MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino III says the struggle for good governance and the fight against the corruption that characterized the brutal regime of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos continues 25 years after his ouster in the "People Power" revolution.
Friday's celebrations mark the four-day revolt in 1986 that returned democracy to this Southeast Asian and ended Marcos' 20 years in power. But today the country is still mired in poverty, corruption and insurgency.
Aquino says he is working to give the country a "brighter future" and that with "good governance to fight corruption, we can free our people from poverty."
Aquino is the son of two democracy icons from Marcos' time. His mother, Corazon Aquino, became president after the regime fell.
Friday's celebrations mark the four-day revolt in 1986 that returned democracy to this Southeast Asian and ended Marcos' 20 years in power. But today the country is still mired in poverty, corruption and insurgency.
Aquino says he is working to give the country a "brighter future" and that with "good governance to fight corruption, we can free our people from poverty."
Aquino is the son of two democracy icons from Marcos' time. His mother, Corazon Aquino, became president after the regime fell.
