1.7 Corazon, Ramos

• Maria Corazon “Cory” Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino became the first female President of the

  Philippines who was listed as one of TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year in 1986
• Had one of the richest family of the province, owning a sugar plantation known as Hacienda Luisita
• “People Power Revolution” or the bloodless revolution is a peaceful and non-violent demonstration against

  the Marcos regime, that later fueled her decision to run as President
• February 25, 1986, Aquino took the seat as the first female president of the Philippines
• The Aquino administration established good governance reforms and it strengthened different mechanisms
• Presidential Commission on Good Governance: main task of investigating and recovering the ill-gotten wealth accumulated by the Marcos regime
• She abolished the 1973 Constitution and declared

  a Provisional Freedom Constitution in 1986 which was ratified in 1987
• She signed the restoration of the Bicameral Congress and restored the system of democratic institutions leading to her label as the “Mother of Democracy”
• She faced challenges of coups and rebellions from the military.
• a total war policy was implemented which aimed to implement a Comprehensive Counter Insurgency Program to rehabilitate the rebels and the Medium Term Development Program was implemented to alleviate

  poverty, employment, equity, and social justice to attain sustainable economic growth.
• Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) or R.A. No. 6657 was signed on June 10, 1988 to distribute lands to the peasants
• She implemented privatization of publicly owned institutions that allowed foreigners to operate in the Philippines
• Under his administration, there was an improvement and expansion of roads, telecommunications, transportations, energy, infrastructures
• It also advocated for the protection and preservation of the environment, improved the delivery services by the use of information technology and implemented action to address the issues concerning basic education
• He emphasized the strong economic relationship with other ASEAN countries and grounded his foreign policy dealings on the idea of economic diplomacy.
• Under his administration, they cooperated with the

  international community to address different issues
• The Ramos administration pursued peace efforts with the MNLF and the Rebolusyonaryong Alyansang Makabayan (RAM) and they initiated negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines
• He faced issues such as the Centennial Expo scandal
• The PEA-AMARI scam Manila Bay reclamation deal which involved a 158-hectares of reclaimed land on Manila Bay was supposed to be converted into the “Freedom Islands” but were accused of corruption since they favored the Amari Coastal Bay Resources and Filinvest Development by providing them huge portions of area for their own benefit and purposes.
• Philippines 2000 (newly industrialized country by the year 2000), was his administration's slogan