Tag Archives: Ferdinand Marcos

– Former Filipino President Corazon Aquino, the nations first female president, died at age 76 from colon cancer.  Current president, Gloria Magapacal-Arroyo, who was a protege of Aquino, before a split with her over corruption charges, has declared a 10 day period of national mourning.  Aquino is best known for being the widow of Benigno […]

A recent series of  mysterious bombings in the Philippines have led some to wonder if it is just a more severe case of  the usual-suspects, Muslims separatist groups based in Mindanao, or a possible conspiracy led by the Filipino army, the Arroyo opposition, or the Macapagal-Arroyo government itself. The Philippines has seen more than 60 […]