intervention of faith.
Kim Komenich, Mr. James Nachtwey, Mr. Christopher Morris, Mr. Roland Neveu, Mr. Jacinto Tee, Mr. Reuter, S. Learn more about the Philippine government, its structure, how government works and the people behind it.
A History of the Philippine Political Protest. Martial Law.
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