celebratingamazingwomen:Letty JimenezMagsanoc (1941-2015)was a Filipino journalist, seen as an icon
celebratingamazingwomen:Letty JimenezMagsanoc (1941-2015)was a Filipino journalist, seen as an icon of democracy in her home country. Herwriting was instrumental in helping overthrow the dictatorship of FerdinandMarcos.Shebegan writing for the Manila Bulletin in1969, and was noted for her column which was often critical of the government.She later became editor of Panorama,the largest circulation magazine in the Philippines at the time, as well as of Mr & Mrs Special Edition. Thebanning of her articles led to widespread outrage at the lack of press freedomin the country, and sparked the overthrowing of the dictatorship. -- source link