At 3:18AM on August 1, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, first woman President of the Philippines, died of cardio-respiratory arrest. The former President was confined a few weeks earlier in the Makati Medical Center due to lost of apetite. President Cory has been battling colon cancer since she was diagnosed in 2008.
Request for prayers for her to get well was aired all around. Filipinos responsed well to the family's requests.
Madam Cory has been the icon of restoring democracy to the Philippines through the world renowned peaceful People Power Revolution in EDSA in 1986. She was elected President of the Philippines in the same year. She took on the fight for freedom, justice and democracy left by her husband, Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr., who was assasinated in 1983 at the Manila International Airport.
She was instrumental to the drafting of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Aside from being an icon of democracy, she is also a woman of simplicity. She has been praying not only for herself but also for the country.
Though she stepped down to power in 1992, she continued giving support to the Filipinos in her personal capacity.
Many said that she is indeed blessed because of her example of living her life for others.
President Aquino is an example who can be emulated by Filipino leaders --- humble, simple and faithful.
Thank you our dear President Cory. You lived a life to the fullest in service for the Filipino people.
Request for prayers for her to get well was aired all around. Filipinos responsed well to the family's requests.
Madam Cory has been the icon of restoring democracy to the Philippines through the world renowned peaceful People Power Revolution in EDSA in 1986. She was elected President of the Philippines in the same year. She took on the fight for freedom, justice and democracy left by her husband, Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr., who was assasinated in 1983 at the Manila International Airport.
She was instrumental to the drafting of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Aside from being an icon of democracy, she is also a woman of simplicity. She has been praying not only for herself but also for the country.
Though she stepped down to power in 1992, she continued giving support to the Filipinos in her personal capacity.
Many said that she is indeed blessed because of her example of living her life for others.
President Aquino is an example who can be emulated by Filipino leaders --- humble, simple and faithful.
Thank you our dear President Cory. You lived a life to the fullest in service for the Filipino people.
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