A protégé of Ferdinand Marcos, he helped administer martial law for eight years before turning on his patron in the “People Power” uprising of 1986. By Seth Mydans She had been competing in pageants ...

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, second from right, releases white pigeons during ceremonies marking the 37th anniversary of the near-bloodless coup popularly known as "People Power" revolution that ...

The recent popular uprisings that have toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt bring to mind another movement that began to peak 25 years ago today - and to evolve into the triumph of “People Power” ...

Lewis M. Simons is the author, most recently, of To Tell the Truth. He also wrote Worth Dying For, the story of how the Philippines' Marcos regime was overthrown, and The Next Front, which traces the ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Pro-democracy protesters in the Philippines Saturday marked the anniversary of the 1986 army-backed "people power" revolt with the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that ...

MANILA, Philippines >> Pro-democracy protesters in the Philippines marked the anniversary today of the 1986 army-backed “people power” revolt with the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that ...

Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem. By Aie Balagtas See and Jes Aznar A ...