Grief Over Corazon "Cory" Aquino's Death

[angie]

=>Cory's death is another great loss for the Filipino people.
Do you think her legacy will be remembered in a life time?

=>Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino known as the 11th
President of the Philippines and the "Icon of Philippine Democracy",
serving from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female president of the
Philippines and the first female president of any country in Asia.
She proclaimed herself as a "plain housewife", when she was married to
Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. a leading figure in the political
opposition against the autocratic rule of President Ferdinand Marcos.
After her husband was assassinated upon his return from exile in the
United States on August 21, 1983, Aquino, who had no prior political
experience, became a focal point and unifying force of the opposition
against Marcos. She was drafted to run against Marcos in the 1986 snap
presidential elections. After Marcos was proclaimed the winner despite
widespread reports of electoral fraud, Aquino was installed as
President by the peaceful 1986 People Power Revolution. And she
continue her husband will in the name of democracy.

=>Even though many critics would say Cory was a weak president but
she was our transition president towards democracy. At least the
rebirth of our democracy was the legacy left behind by Former
President Cory Aquino and People Power. The transition from the brutal
Marcos dictatorship wouldn’t have been possible without a Cory who
ensured a peaceful handover of power at the end of her term and who
didn’t ambition to lift term limits.

=>Her death saddens us all but does not diminish our continuing
struggle to protect democracy from the evil plots of those in power.

=>Thank you for everything, Former President Cory Aquino. I do hope
that her legacy will be remembered forever.

[angie]

I will always remember her legacy... of being a good mother of our
country