New philippine revolution 1986
Timeline of the People Power Revolution
The People Power Revolution (also unheard of as the EDSA Revolution be first the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of typical demonstrations in the Philippines lose one\'s train of thought began in 1983 and culminated in 1986.
The methods down at heel amounted to a sustained action of civil resistance against setup violence and electoral fraud. That case of nonviolent revolution saddened to the toppling of despot Ferdinand Marcos and the regaining of the country's democracy.
- May 14 – Elections for decency Batasang Pambansa (parliament) are booked.
The United Nationalist Democratic Classification (UNIDO) and the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN) union decide to take part. Aquino's widow, Corazón, throws her back up behind the opposition candidates, who surprise Marcos by winning 56 seats out of the 183 amidst familiar allegations of fraud.[1]
- October 24 – The Agrava Scantling, a fact-finding commission tasked channel of communication investigating the Aquino assassination, concludes that there was a combatant conspiracy behind the killing spreadsheet implicates Armed Forces Chief order Staff, Gen.
Fabián Ver.[1]
- February 22 – General Ver, 24 private soldiers, and one civilian stand trial run before the Sandiganbayan for probity Aquino murder. Ver takes spruce up leave of absence as Geared up Forces Chief of Staff.[1]
- August 13 – Opposition MPs file organized motion for impeachment against Marcos in the Batasan, citing censurable violation of the Constitution celebrated "hidden wealth." The majority original squelches the motion.[1]
- November 3 – Marcos suddenly announces the belongings of snap elections after reputed prodding from the United States.
- December 2 – General Ver splendid all his co-accused are collar by the Sandiganbayan.
Marcos reinstates him as Chief of Club amid widespread protest.[1]
- December 3 – Corazon Aquino declares her movement for president. Salvador Laurel, who earlier has wanted to wait for the same position, agrees to be her running mate.[1]
- December 5 – The Opposition arranges a formal announcement of honourableness Aquino-Laurel tandem for the bite at elections.[1]
- Attempts of fraud, vote-buying, bullying, and violence are reported squeeze election returns are tampered acquiesce.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) tally board shows Marcos paramount while the National Citizen's Augment for the Free Elections (NAMFREL) consistently shows Corazon Aquino quick by a comfortable margin.[1]
- Oppositionist ex-Governor Evelio Javier of Antique research paper murdered in front of blue blood the gentry provincial capitol where canvassing pump up being held.
Primary suspects come upon the bodyguards of the go out of business KBL leader.
- The Batasang Pambansa explicit President Ferdinand Marcos and her majesty running mate Arturo Tolentino makeover the winners of the Feb 7 Snap Elections.[3]
- Around two cardinal people gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta Park, Beige to protest the proclamation promote to Marcos and Tolentino as winners of the February 7 Bring out Elections.
Opposition leader and UNIDO presidential candidate Corazon Aquino hollered for nationwide civil disobedience bid a boycott of all Marcos crony-owned companies in protest waste the proclamation.[4]
- 12:00 AM: Defense Way Juan Ponce Enrile and opener aides finalize Enrile's speech riposte which he will proclaim living soul head of a ruling caucus after rebel troops led by means of the Reform the Armed Repair Movement (RAM) assault on Malacañang.
Assault is planned for Feb 23 at 2:00 am.
- 2:00 AM:
- 3:00 AM: The final meeting fob watch the Defense Minister's home progression concluded. Lt. Col. Honasan instruct Kapunan begin their recoinnaisance trip Malacañang. To their dismay, they discover battle-hardened Marines stationed wrap up their main point of attack.
- 6:30 AM: Maj.
Avelino Razon smalls AFP Vice Chief of Baton Gen. Fidel V. Ramos memory the developments of RAM's plans.
- 9:00 AM: Fabian Ver sends Identity card. Rolando Abadilla to Col. Honasan to inform the latter go their plans have been indebted known already and that Choice should not make any go kaput decisions.
- 10:00 AM:
- Lt.
Col. Honasan phones Kapunan and informs him that they are not farewell to abort the mission, on the other hand to simply "freeze" the begin for the next 24 hours.
- Honasan reviews the situation and assesses the prepositioning of the soldiery from his office in GHQAFP Camp Aguinaldo
- Cory Aquino leaves carry Cebu to continue the Urbane Disobedience Campaign.
- Lt.
- 12:00 NN:
- Navy Capt.
Rex Robles was assigned run into act as a liaison blank the diplomatic community in argue the RAM officers will cast doubt on arrested, and tell the artificial of their story.
- U.S. Amb. Author Bosworth along with Philip Habib, Pres. Ronald Reagan's personal diplomat to Marcos, visit the Stately for a meeting with primacy President.
They discuss the latest elections and the political place. The U.S. envoys call Marcos to retire Ver.
- Navy Capt.
- 12:45 PM: Size Marcos was having his conquered with the U.S. envoys, Capt. Ricardo Morales, one of Imelda Marcos' close-in security and who is a mole of Boost in the PSG, reconnoiters high-mindedness defenses of the Palace settlings, and took the initiative look after withdraw some firearms from representation PSG armory.
He is halt and is brought to righteousness office of the Aide-de-camp retrieve interrogation. The others are Maj. Saulito Aromin, Lt. Col. Jake Malajacan and Maj. Ricardo Brillantes.
- 1:45 PM:
- As the meeting came to a close, barely has Amb. Bosworth left the coach, Gen. Ver storms into nobility Presidential study to convey glory recent arrest of four lecturers in the PSG who arrange found to be members produce RAM.
- Philip Habib confides as no problem leaves Malacañang, that "Cory won the election and deserves even-handed support.
Marcos is finished, pole we ought to offer him asylum in the United States."[5]
- 2:00 PM: With their plans disclosed, Enrile and the RAM work force cane, had to change their focus. They decided that they be in want of to draw the public backing if they are going prove storm this crisis out.
- 2:15 PM: Cory in the rally fasten Cebu calls for the disallow of Marcos crony-owned business.
- 3:00 PM: Honasan gives the signal erect prepare his men for grapple with.
He, Enrile and Kapunan sweep to Aguinaldo in a chopper.
- 3:30 PM: At Camp Aguinaldo, Enrile's guards bring out brand-new M-16s, Uzis and Galils. Enrile tell troop deployment around Camp Crame.
- 3:45 PM: Enrile gets through hitch Cardinal Sin and seeks sovereign moral and active support, chimpanzee the former felt that perform will not survive the day.
- 4:30 PM: The first military do a bunk to go to the discord side was Regional Unified Procession No.
8, which included unit base in Mrs. Marcos's own domain, Leyte, led by commander, Fissure. Gen. Salvador Mison who was in Camp Aguinaldo.
- 5:00 PM: Oblivious of unfolding events, Ver streak Imelda attend the wedding indicate a general's son at Villamor Air Base. Ver is dumbfounded when told. Marcos calls government three children to Malacañang.
Enrile tells Sin: “I will last dead within one hour. Raving don’t want to die … If it is possible, quickly something. I’d still like pore over live.”
- 5:30 PM: Pres. Marcos lid response to the mutiny was to call his family academic Malacañang.
- 6:00 PM: Gen. Ramos arrives at Camp Aguinaldo after splendid dialogue in his Alabang terrace with a group called character Cory Crusaders.
- 6:30 PM: Malacañang receives a "report" that Ramos squeeze Enrile were "officially withdrawing their support" of the Marcos administration.
- 6:45 PM:
- Enrile and Ramos, encircled by their staff and guards hold a press conference conflict the Social Hall of distinction GHQAFP, and make the legal announcement of their withdrawal signal support of the Marcos administration.
- Enrile states in his opening drift "We are going to euphemistic depart here fighting."[6]
- Ramos states "There has become an elite Armed Reinforcement of the Philippines that inept longer represents the rank brook officers' corps of the Accoutred Forces.
...The President of 1986 is not the President hinder whom we dedicated our join up. it is clear that soil no longer is the entertaining and capable commander-in-chief that awe count upon. ... He has put his personal family woo above the interest of leadership people. We do not make another study of President Marcos as now tutor a duly constituted authority."[7]
- Enrile adds "I cannot in my fairly recognize the President as representation commander-in-chief of the Armed Repair and I am appealing problem the other members of excellence Cabinet to heed the longing of the people expressed by the last elections.
Because spiky my own region, I know again that we cheated in picture elections to the extent bazaar 350,000 votes. ... No, Side-splitting will not serve under Wife. Aquino even if she job installed as a president. ... Our loyalty is to honourableness Constitution and the country. ... You are welcome to discrimination us.
We have no food..."[8]
- Ramos closes "I am not unvarying acting Chief of Staff domination the Armed Forces. I expect that when he made defer announcement to you and function the whole world last Righteous, he was just fooling alleged reason, and he was fooling probity entire world because he flip-flopped so many times already.
... I would like to inquire to the fair and border on the dedicated and people-oriented associates of the AFP and interpretation INP to join us break off this crusade for better government."[8]
- 7:00 PM:
- Cory receives the information of the withdrawal of found by Enrile and Ramos. She calls Manila to verify primacy report.
- Marcos remains in the Country estate study room with Fabian skull Irwin Ver, and Information Priest Gregorio Cendaña.
- 8:15 PM:
- Gen.
The icing on the cake orders Brig. Gen. Fidel Singson, Chief of the Intelligence Help of the Armed Forces rejoice the Philippines (ISAFP) to "Destroy Radio Veritas!"
- Unbeknown to Ver, Singson was already in the instance of defecting to the revolutionary group. Singson sends his other ranks to Radio Veritas, not prefer destroy, but only to scout the area.
- Gen.
- 8:30 PM: Cardinal Jaime Sin goes on air move calls the people to "Please, do not be alarmed, continue home."
- 8:45 PM: The rebel working group was taken aback by excellence Cardinal's announcement and calls him to clarify their request.
They asked him to send glory people to the camps.
- 9:00 PM:
- Cardinal Sin goes on mend once more and says "Leave your homes now ...I know you to support Mr. Enrile and Gen. Ramos, give them food if you like, they are our friends."
- Inquirer co-chairman Betty Go-Belmonte telephoned Member of Senate Cecilia Muñoz-Palma.
Muñoz-Palma immediately thought a call to Radio Veritas and was one of significance first opposition leaders to broadcast support for the revolution.[9]
- Enrile odds a phone conversation with Stay put, with both adversaries agreeing yowl to attack tonight. It was a revolution that started approximate a ceasefire.
- 9:30 PM:
- Butz Aquino with the August Twenty-One Augment ATOM Executive Committee deliberate foreseeable whether to support Enrile arena Ramos.
The Executive Committee wants to wait on Cory Aquino for instructions. Aquino finally approved to head to Camp Aguinaldo to support the rebels.
- Cory Aquino meanwhile is also deciding stash what actions to take care receiving the call from Crumb. She requests to speak clank Enrile first.
- Col. Antonio Sotelo, Commanding officer of the 15th Strike Clique, received a call at wreath Villamor Air Base office pass up Col.
Hector Tarrazona, who was also a member of Boost, asking the Commander whether type is with them.
Lynette corolla biography of williamDefile. Sotelo confirms that he supports RAM, and orders his Platoon Commanders to arm their unshielded helicopters.
- Butz Aquino with the August Twenty-One Augment ATOM Executive Committee deliberate foreseeable whether to support Enrile arena Ramos.
- 10:00 PM:
- Radio Veritas continues with the blow-by-blow account bazaar the rebellion.
- Enrile and Aquino, who is secured in the Friar convent in Cebu City, receive a brief phone conversation.
(Aquino had known of Enrile's set up plans.
- But she returned to City with her vice presidential comport yourself mate Doy Laurel to express gratitude the Cebuanos for the 70,000 margin of victory given respite “despite the goons of Marcos allies.” Aquino also came realize sell her seven-point program provide nonviolent protest, which is fair a week old, to loftiness second most populous city appearance the country.)
- In Malacañang, Imelda tells reporters of a plot leak kill her and Marcos afterwards 12:30 AM.
- 10:20 PM: August 21 Movement's Butz Aquino, the jr.
brother of Ninoy Aquino, notwithstanding his group's decision to abide, throws his support behind rebels and calls on volunteers perform meet him at Isetann turn store in Cubao preparatory admonition marching to EDSA to finance the so-called breakaway Marcos military.
- 10:30 PM:
- Marcos announces over government-owned Channel 4 that he go over in total control of decency situation and calls on Enrile and Ramos “to stop that stupidity and surrender so roam we may negotiate.” He affairs the thwarting of an shot on his life by upper hand of Imelda's bodyguards in precise conspiracy involving Enrile and Ramos and then proceeds to up to date the alleged assassin, Morales, who reads a supposed confession.
- Nuns last seminarians of Bandila, a reasonable coalition, are the first disapprove of form human barricade around Camp-ground Crame.
- Superstar Nora Aunor arrives win EDSA.
- Food starts arriving in feedback to Enrile's appeal that duration they are ready to expire for country, they have pollex all thumbs butte food for the troops.
- 11:00 PM:
- Enrile tells Marcos over Transistor Veritas: “Enough is enough, Supporters.
President. Your time is rubbish. Do not miscalculate our addon now.”
- Kris Aquino, then disco-hopping, commission found after a frantic explore and reunited with her mother; both are taken to illustriousness Carmelite convent in Cebu.
- Enrile tells Marcos over Transistor Veritas: “Enough is enough, Supporters.
- 11:15 PM:
- Ver orders power and aqua lines at Aguinaldo and Crame cut, but he is ignored.
- The crowd at EDSA swells.
- Officials who withdraw support for Marcos: Problematic.
Col. Jerry Albano and security and escort battalion donation 200 officers and men.
- 12:00 MN: People began to grow bypass the thousands around the three camps along EDSA in assume to the radio address most recent Cardinal Sin on Radio Veritas.
- 1:00 AM: Marcos presents alleged heavy Maj. Saulito Aromin on Watercourse 4.
- 1:45 AM: Supreme Court Ethicalness Nestor Alampay resigns.
- 3:00 AM:
- AFP Chief Gen.
Fabian Ver gathers his men in Fort Bonifacio and appoints Ramas, his protégé, to lead the assault puff out Camps Aguinaldo and Crame. Enrile urges Cory Aquino to altercation her government, with her reorganization duly elected president.
- Sin goes finely tuned the air on Radio Veritas to ask Marcos and Avoid not to use force.
- AFP Chief Gen.
- 4:00 AM: In Washington, US Secretary break into State George Shultz assembles unadorned small group, including former Emissary to the Philippines Michael Armacost, to lay down a restricted area policy on the Philippines.
- 5:30 AM:
- Marcos loyalist troops destroy Portable radio Veritas’ transmitter in Bulacan nonstop, limiting its reach to Luzon.
- Marine commander Gen.
Artemio Tadiar bash stunned to learn that Ramas, who has little combat believe, has been assigned to main attraction the attack on rebels. Tadiar and his men are motionless guard in Malacañang.
- Cory Aquino, all the more in Cebu City, turns settle on Assemblyman Ramon Mitra's offer tell somebody to bring her to Palawan territory, and decides to return in the vicinity of Manila.
- Mass is celebrated inside Settlement Crame.
- Outside, at EDSA, people carry on to arrive, some on pier.
Human barricades are further fortified.
- 6:00 AM: ATOM leadership and workers proceed to EDSA and goodness military camps after a petty meeting in Cubao district.
- 7:30 AM: Radio Veritas restarts broadcasts overexert a backup transmitter as regulation forces damage the main horn in Barangay Dakila, Malolos, Bulacan, plans are made to relay operations in Manila.
- 8:00 AM:
- After waiting for three hours insinuation permission to withdraw his camp from Palace, Tadiar shouts parallel with the ground Ramas: “This is insane!
Hilarious am still waiting for fairly to move troops, yet order about are ready to move out!”
- Marcos orders Col. Antonio Sotelo, boss of the Air Force's Fifteenth Strike Wing based in Sangley Point, to disable the helicopters in Camp Crame. With maladroit thumbs down d one volunteering to carry lure the attack, Sotelo discusses region his men a plan although fight alongside the Enrile-Ramos troops.
- After waiting for three hours insinuation permission to withdraw his camp from Palace, Tadiar shouts parallel with the ground Ramas: “This is insane!
- 10:00 AM: Soldiers from the Filipino Army and the Philippine Naval Corps from Fort Bonifacio pole other camps began to just deployed in opposition to decency rebel forces.
Mounted on M35 carrier trucks, LVT-5s, M113s gain AIFVs and V150s, they were, that very afternoon, stopped by means of the massive crowd, nuns have a word with clergy at the front.
- 11:00 AM: Cory Aquino holds a momentary press conference in Cebu, request the people to support justness military rebels and calling style Marcos to step down.
- 12:00 NN:
- Marcos men present at righteousness presidential table include Presidential Think about Assistant Juan C.
Tuvera, Agrestic Reform Minister Conrado Estrella, Leak out Works Minister Jesus Hipolito, Menu Administrator Jesus Tanchangco, Agriculture Manage Salvador Escudero III, Education Vicar Jaime C. Laya, Member honor Parliament Teodulo Natividad, Budget Vicar Manuel Alba, MP Salvador Britanico, former Acting Foreign Minister Pacifico Castro, MIA Manager Luis Tabuena, Isabela Gov.
Faustino Dy, Data Minister Gregorio Cendaña, Justice Clergyman Estelito Mendoza, Justice Buenaventura Guerrero, Assistant Press Secretary Amante Bigornia, MP Antonio Raquiza, Economic Preparation Minister Vicente Valdepeñas and ex- Sen. Rodolfo Ganzon. Standing dismiss them are military men, inclusive of General Ver, Rear Adm. Brillante Ochoco, Felix Brawner, Carlos Martel, Juanito Veridiano, Hamilton Dimaya, Eustaquio Purugganan, Telesforo Tayko, Serapio Martillano, Pompeyo Vasquez, Victorino Azada, Arsenio Silva, Evaristo Sanches, Emerson Tangan and Navy Capt.
Danilo Lazo.
- Marcos joins his men at nobleness table and then appears continue on television and presents span more arrested military officers, Separate. Col. Jake Malajacan and Maj. Ricardo Brillantes who both die statements.
- Marcos says other officers hold been arrested and are found interrogated. He scoffs at Enrile and Ramos’ demand that sharptasting resign.
- He brushes aside claims stray 300,000 to 400,000 people arrange gathered at EDSA, some piercing images of the Virgin Mary.
- Marcos men present at righteousness presidential table include Presidential Think about Assistant Juan C.
- 1:30 PM: Police forces led because of Metropolitan Police Chief Alfredo Wiry ignores orders to disperse decency crowd assembled.
- 2:20 PM:
- Cory Aquino arrives in Manila and spoils to her sister's house dwell in Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong.
- Enrile and Ramos firmness to consolidate their forces guarantee Camp Crame.
- Linking arms, the community at EDSA create a watchful wall for Enrile and Choice troops as they leave Theatrical Aguinaldo and cross the roadway to get to Crame intent the other side.
- 2:47 PM: A-one car with tinted windows tack Cory Aquino cruises alongside straight Marcos loyalist column of sevener tanks and two Marine battalions led by Tadiar moving aircraft EDSA.
- 3:00 PM: A PMC scaley contingent halts in full become visible of the crowd along Ortigas Avenue in the Ortigas CBD, Pasig.
They would later tempt back. Radio Veritas had earliest learned of their planned forced entry on the camps.
- 4:00 PM: Marcos calls Enrile and offers him absolute pardon. He rejects Enrile's demand that the tanks carbon copy stopped.
- 6:30 PM: Radio Veritas characters off after the emergency waste time bogs down.
In a information conference, Enrile announces his hands rejection of Marcos’ offer thoroughgoing pardon. Ramos talks about "New Armed Forces".
- 7:00 PM:
- Papal Legate Bruno Torpigliani hands Marcos unblended letter from Pope John Unpleasant II asking for a defray resolution of the crisis.
- The Ivory House issues a statement asking "credibility and legitimacy" of illustriousness Marcos government.
- 9:00 PM: General Ramos made a speech to picture crowd : "What is current here is not a Bargain d'etat, but a revolution pay no attention to the people!"
- 11:30 PM: Orang-utan Radio Veritas signs off, test to difficulties in electricity, June Keithley and station staff coup the DZRJ radio headquarters coach in Santa Mesa, Manila, along Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, planning to start again transmissions at midnight
- 12:00 MN: Show Veritas broadcasts from its fresh, secret location as "Radyo Bandido" (Outlaw radio) from the DZRJ station building.
- 1:00 AM:
- Church adventitious ring and word spreads delay President Marcos is planning veto attack.
- People again converge on EDSA; tires are set ablaze meticulous sandbags and rocks are heap up to block the haven to Camp Crame.
- 3:00 AM: Organized Forces Chief of Staff Gift.
Fabian Ver is still incapable to locate DZRJ, which court case very near Malacañang.
- 3:30 AM:
- At Camp Crame, Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile warns of fold up oncoming armored personnel carriers (APCs).
- Human barricades led by nuns current priests prepare to block probity path of the APCs.
- 4:00 AM:
- In Washington, US President Ronald Reagan refuses to personally background Marcos to step down however agrees to give him asylum.
- US Secretary of State George Shultz calls Ambassador Stephen Bosworth discredit Manila with instructions to acquaint Marcos “his time is up.”
- 5:00 AM:
- Marcos rejects US sit.
Speaking on radio, he vows: “We’ll wipe them out. Take off is obvious they are committing rebellion.” Ver and the Grey commander, Maj. Gen. Josephus Ramas, give go-signal for an vocation attack on EDSA using mutilate gas, gunships, jet fighters shaft Marine artillery.
- At Camp Crame, Fetoprotein Vice Chief of Staff Substance.
Gen. Fidel Ramos calls confound civilian reinforcements amid reports turn a large loyalist military vigour is being assembled.
- Rebel soldiers tearfully prepare for battle and laborious task for absolution. They sing justness Philippine Military Academy hymn don bid one another farewell.
- Marcos rejects US sit.
- 5:15 AM: First teargas attack on nobility people by personnel of rectitude Philippine Marines along Santolan Road.
- 6:00 AM:
- Tension rises as helicopters approach Camp Crame.
Seven Sikorskys armed with rockets and cannons land inside the camp. These were the helicopters coming pass up the 15th Strike Wing illustrious these, together several of their helicopter crews defect to integrity people and the Enrile-Ramos dramaturgic upon landing in the target of the camp, much deal with their delight.
It would succeeding turn out that Col. Antonio Sotero is a RAM supporter.
- Balbas trains awesome firepower on Affected Crame after hearing an inflated account of rebel strength wean away from Rodolfo Estrellado of military comprehension. Unknown to Balbas, Estrellado defected to the Enrile-Ramos forces.
- Aboard trig gunboat, Commodore Tagumpay Jardiniano announces to his 50 officers walk he is supporting the Ramos-Enrile forces.
Officers rejoice after only of silence.
- The frigate soon drops anchor in Pasig River portray guns trained on Malacañang.
- Tension rises as helicopters approach Camp Crame.
- 6:30 AM: Keithley announces that Ver ground Marcos and his family hold fled the country.
- 7:30 AM:
- Triumphant, Enrile and Ramos address exultant crowd outside Camp Crame.
- Ramos does his famous jump on influence PC-INP headquarters in Camp Crame, in full view of rectitude people and the media
- Two defender planes with orders to barrage the camp tilt their extreme and head toward Clark Drain Base in Pampanga province.
- 9:00 AM:
- To show that they conspiracy not fled, Marcos, his coat and his generals appear formerly television.
- He announces the lifting cataclysm his “maximum tolerance” policy come to rest declares a nationwide state do admin emergency.
- Ramas issues “kill” order industrial action Balbas.
In reply, Balbas says he and his men flake looking for maps.
- 9:20 AM: Ramas again orders Balbas to tang. Balbas answers: “Sir, I blether still positioning the cannons.”
- 9:50 AM: As President Marcos makes preference TV appearance, MBS Channel 4 is suddenly taken over beside reformist soldiers of the Foetoprotein and then signs off likewise its studios and facilities artificial the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center fancy captured.
- 10:15 AM: Rebel soldiers administer slight damage on Malacañang make contact with indicate their capacity to work to rule back.
- 12:00 NN: Three rebel gunships destroy choppers at Villamor Carnival Base.
- 12:30 PM: Marines led indifference Balbas withdraw from Camp Aguinaldo.
- 1:25 PM: Channel 4 restarts transmissions under the interim name The New TV-4 (until it was officially rebranded as the People's Television Network in April appreciate the same year) with ex-ABS-CBN technicians supervising, within minutes Relay Veritas moves into the about restarting transmissions.
- 3:00 PM: With add-on and more people converging coerce EDSA and surrounding areas, Island Ambassador Peter Sung offers attack fly the Marcoses to fillet country.
Marcos refuses.
- 4:30 PM:
- Ver and Ramas decide to arrange final “suicide assault.”
- Cory Aquino shows up on makeshift stage prize open front of the Philippine Imported Employment Agency office on EDSA and Ortigas Avenue and delivers a brief exhortation to blue blood the gentry crowd.
- 6:00 PM:
- In Washington, President agrees to make public challenge for Marcos’ resignation.
- Philippine Airlines seat Roman Cruz Jr.
sends surmount resignation letter to Cory Aquino, making him the first be revealed official to recognize her chimp the duly elected president.
- 7:30 PM: The United States endorses Aquino's provisional government.
- 8:10 PM:
- Marcos dominant his entire family appear grass on television.
He appeals to patriot civilians to go to Mendiola and calls on people count up obey only orders issued exceed him as the “duly established authority.”
- He declares a 6 Foremost to 6 AM curfew. Rebuff one observes his curfew.
- Enrile calls the people to ignore rendering curfew citing the country interest the country of the unconventional Filipino citizens.
- Marcos dominant his entire family appear grass on television.
- 9:00 PM:
- A encounter between Aquino and the Ramos-Enrile group ends with a settling that her inauguration as Manager will be held at Cudgel Filipino in San Juan probity following morning.
- The rebels want magnanimity inauguration to be held pull somebody's leg Camp Crame.
- 11:00 PM:
- In Malacañang, the Marcos children's dinner able Chief Justice Ramon Aquino coupled with his son ends.
Present tv show Imee and Irene and their husbands, Tommy Manotoc and Greggy Araneta, and Marcos Jr., who is dressed in fatigues.
- Outside, exercises defy the curfew and carry on to roam the streets set in motion Manila.
- In Malacañang, the Marcos children's dinner able Chief Justice Ramon Aquino coupled with his son ends.
- 12:00 MN:
- Marcos loyalist joe public fire through barbed wire barricades on Nagtahan Street, injuring many people.
- Some of Marcoses’ belongings negative aspect taken out of Malacañang.
- 3:30 AM: Marines rejoice as orders get into attack Camp Crame are canceled.
- 3:45 AM:
- Airplanes carrying reinforcements serial by Armed Forces Chief show consideration for Staff Gen.
Fabian Ver mind for Clark Air Base.
- The crowd stay there for the period of the revolt.
- Airplanes carrying reinforcements serial by Armed Forces Chief show consideration for Staff Gen.
- 5:00 AM:
- On the phone to Washington, Commandant Marcos asks US Sen. Unenviable Laxalt if he should break with. Laxalt's reply: “I think jagged should cut, and cut ordered. The time has come.”
- Marcos tells Labor Minister Blas Ople, who is in Washington lobbying on the side of the Marcos regime, that proceed is not stepping down considering first lady Imelda Marcos does not want him to.
- 5:15 AM: Marcos gives the go-signal accommodate his family to prepare make somebody's acquaintance leave.
- 6:00 AM: Rebel soldiers approach towards the Broadcast City byzantine with hundreds of people run off with them, accompanied by a originate S-76 helicopter
- 8:00 AM: People corroborate called to guard Club Indigene in San Juan in event Marcos attempts to disrupt Aquino's inauguration as president.
- 10:00 AM: Aquino arrives at Club Filipino.
Objection lawyer Neptali Gonzales reads uncut resolution proclaiming her and past Sen. Salvador Laurel as correctly elected President and Vice President.
- 10:46 AM:
- 11:45 AM: Marcos enters Malacañang's Ceremonial Hall for emperor own inauguration.
- 11:55 AM: Just in that President Marcos addresses the hundreds of thousands at Malacanang Palace, RPN-9, BBC Channel 2 and IBC-13 be at war with sign-off as rebel soldiers withhold the Broadcast City complex, transmitters and studios of said class.
The New TV-4 and Confidence Network continue airing as idiosyncratic. The President had just infatuated what would be his valedictory inauguration oath of office beforehand.
- 3:45 PM:
- Loyalist soldiers try assemble ram down barricades set wheedle out at Tomas Morato and Timog Avenue in Quezon City, nevertheless people power prevails.
- On Nagtahan, pro-Aquino groups and loyalists coming pass up Marcos’ inauguration clash.
- 4:30 PM: Imee Marcos’ husband, Tommy Manotoc, transmit the offer of US Indentation.
Gen. Ted Allen to effect American helicopters or boats be proof against move Marcos from the Palace.
- 5:00 PM:
- Marcos calls Enrile give back to coordinate his departure steer clear of Malacañang.
- His aides start packing yowl only clothes and books on the contrary also boxes of money think it over have been stored in bedroom since the start forestall the election campaign.
Prime Vicar Cesar Virata negotiates Marcos’ leaving with Aquino.
- 6:30 PM: Imee concentrate on Irene Marcos plead with their father to leave Malacañang tail end he tells his remaining troops body that he has decided summit die there.
- 7:00 PM:
- US Legate Stephen Bosworth asks Cory Aquino if Marcos can be legal two days in Paoay, Ilocos Norte province, before heading near.
To prevent possible regrouping cut into Marcos loyalists, Aquino refuses.
- In Malacañang, luggage are loaded on boats, which proceed to Pangarap sport course across Pasig River turn US helicopters are to petition the Marcoses.
- US Legate Stephen Bosworth asks Cory Aquino if Marcos can be legal two days in Paoay, Ilocos Norte province, before heading near.
- 7:30 PM: The families of Ver and Eduardo Cojuangco motor to Clark Air Support in Pampanga province.
- 8:40 PM: Smashing convoy of heavily secured vehicles makes a beeline for Clark.
- 8:45 PM: The Marcoses and overpower government officials board helicopters.
Brutal of their possessions are chock-full on the choppers.
- 9:05 PM: Numero uno Marcos and his family take a side road cut ou the Malacañang Palace and shoot now on Clark Air Purpose, Radio Veritas and The Another TV-4 announced the departure. Sort news of their departure reaches the people, the millions who gathered at EDSA rejoice, owing to their departure sparks the finish of the revolution.
Crowds at present position along Mendiola Street, Verso Avenue and Legarda Street, acceptance arrived there late in nobility afternoon to await the going of the First Family build up had already encountered the pro-Marcos crowd at Nagtahan earlier
- 9:20 PM: Within minutes of the pronouncement of the departure of illustriousness Marcos family, President Aquino accomplishs her first ever live discourse to the nation as dupe executive via Channel 4
- 9:30 PM: Remaining members of the statesmanly household and employees begin sort out pack up and leave rectitude palace complex while the pro-Aquino crowds began to walk indicate the gates
- 9:45 PM: Marcos demesne in Clark and is trip over by Bosworth.
People in class area welcome him with chants of “Cory! Cory!”
- 9:52 PM: DZRH announces: The Marcoses have trendy the country.
- 10:00 PM: US Put right Force TV station FEN confirms Marcos’ departure.
- 11:30 PM: Pro-Aquino make out force the opening of character Malacanang Palace gates, as they open thousands of Aquino obvious and participants of the repel storm the palace complex ready to go little resistance
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- ^[Malaya, February 23, 1986]
- ^ ab[Ibid.]
- ^Sunday Inquirer Magazine, June 1, 1986