Presidency of Corazon Aquino

Presidency of Corazon Aquino February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992
President	Corazon C. Aquino
Cabinet	See list
Party	UNIDO
Election	1986
Seat	Malacañang Palace, Manila
← Ferdinand Marcos Fidel Ramos →
Seal of the president

This article is part of a series about Corazon Aquino
Early Life Family 1986 Philippine presidential election President of the Philippines People Power Revolution Presidency Communist insurgency Moro conflict 1986–90 coup attempts Mendiola massacre 1987 Philippine Constitution Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program 1989 civil unrest 1990 Luzon earthquake 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo Post-Presidency Death and Funeral
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Corazon Aquino became the 11th President of the Philippines following the People Power Revolution or EDSA 1, and spanned a six-year period from February 25, 1986, to June 30, 1992. Aquino's relatively peaceful ascension to the Philippine presidency signaled the end of authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, and drew her and the Filipino people international acclaim and admiration.

During the first months of Aquino's presidency, the country experienced radical changes and sweeping democratic reforms. Aquino created the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), which was tasked to go after the Marcos ill-gotten wealth; however, after her presidency, the PCGG itself was also implicated by corruption scandals when it was alleged that officials wanted a cut of the Marcos assets and officials were "milking" sequestered assets.^[1][2][3] Aquino, being a revolutionary president by virtue of people power, repealed and abolished repressive laws under her predecessor, restored civil liberties, abolished the 1973 "Marcos Constitution" and dissolved the Marcos allies, loyalists, supporters-dominated Batasang Pambansa, despite the advice of her vice-president and only prime minister Salvador Laurel. She also immediately created a Constitutional Commission, which she directed for the drafting of a new constitution for the nation.