Maraming Salamat, Tita Cory

Corazon Cojuangco Aquino
(January 25, 1933-August 1, 2009)

It is perhaps one of the saddest days in Philippine history, as the nation mourns a passing of a symbol of world democracy. At 3:18 am Philippine time Saturday, former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, icon of democracy of modern Philippine history, died at 76 after a year of battling with colon cancer. She succumbed to cardio-respiratory failure. A self-proclaimed housewife, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino led Filipinos to step up in the fight against the autocratic rule of former President Ferdinand E.Marcos. Corazon Aquino kept the opposition alive, speaking on behalf of her husband and demanding change. She became known as "an icon of democracy," the beacon of hope that sparked the 1986 People Power revolution. In 1986, after being drafted to run against Marcos and winning through the support of a peaceful People Power revolution, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino ended 20 years of dictatorship and took over the ropes through a snap election. She became the 11th President of the Philippines, the first female executive head of the country and Asia’s first woman president. you will always be remembered by the filipino people. the whole philippines mourned on your demise, you are now in a better place in te hand of God. Maraming maramig Salamat Po Tita Cory.