I woke up today with a special of "In Memory of President Cory" airing
on TV. This bad news made my morning a gloomy one (adding to the cold
day). President Cory died at exactly 3:18 am today due to cardio
respiratory arrest.
Former
President Cory Aquino was the ordinary housewife of Senator Ninoy
Aquino (assassinated during the Martial Law) who made it to Malacanang
Palace. She was the one who stripped the reign of dictatorship from the
late President Ferdinand Marcos and restored our democratic freedom. She
was also the first woman president of the Philippines and the first
woman leader in Asia. Her campaign symbol is the color yellow. President
Aquino was featured in Time magazine for her leadership during the
People Power revolution amidst the last days of Martial Law. As
President, she experienced 9 coup d'etat attempts but she was able to
face them and completed her six-year term as President. A woman with a
firm belief to the Lord who used the rosary as her weapon against the
struggles before and during her administration.
Unfortunately,
she was diagnosed with colon cancer last May 2009. She received
treatment for the illness but was returned to the hospital last June and
never went out of it.
I encourage not only the Filipinos but
everyone who is reading this blog to pray for her soul. Thank you Tita
Cory for the freedom we are experiencing today. To the icon of
Philippine democracy, I am proud to be called a Filipino!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
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