People Power: Historical clarifications

By Michael “Xiao” Chua

Mar 05, 2024 12:03 am

OLD misconceptions and distortions, but they are never made to rest.

It is said that Ninoy Aquino returned to the Philippines to grab power from President Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1983. But the primary sources, which include his statements, are very clear that he wanted to talk to the president to negotiate a peaceful transition to democracy by holding honest-to-goodness elections where the opposition could participate.

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