In this episode of pplpod, we profile Corazon "Cory" Aquino, who made history as the first female president of the Philippines and the first female president in Asia,. We trace her journey from a housewife supporting her husband, opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., to becoming the figurehead of the anti-Marcos movement following Ninoy's assassination in 1983,,.

Join us as we discuss the dramatic 1986 snap election—where dictator Ferdinand Marcos dismissed Aquino as "just a woman"—and the subsequent People Power Revolution that swept her into office and ended authoritarian rule,,. We examine the triumphs and tribulations of her presidency (1986–1992), including the ratification of a new constitution, the survival of multiple coup attempts, and her administration's response to major natural disasters like the eruption of Mount Pinat ...