Cory Aquino Archives

The privilege of her smile

PeopleAsia's editor-in-chief JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ remembers former President Cory Aquino in this heartfelt tribute from one of PeopleAsia's special issues. President Cory Aquino with the author I remember the day she first called me by my first name. I had worked in her media bureau when she was a presidential…

Keeping Ninoy Aquino’s legacy alive among today’s Filipinos

Four decades after Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was assassinated, we look back on the huge impact he has made on Philippine history. By remaining steadfast in his beliefs even if it meant incurring the ire of then President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. for being one of his staunchest critics, Ninoy's bravery served…

EDSA at 37: A peaceful revolution in photos

By JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ If Instagram and Facebook were already a thing 37 years ago, then these are probably the images that would have flooded everybody's timelines from from Feb. 22 to 25. For on these days, millions of Filipinos gathered in EDSA to change history. And with…

Edsa at 36: Four days of pure ‘People Power’

By Alex Y. Vergara and Jose Paolo S. Dela Cruz As we celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, PeopleAsia readers share their memories of the four-day revolution that toppled a dictator and restored democracy in the Philippines. The iconic 'Laban' sign of the People's Power Revolution…

Ricardo ‘Dong’ Puno Jr. (1946-2022): Dong Puno goes really live!

PeopleAsia editor-in-chief JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ writes about then Press Secretary Ricardo “Dong” Puno Jr. in the magazine's September 2000 issue. Broadcast journalist, lawyer and former Press Secretary Dong Puno When Ricardo “Dong” Puno Jr. was first invited to the White House in 1989, he was part of the press pool…

Ninoy: In the eye of memory

BY MAX V. SOLIVEN Max V. Soliven was founding publisher of The Philippine STAR as well as PeopleAsia magazine. Soliven and the late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino were arrested and thrown into the same prison after martial law was declared on Sept. 21, 1972. On the 38th anniversary of Ninoy's…

#EDSA35

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the Philippine STAR's Feb 25, 2021 issue and on Philstarlife.com. If the 1986 EDSA people power revolution — the three-day people power revolt that put an end to a 20-year totalitarian regime — were a human being, he/she, at 35, would have settled…

After 40 years, U2 plants The Joshua Tree in Manila

by JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Excitement (bordering on panic) started to set in as the queues remained long and winding outside the Philippine Arena at 7:45 p.m of Dec. 11 – and understandably so. It was just a few minutes before U2’s one-night only show for The Joshua Tree…

Fighting the good fight: Filipinas who made history

March is officially designated as National Women's Month in the Philippines as part of the worldwide celebration of International Women’s Day. To all our mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers, female friends and the many other heroines in our lives, this one's for you. In this gallery, PeopleAsia honors nine Filipinas who have pushed for every woman's rightful…

Icons of Democracy: A People Power Tribute

Some memories are fleeting, forgettable and fade over time. And then there are others that become venerated hallmarks in history. Feb.25, 2017 marks the 31st anniversary of the People Power Revolution. The Philippines showed the world the true meaning of peaceful resolution on that fateful day, with the late Sen.…