Both of them are part of the Philippine political history as Corazon Aquino was elected as

President in a SNAP Election during the Philippine Revolution while Imelda Marcos was
considered to be the first lady of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The two prominent
Filipinas that had been in the local spotlight became the light of media attention as they are
both the spouse of the late senator and president who has an intense political conflict. Indeed
Marcos and Aquino were economically elite as both came from well-known and wealthy
families, also known as class-illustrators with the same influence, political interest, and
involvement.

We’ve noticed that Imelda Marcos focused on wealth and popularity. She is known for the
abundance of her investment in personal art, jewelry, and shoe collections. The terno dress and
her famed shoes will serve as two illustrations of the various ways her body came to represent
the country. Marcos' preference for the terno, which is regarded as the national dress of the
Philippines, shows how her appearance was seen as the pinnacle of corruption because her
pricey apparel served as a blatant reminder of her new fortune. Undoubtedly, this is the source
of her moniker Iron Butterfly. Also, Imelda contraindicates the qualities of women to rule the
country. For her, women are not qualified to join politics and that they are only designed to
become a housewife to handle household activities. Truly, Marcoses are monopolies and
dictatorial. Notably Imelda Marcos ran businesses that relied heavily on crony capitalist
conglomerates in the Philippines, which led to a massive milking of the country's resources
rather than economic modernization. Additionally, they violate human rights, focusing on
political opponents, student activists, and other people who opposed the Marcos dictatorship,
a period of political persecution and brutality.

We’ve seen that Cory Aquino focused on serving the people. She was the figure at the head of
the 1986 Lakas ng Bayan, or People's Power revolution, that united thousands of Filipino
countrymen who wanted to free themselves from the fear that they feel under Martial Law.
She is an empowered woman that joined politics as she was the first Filipina President who was
brave to lift the spirit of the Filipino countrymen under the dictatorship of the Marcos
regime. In the terms of democratic, this woman, who had previously been satisfied to live in
"Ninoy's shadow”, changed her ways to become the head of the Philippine democracy
movement, which propelled her to the presidency on February 25, 1986, and helped her
become an inspiration to people all over the world who were fighting oppression. A robust
legislature, an independent judiciary, and a free press were among the institutions put in place
during the Aquino administration.