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The ultimate result was the election of Mrs. Corazon Aquino as President, and Mr. Salvador Laurel as Vice President of the Philippines. When a subservient Parliament announced my opponent’s victory, the people then turned out in the streets, and proclaimed me the President of all the people.
Sep 18, 2021 · On 18 September 1986, President Corazon C. Aquino delivered an historic speech before a Joint Session of the Congress of the United States. In the speech, President Aquino memorably...
Jan 25, 2018 · In the moving speech penned by her speechwriter (and our current ambassador to the United Nations) Teddy Locsin, Jr., Aquino defended her reconciliatory stand on the communist insurgency—a sensitive issue in the U.S., given that this was 1986—and asked for financial aid towards rebuilding the Philippine economy.
Mar 21, 2017 · Speech before the joint session of the United States Congress - Sept. 18, 1986. Corazon Aquino. September 18, 1986— Washington, DC. Print friendly. Video. Speeches. Mr. Speaker, Senator Thurmond, Distinguished members of Congress. Three years ago I left America in grief, to bury my husband, Ninoy Aquino. I thought I had left it ...
Aug 16, 2018 · Philippine President Corazon Aquino delivers Historic Address to the U.S. Congress. Delivered 18 September 1986, Washington, D.C. Video enhanced audio by Ame...
Corazon Aquino delivers a speech to the United States Congress three years after the death of her husband Ninoy Aquino. She discusses how his assassination led to the downfall of the dictatorship in the Philippines and her rise to power as the first female president.
On September 18, 1986, just 7 months after she was swept to power by a popular revolt against dictator Ferdinand Marcos, president Corazon C. Aquino addressed the joint session of the United ...
Jun 13, 2016 · Ninoy believed that only the united strength of the Filipino people would suffice to overturn a tyranny so evil and so well-organized. The brutal murder of Ninoy created that unity in strength ...
Jul 18, 2022 · In her speech, Aquino vowed to protect the freedoms achieved by the restoration of democracy, implement programs that would uplift the economy, and maintain peace and national security. She also spoke about ensuring fair trade by abolishing the monopolies established during her predecessor's administration.
Sep 19, 1986 · Following are excerpts from an address by President Corazon C. Aquino of the Philippines to a joint meeting of Congress today: My predecessor set aside democracy to save it from a Communist...
