Among the candidates then were Benigno Aquino, Ernesto Maceda and Alex Bongcayao.

Investigating with the U. S. Army's Counterintelligence Corps, they " conducted an extensive investigation to determine whether Aquino had committed crimes against the U. S. By the following October, authorities decided that the evidence then known did not merit prosecution, and she was released.

A self-proclaimed " plain housewife ", Aquino was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., the staunchest critic of then President Ferdinand Marcos.

As a compromise, Aquino agreed to run under Laurel's machinery, the United Nationalist Democratic Organization ( UNIDO ), then the country's largest opposition party.

After weeks of tension following the disputed outcome of the snap election, disgruntled and reformist military officers, led by then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and General Fidel V. Ramos, surprised the entire nation and the whole world when they announced their defection from President Marcos and their strong belief that Aquino was the real winner in the presidential election on February 22, 1986.

He ran for president anew in the 2010 Philippine presidential election, but lost to then Senator Benigno Aquino III.

The room beyond was used by the Marcos family variously as Private Living Room and a chapel and then became Meeting Room No. 1 in the Corazon Aquino, Ramos and Estrada presidencies.

At the very end Aquino attempted to move his operation upstairs to the On Broadway ( by then vacated by Dirksen ) under the moniker of " The Mab On Broadway.

During the historic 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, Ramos upon the invitation of then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, was hailed as a hero even though he was not part of the plan by many Filipinos for his decision to breakaway from the administration of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and pledge allegiance and loyalty to the newly established government of President Aquino.

The Philippines then was experiencing widespread blackouts due to huge demand for electricity and antiquity of power plants, the abolishment of the Department of Energy and discontinuation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant during the Aquino administration.

The Aquino administration sequestered Cojuangco's stake in San Miguel and agreed to let Soriano Jr .' s son, Andrés Soriano III, run the company although the Soriano family's holdings had by then dwindled to a mere 1 percent.

His father, João d ' Aquino Fonseca and his mother Maria Eugênia Regadas Aquino Fonseca was picky about the conduct and character of the children then ordered William to England to carry out their studies.

He then joined government service as the Minister of the Budget of President Corazon Aquino.

It was then expanded to include domestic jet flights from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Cebu and Davao but ticket sales were stopped abruptly due to a cease and desist order imposed by the Filipino Civil Aeronautics Board ( CAB ) following protests from Filipino carriers Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Zest Airways, and Air Philippines.

Jovito and Lydia Salonga lived in self-exile in Hawaii, then moved to Encino, California, where he was visited by many opposition leaders, including Ninoy Aquino.

At Fregellae, it crossed the Liri, and then passed through Aquino and Cassino, both comparatively low-lying towns.

It was during his administration that R. A. 6764 was signed into law by then President Corazon C. Aquino on October 13, 1989, converting TCT into Tarlac State University ( TSU ); thereby serving as its acting president.

The newspaper was also instrumental then in documenting the campaign of Corazón Aquino during the 1986 presidential elections and in turn the 1986 People Power Revolution.

Alvito was called in antiquity " Albitum ", and was later a possession of the Abbey of Montecassino, and then of the Counts of Aquino and the Cantelmo family.

During the opening ceremonies for its pre-centennial in 2000, former president Corazon Aquino, Bedan alumni senators Raul Roco and Rene Saguisag and then rector-president Bernardo Ma.

Aquino then initiated a new constitutional commission to frame a new charter again for the country.

Interestingly, Benigno's co-hosts were also, as he was, former Aquino government officials-first, Executive Secretary Oscar Orbos, then eventually, economic planning secretary Solita Monsod.

She entered government in 1987, serving as assistant secretary and undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry upon the invitation of President Corazon Aquino.

Aquino rejected a power-sharing agreement proposed by the American diplomat Philip Habib, who had been sent as an emissary by U. S. President Ronald Reagan to help defuse the tension.

Dirksen and Aquino dissolved their agreement in the early 1980s over disputes concerning Dirksen booking all his higher profile shows at the venue directly upstairs from the Mabuhay, The On Broadway Theater.

With the obvious split within the ranks of the LDP, and with no signs that the two factions would come to an agreement, the COMELEC decided to informally split the party into the Aquino and the Angara wings.

This usage is also popular among the speakers of the Batangan dialect of Tagalog, while some actors and politicians such as Philippine President Benigno Aquino III have been known to use the Tagalog exclusive form in giving interviews.

More recently, widows of elected officials have been among the first women elected to office in many countries ( Corazón Aquino, for example ).

Aquino found herself bored in Concepcion, and welcomed the opportunity to have dinner with her husband inside the American military facility at nearby Clark Field.

President Benigno S. Aquino III thus becomes the first President of the Philippines to make Bahay Pangarap his official residence, although previous presidents have stayed there.

In her speech before the United States Congress which she delivered on September 18, 1986, seven months after assuming the presidency, President Aquino observed that " ours must have been the cheapest revolution ever ".

Several Philippine Presidents, including the incumbent Benigno Aquino III, as well as his predecessors Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Joseph Estrada, Fidel Ramos, and Corazon Aquino are alumni of or have ties with the university.

She established a boutique and agency in partnership with Boy Abunda but also including Nonon del Carmen and Agnes Maranan, and have decided to call it MAD ( an acronym for their surnames, Maranan Abunda Aquino del Carmen ).

Under President Corazón Aquino, he have served as an Undersecretary in the Department of Labor and Employment from 1989-1990.

Artists who have covered " Rainbow Connection " include Judy Collins, The Carpenters, Sarah McLachlan, DAT Politics, Aaron Lewis, Kenny Loggins, The Dixie Chicks, Justin Timberlake, Kris Aquino, Kiki and Herb, Jason Mraz, The Pussycat Dolls, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Tay Zonday, Jim Brickman, Caroline's Spine, Estradasphere, Leftöver Crack ( with dramatically different lyrics ), The Dresden Dolls, Willie Nelson ( who is quite often incorrectly credited with penning the song ), Peter Cincotti, Jane Monheit, pop-punk band Fifteen, Lea Salonga, Andy Bernard ( played by Ed Helms ) in The Office, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, The Loves, Israel Kamakawiwo ' ole and Trespassers William.

Aquino is a staunch opponent against fake Fil-foreign players that have invaded the PBA since the arrival of Asi Taulava, Eric Menk and others in 1999, in which he had appeared in several Senate committee hearings in the past.

Aquino was persuaded to run by businessman, newspaperman and street parliamentarian Joaquin Roces, who was convinced that Aquino would have the biggest chance to defeat Marcos in the polls.

Aquino and Amapola also co-hosted a weekly television program, The Amapola Presents Show on KEMO-TV Channel 20.

Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino ( born February 14, 1971 ), commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipina television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements.

After the 1986 revolution which removed Marcos from power, the teenager Aquino stepped into the limelight, starting with guesting stints on television dramas and comedies, as well as talk shows.

With her movie career slowing, Aquino shifted her sights on a television career as a talk show host launched through Kris produced by Viva Television on Channel 4 ( at that time named PTV, this was transferred to GMA Network which has partnership with Viva and after Viva's contract with PTV ended ).

A magazine owned by Filipino television and movie personality, The Queen of All Media Kris Aquino.