Cory Aquino’s “revolutionary” charter was intended as a transitory constitution. It stated that ‘during the period of transition to a New Constitution it must be guaranteed that the government will respect basic human rights and fundamental freedoms.’
A Facebook post claims the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. was the youngest politician elected as mayor, congressman, governor, and senator of the Philippines.
In her statement for Ninoy Aquino Day on Aug. 21, commemorating the 1983 assassination of Aquino at the Manila airport that now bears his name, Vice President Robredo deplored efforts to downplay the slain former senator’s heroism and rehabilitate the Marcos dictatorship.