Corazon Aquino

Of Saints and Hypocrites in the Philippines

Edsel Tupaz | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Philippines, The Philippines, Renato Corona, Corazon Aquino, Philippines Supreme Court, Politics News

Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona is the first high court justice to have been impeached by the Philippine House of Representatives on allegations of breach of the public trust, and is currently being tried by the Senate.

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Joyriding With Ayn Rand

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Creativity, Changethis, Business Success, Personal Development, Jeff DeGraff, Innovation, Legacy, Jeffrey DeGraff, Business, Career Success, Success, Innovation Guru, Personal Growth, Competing Values Framework, Corazon Aquino, University of Michigan. Ayn Rand, Books News

I didn't get a good look at the driver but I did spot the unmistakable Ducks Unlimited decal and a bumper sticker that read, "Ayn Rand Was Right." I wondered, "right about what?"

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The Philippines Spamdex - How An Election Could Be Decided By Tinned Meat.

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manila, Tinned Meat, Clark Air Base, Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, The Philippines, Spam, Philippines, Noy Noy Aquino, Imelda Marcos, Manuel Villar, Elections, Carlos Celdran, Kris Aquino, Benigno Aquino, Subic Bay, Aquino, Marcos, World News

MANILA, Philippines - Manuel Villar is one of the front runners in next week's national election. He makes much of his humble roots. Born in a squalid...

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Who is this guy? Philippines President Elect - Mr Vanilla of Manila

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Corruption, Malacanang Palace, Elections, Homosexuality, Poverty, South East Asia, Noynoy-Aquino, Corazon Aquino, Benigno Aquino, Noynoy Aquino, The Philippines, Philippines, Gay Marriage, World News

With his penchant for badly fitting shirts, dorky hair style, and complete lack of personal charisma, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino appears the most unlikel...

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What's Your Name? Dunce? Bong? Bum?

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, South East Asia, Imelda Marcos, Noy Noy Aquino, Nicknames, Joseph Estrada, Noy-Noy-Aquino, Healthy Living News

In the Philippines, everyone seems to have some kind of all-purpose nickname that long ago rendered their real name obsolete. Politicians with names like Joker, Boy, Butch and Ping are commonplace.

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The Philippines: an Aquino makeover on the road to the Presidency.

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Family Planning, Contraceptives, Ferdinand Marcos, Gloria Arroyo, Corazon Aquino, The Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, Noy Noy Aquino, Joseph Estrada, Benigno Aquino III, World News

The Philippines hasn't recovered from its official mourning period for former President Corazon Aquino, but there's already pressure on her son, Sen. Benigno 'Noy Noy' Aquino III, to run for president.

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In Support of the Struggle for Democracy in Burma

José Ramos-Horta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darfur Genocide, Democratic Republic of Congo, Corazon Aquino, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Dictator Suharto, Imelda Marcos, Suharto Dictatorship, Rwanda Genocide, Darfur, Suu Kjie, Killing Fields, Genocide, Cambodia, Somalia, World War II, People's Power, UN Membership, Asean, World News

The new officer corps emerging in Burma should know that they have a historic opportunity to save their country and restore Burma's place in the world.

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The Housewife Who Changed the World

Sen. Dick Lugar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corazon Aquino Dies, Corazon Aquino Obit, Dick Lugar, Senator Dick Lugar, Corazon Aquino, World News

History will record that Aquino's "yellow revolution" inspired a remarkable era of political transformation by ballot rather than bullet.

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The Day They Buried Cory Aquino

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: People Power, Corazon Aquino Dies, Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines, Corazon Aquino, The Philippines, Carlos Celdran, World News

Since Saturday, when Corazon Aquino died, my neighborhood in Manila has been awash with yellow ribbons and banners. At my local 7/11, I asked about the yellow ribbons tied to the door, and the cashier burst into tears.

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Obama "Deeply Saddened" By Corazon Aquino's Death

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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This morning, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs released a statement from the President, honoring the recently deceased former President of the Philippines...

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Corazon Aquino Dead: Former Philippines President Dies At 76

AP | HRVOJE HRANJSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANILA, Philippines — Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and sustained democracy by fightin...

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