Aquinoism () refers to the political ideology and method of governance associated with Corazon Aquino and Noynoy Aquino, 11th and 15th president of the Philippines. This term is often used among political analysts, historians and critics to describe the Liberal style of governance in the Philippines.
History Aquinoism emerged following the assassination of Ninoy Aquino at Manila International Airport in 1983. The movement serves as an opposition to the government of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The term surfaced in political discourse around February 1986, right after Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency, as leftist and progressive groups analyzed the new administration as a continuation of traditional elite politics.
Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the CPP-NPA-NDF, was one of the earliest critics who coined the term Aquinoism. In his published statement 'On the People's Democratic Revolution (Sison Reader Series Book 4)' on Dokumen.Pub, he said that "Aquinoism is Marcosism without Marcos", pointing out that while Aquino succeeded in re-establishing Democracy, she's still a puppet of elites.
Allied parties and organizations Political parties Liberal Party (Philippines) Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP-Laban, formerly associated with Aquinoism, now part of the Dutertist camp) United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP) Akbayan Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP) Partido Reporma Magdalo Party-List Partido Panaghiusa (Local political party in Cebu)
Political organizations Mamamayang Liberal August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) Bandilang Nagkaisa sa Diwa at Layunin (BANDILA) Cory Aquino for President Movement (CAPM) Kilusan sa Kapangyarihan at Karapatan ng Bayan (KAAKBAY) Kongreso ng Mamamayang Pilipino (KOMPIL) Light-A-Fire Movement Makati Business Club (Although they are not fully a political organization, they played a major role in overthrowing the Marcoses)
Notable politicians, figures, and supporters Ninoy Aquino, founder, former Senator of the Philippines Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino, 15th President of the Philippines Fidel V. Ramos, 12th President of the Philippines Bam Aquino, Senator of the Philippines since 2025 Franklin Drilon, former Senator of the Philippines Jovito Salonga, politician Jose W. Diokno, politician Mar Roxas, former Senator of the Philippines Leila de Lima, member of House of Representatives Risa Hontiveros, representative of Akbayan and Senator of the Philippines since 2016 Jaime Sin, cardinal and archbishop of Archdiocese of Manila Ely Buendia, vocalist of Eraserheads Jim Paredes, activist, member and singer of Apo Hiking Society
See also Assassination of Ninoy Aquino 1986 People Power Revolution Presidency of Corazon Aquino Presidency of Noynoy Aquino
Similar Ideologies Blairism Clintonism Kirchnerism Lulism Macronism Trudeauism
References
External links JSTOR Scribd Martial Law Library Museum EBSCO Encyclopedia Britannica Dokumen Pub Marxists Internet Archive