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Corazon Aquino campaigned on behalf of her husband and delivered a political speech for the first time in her life during this political campaign. In 1980 Benigno Aquino Jr. suffered a heart attack, and Marcos allowed Senator Aquino and his family to leave for exile in the United States upon intervention from U.S. President Jimmy Carter so that ...
Corazon Aquino began her presidency on February 25, 1986, following the People Power Revolution as the 11th president of the Philippines, succeeding Ferdinand Marcos.Aquino's relatively peaceful ascension to the Philippine presidency signaled the end of authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, and drew her and the Filipino people international acclaim and admiration.
Presidential spokesperson, legal counsel and speechwriter, office of Pres. Corazon Aquino of Ministry of Information, Malacañang (1986–1988) Locsin was known as the speechwriter of Corazon Aquino, and penned her standing ovation speech at the US Congress (1986) Lecturer of US War College (1991) Press Secretary (1986–1987)
The 1986 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on February 7, 1986. Popularly known as the 1986 snap election, it is among the landmark events that led up to the People Power Revolution, the downfall of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, and the accession of Corazon C. Aquino as president.
Corazon Aquino broke the custom of leaving the Grandstand immediately, choosing instead to stay until the end of Fidel Ramos's inaugural speech. Ramos also attended the oath-taking of Joseph Estrada and the inaugural ceremonies. The inauguration proper then begins with the singing of the national anthem.
Corazon Aquino: Tama na! Sobra na! Palitan na! lit. Enough! It's too much already! Time for change! The campaign slogan is a reference to Aquino's call for an end to her rival Ferdinand Marcos' administration. Aquino and her supporters accused Marcos of human rights violations, especially during the martial law period, and branded him as a ...
The SONA is traditionally held annually. The presidential speech has been delivered in English until 2009 when it was last delivered in the said language. [citation needed] Benigno Aquino III was the first president to deliver the presidential speech in Filipino. He used Filipino in all of his six speeches from 2010 to 2015.
Aquino was sworn in as President by Senior Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee, and Salvador Laurel as Vice-President by Justice Vicente Abad Santos, at Club Filipino in San Juan. Aquino appoints Enrile as Defense Secretary and Ramos as AFP Chief of Staff. 11:45 AM: Marcos enters Malacañang's Ceremonial Hall for his own inauguration.