Thank you, President Cory Aquino

January 25, 1933 - August 1, 2009

The Philippine president who brought the essence of democracy and freedom to the Filipino people has died at the age of 76 due to colon cancer which spread on most of her organs led to her death of cardiopulmonary arrest. President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino has been the epitome of courage and will power to fight what is right and what is fair amongst her countrymen.

President Cory Aquino is the first female president of the Philippines who was put in position by the peaceful People Power Revolution in 1986. The most unforgettable image which I have seen that portrays the power of the prayer and unity was the image of a nun hanging a rosary at the tip of the guns of the soldiers barring the thousands of people rallying at the EDSA Shrine in Metro Manila. This peaceful means of expressing opposition to the then current Marcos' Regime has inspired many non-violent protests not just across the nation but across the world. As researched, this specific revolution inspired the end of the communist rule of the western European area.

She has been a plain housewife before becoming the president. Her position to Philippine presidency was initiated by the death of her husband former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino (now one of the Philippine National Heroes) who was assasinated at the Manila International Airport. This tragic death led the Filipino people to fight for the democracy that has been snatched by the Marcos regime.

She has been into so many firsts in the Philippines. And her courage and power was put to the test by several coup d etats that happened during Aquino's time. But despite all this, she was strong enough to face the world and her countrymen whom she had fought for. Now, she is gone. But her contributions, inspirations, advocacies and sincere touch for the Filipino people will remain not just in our hearts but in the future generations ahead.


To President Corazon Aquino, Thank you for being our president. And this yellow ribbon which symbolized your faith and hope for all the Filipinos during the 1986 People Power Revolution is for you.






I will end this article of her known quotes:

"I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life."

"As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it."

"It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship."

She was Time's Woman of the Year as published in January 5, 1987. Click here for entire article.

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