PLANS OF NINOY

▪Ninoy announced his plan to return to the country, despite

warnings from the military and pro-Marcos groups

▪Asked what he though of death threats, he responded “The

Filipino is worth dying for.”

▪On Aug 21, 1983, after a three-year exile in the US, Aquino
was assassinated as he was disembarking from a
commercial flight

▪His assassination shocked and outraged many Filipinos,

most of whom had lost confidence in the Marcos
administration

▪The civil disobedience shook the Marcos government,

which was then deteriorating due, in part, to Marcos’
worsening health and ultimately fatal illness (lupus)

▪The assassination of Ninoy caused the economy to

deteriorate even further, and the government plunged
further into debt.

▪By the end of 1983, the country was bankrupt, and the
economy contracted by 6.8%.

SNAP ELECTIOON

▪The elections were held on February 7, 1986

▪The official canvasser of the COMELEC declared Marcos
the winner.
▪Final tally: 10,807,197 votes against Aquino’s 9,291,761
votes

MARCOS DEPARTURE
▪When the news of Marcos’ departure reached people, many
rejoiced and danced on streets
▪At Mendiola, angry protesters were finally able to enter the
Malacanang Palace, long denied to Filipinos in the past
Decade
▪Looting by overly angry protesters occurred, but mostly
people wandered inside, looking at the place where all
decisions that changed the course of Philippine history had
been made.
▪ All over the world, people rejoiced and congratulated
Filipinos they knew

▪ Bob Simon, an anchorman at Columbia Broadcasting System

said, “We Americans like to think we taught the Filipinos
democracy; well, tonight they are teaching the world.”

CORY AQUINO’S INAGURATION

▪Cory Aquino was inaugurated as the Philippine President on
February 25.