Paalam, Tita Cory, Paalam
August 1st, 2009 by Ding G. Gagelonia
So it is that Pres. Cory Aquino has quietly passed on, the final four weeks of her battle with cancer being spent at the Makati Medical Center.
Earlier last week errant ext messages had gone around wrongly reporting that she had died with the British Embassy even releasing a notice of condolences prematurely.
This past week the former president was under sustained pain management even as her colon cancer was learned to have spread to her other organs.
Her condition took a turn for the worse three nights ago with her blood pressure fluctuating, according to the Aquino family, with her children by her bedside.
But now that Tita Cory is indeed gone may her indomitable courage live on as Filipinos continue to face threats to the democratic way of like she helped rebuild after People Power ousted the Marcos dictatorship.
Cory Aquino has left us with the ‘L” sign as a constant reminder that our freedoms can only stay with us if we fight for them.
We grieve, but take comfort that Tita Cory’s physical sufferings have now ended and that she has rejoined her martyred husband Ninoy.
May she have the eternal rest that she so richly deserves.
Paalam po Tita Cory.
Mananatili kang buhay sa puso at alaala ng sambayanang Pilipino, paalam.
POSTSCRIPT
Pres. Arroyo has just issued a statement announcing a 10-period of national mourning for Tita Cory, calling her death the “loss of a national treasure.”
August 1, 2009 at 6:52 am
News of Cory’s death spreads.
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=6442
Or here:
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Former Philippines president Aquino dead at 76
By HRVOJE HRANJSKI
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
MANILA, Philippines — Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a “people power” revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76.
The uprising she led in 1986 ended the repressive 20-year regime of Ferdinand Marcos
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1104ap_as_obit_corazon_aquino.html
August 1, 2009 at 7:51 am
Thanks for these links, upn.
August 1, 2009 at 8:57 am
Thanks Ding, for the space to say paalam to former president Cory.
August 1, 2009 at 9:09 am
Peace . . .
August 1, 2009 at 9:54 am
May she rest in Peace.
Joma,
You mean like your namesake.
August 2, 2009 at 1:43 am
i mean that as well. thanks for reminding
August 2, 2009 at 3:51 am
whatever legacy our forebears have left us, we remain unappreciated of this lagacy. we are a natiion of morons and ingrate people. could be the reason why we remain poor. its to sad that we have never learned our lessons and we do not pick it up from where they left off. i have a new post in my blog for those who considered cory inconsequential.
August 2, 2009 at 3:51 am
i mean we remain unappreciative of this legacy…
August 2, 2009 at 10:36 am
jcc,
the reason why we remain poor is that the like of cory has divided the philippines among themselves and we remain morons by not seeing that.
Legacy? Tell us about it?
August 2, 2009 at 11:09 am
joma,
if you read my post: “Are We Worth Dying For?”, I said we are a fractious people. I don’t have to explain her legacy to those who refuse to see it.
but try savoring this youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX9ysynaIq0
August 2, 2009 at 11:24 am
thanks, i will read/watch when i have time.
August 2, 2009 at 9:12 am
Joma,
You’re welcome.
And though I don’t subscribe to your initial claim; are you a leader, a follower of whoever such a leader that you previously described, or do you just lead yourself?
August 2, 2009 at 10:42 am
you dont have to subscribe. you just have to temporarily remove your emotion about her death to recognise the fact that she (and past presidents) has performed measly.
I did not see the significance of your question but, yes, i am all above.
August 2, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Joma,
Let’s say I temporarily or even permanently remove any emotion about her death and recognize as a fact that she performed measly; does that mean I should not wish her a peaceful rest?
Should people wish a peaceful rest only to those who performed more than measly?
Your namesake is not a President nor even a government official of the Philippines yet your description is supposed to apply to him also. So your description of the performance of “all other leaders” including former Pres. Aquino is not confined to leadership in government.
By your admission, you are a leader, a follower of whoever such a leader that you previously described , and just lead yourself though certainly at different occasions.
So when you lead; your performance is no greater than …, or measly.
You follow leader/s whose performance is no greater than …, or measly.
When you just lead yourself; your performance is no greater than …, or measly.
Very well, I will no longer question your description on leaders on its application on you.
August 2, 2009 at 11:44 pm
justice league,
you can wish as you wish but still her performance is measly — and the rest of your post is gibberish.
August 3, 2009 at 12:13 am
Joma,
It’s based on your admission so your “gibberish” thing is appropriately a reflection of your statements and the mind they came from.
August 1, 2009 at 10:02 am
Aquino’s political legacy may be perplexing, but her symbolic one is unquestionable. A piece of the modern Filipino identity is now gone. Let us hope that the people in honoring their lost symbol discover something else in themselves that can draw them together as effectively as Mrs. Aquino once did.
August 1, 2009 at 10:04 am
May angels lead you into Paradise; may the martyrs receive you at your coming and lead you to the holy city of Jerusalem. May a choir of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, who once was poor, may you have eternal rest.
August 1, 2009 at 10:16 am
You know, joma, that’s just about the sort of tackiness I’d expect from someone with that nickname. God only knows I think Aquino’s legacy is debatable, too. But there’s a big difference between that and being a disrespectful ass.
August 1, 2009 at 11:02 pm
BenK,
and what kind of tackiness do you expect from this nickname?
Her and Ninoy’s legacy? You cannot credit people’s power to this 2 individual and with that, I dont mean disrespect.
August 1, 2009 at 11:14 pm
That may be, and truth be told, I might agree with you. But now is not the time for it; antagonizing people who are genuinely mourning is not only tasteless, it’s not a very good way to make a point. Cory Aquino was important to a lot of people, and they keenly feel her loss. It is not for me to judge that sentiment by debating its validity. Even that loon in Utrecht who shares your nickname seems to have realized that and offered some courteous and respectful remarks. So, yeah. Tacky, dude.
August 5, 2009 at 6:05 pm
i’m surely not what u may call “maka-cory” but as a mother for her children and how she deliberately opposed during those times that Kris was not behaving so well, i admired her. I also admire her for her courage as a woman to fight what she believed is right and i admire her most for being prayerful in times of distraught and faith in God during those times that she’s already suffering from cancer.
i believed it is very inappropriate and insensitive to discuss and object to whatever praises and “pamamaalam” of her followers at this point in time, anyway this blog is intended for pagpapaalam to Mrs. Aquino and not created to question her integrity nor anything to do with her shortcomings.
it’s about time we all learn to respect each others point of view or at least try to be logical in expressing our own view and to know where and when is the right time to air our own grievances.
PAALAM TITA CORY may all the people who unite with u today find the courage to unite again if needed in restoring our democracy.
August 2, 2009 at 12:59 am
utrecht was aligned with the boycott movement. they were correct in the assessment about the theoretical futility of engaging in snap elections under Marcos. however, what they missed was the necessity of engaging in the snap elections in order to validate the theoretical conclusion.
the other part of the filipino nation, that which participated in the elections, was unconvinced of the theoretical futility, thus it proceeded to engage in the snap elections. the results of the snap elections validated what the boycott movement stated all along. note that – the EDSA revolt was exactly the atmosphere which the boycott movement knew was needed – to remove Marcos.
strategically, the boycott movement was correct. tactically, they committed a blunder and isolated themselves from the mainstream of the public pulse. it was a bit presumptuous of the boycott movement’s leadership to assume that they exercised moral leadership given that the mainstream was still decidedly conservative.
it was good that EDSA happened, many lives were spared – including those of the young cadres preparing to go underground. if EDSA didn’t happen, who knows what would happen to those young cadres – felled by the bullets of Marcos’ forces. what’s ironic is, with EDSA the underground movement turned on its own – those very same young cadres weren’t felled by Marcos bullets, but killed by their own. Who knows how many more out there suffered the same fate.
The boycott movement’s promise – of freedom from Marcos – was suspect because the general public perceived that it was not ready to replace a fascist dictatorship with the dictatorship of the proletariat. The other remaining option was the benevolent dictatorship of the insular landlord class, while providing a semblance of democratic space. One grand game of pusoy, make the best of the cards one is dealt with.
Marcos was removed, with Cory serving as a symbol that the people can rally around. Cory, played her role, and she played it well given the odds stacked against her – you gotta hand it to her
Rome wasn’t built in a day, Cory’s job was to retake the Republic from Marcos – she didn’t promise prosperity, all she promised was – if we work together, we will have freedom from a dictatorship – a promise that could happen only if Filipinos work together, so that succeeding Presidents may bring prosperity. – if Filipinos choose to – that was Cory’s message, Filipinos need to get their acts together – and on that one day, the Filipinos certainly did.
more than two decades after Cory took the oath of the Presidency, the Republic is still tumultuous, irrational, stormy, insane, by golly.. there has to be a method in this madness… but wonder of wonders, the Republic is still alive and thumbing its nose at the global recession.
the process of chipping at the infirmities to shape a nation is ongoing, Cory inspired people to have confidence that together – things get done. as the messenger departs, continue to remember her message.
August 1, 2009 at 10:29 am
apart from a sincere prayer for the eternal rest of her soul, all i wish is that president cory’s passing not be politicized in any way, shape or form. her accomplishments in life stand on their own merit and no spin, platitude, hyperbole, or innuendo (for or against) can add to or detract from them.
i shudder whenever i hear some of her partisan allies, in singing her praises, compare her to a political adversary whom they despise.
August 1, 2009 at 10:39 am
Unfortunately, you know what the old saying is about wishes, Bencard. As noble a wish as yours is, I deem it unlikely at best; comparisons are invidious. But one could also sincerely wish that, if that’s the way it’s gonna be, they could at least be done with a basis in substance and logic.
More likely we’re both fools, sad to say.
August 2, 2009 at 6:36 am
sad but true in that sense, benk. but what do you think of some wag comparing her to mother theresa? from what i know of the late president, she would not exactly appreciate that presumptuous comparison.
August 2, 2009 at 9:44 am
I hadn’t read that one. I’ll assume it was a well-intentioned comparison, but that doesn’t make it any less ill-informed.
Unfortunately, from what I’m reading this morning in the various news, the people who seem to be politicizing this passing the most are the rest of the Aquino family.
August 2, 2009 at 9:57 am
Ben K,
I don’t think that is politics. I think it is sorrow tinged with a bit of anger. The Aquinos aren’t seeking votes at this moment.
Joe
August 2, 2009 at 10:20 am
The Aquinos have every right to their personal grief, because no matter what else Cory was, she was mom & grandma. But they should not be seeking to exclude or limit the nation from expressing its national grief, either. That means allowing a funeral befitting a former head of state, and not getting all snarky about the current head of state wanting to pay her respects.
I’ve heard nothing from GMA other than the proper protocol and respectful remarks as befits the occasion and is required from someone in her position. I’m sure the political value of taking the high road is not lost on her, either, but she at least has the grace to keep her mouth shut about that aspect of it. If Noynoy Aquino was not a Senator and public figure,
I’d excuse him as the grief-stricken son. But is not his own mother a clear example of how sometimes life is much bigger than the person? And if that example is lost on he and his sisters, does not the reasonable decorum displayed by people who were not exactly fans of Cory Aquino, i.e. the Marcos’, Arroyo, that loon in Utrecht, serve as enough of a signal to drop the politics, at least for a little while?
I don’t presume to know what Cory would think. If it were my mother, though, and me being a bunyat about the whole thing, I’d have already gotten whopped upside the head.
August 2, 2009 at 11:05 am
politics is not all about “seeking votes” in an election. the term can also include someone trying to convince others ( by words or actions) that he/she is more important than her adversary (no matter if the latter occupies the highest post in the land).
August 2, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Ben and Ben,
Mrs. Aquino stood up when the country asked her to. If her family wants her to stand down now, they should have the private right to do so, in my opinion.
I personally never know when Ms. Arroyo is being forthright and when she is grandstanding for public consumption.
It is a matter of trust, and one needs to ask, how and why did Ms. Arroyo lose it, not lay further grief or condemnation on a family that is dealing with a huge loss.
Joe
August 2, 2009 at 10:37 pm
american joe, what is it to you if the current president is grandstanding or not. there is official protocol. the deceased was a former president. it is not only a right but a moral duty for the current government to honor and recognize a fallen leader. but it seems, the family of the deceased cannot think past private and personal spite and grievances.
August 2, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Hear hear. Following protocol and tradition is a sign of civilization, and this funeral is an excellent opportunity to honor Aquino’s memory by practicing, at least for a little while, some of that unity that she is said to have championed. Honestly, if this country or its ruling class can’t get its act together to follow the forms for the proper memorial and burial of a former president, what does that say about its ability to manage itself any other time?
Particularly now, when the person to be honored is probably the only person associated with the Philippines that a majority of the rest of the world not only recognizes, but actually has some knowledge about. The AP, BBC, Reuters, you pick the international network, they’re all headlining stories with “Democracy Icon Corazon Aquino…” And that doesn’t deserve a state funeral? I’m sorry to say it, but the Aquino family’s private rights are less important than the nation’s rights.
Can you imagine, for example, if Jackie Kennedy had opted for a private funeral for JFK? Or Gandhi’s family? Hell, 2 million people showed up for Ninoy’s funeral, and he was never even president. Someone needs to sit Nonoy down and give him a polite but firm talking-to, I think. Even if he wants to look at this situation in the most cynical way, can he not recognize the political capital to be gained from a little well-earned pomp and ceremony? If he hates Arroyo that much, is it not in his best interests to put his family name and not hers on everyone’s lips?
Besides the fact that he’s probably going against the wishes of every single person who voted for him, he’s really shooting himself in the foot politically.
August 3, 2009 at 8:44 am
Ben K,
You make a good point.
Bencard,
You lack compassion.
Joe
August 3, 2009 at 9:40 am
now i “lack compassion”. who is being arrogant in rejecting compassion out of spite and ill-will? bereavement is not an excuse to be rude.
August 1, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Spot on Atty. Ben.
Let not Tita Cory’s passing be a partisan issue.
Not today.
August 1, 2009 at 11:29 am
paalam tita cory!
August 1, 2009 at 11:42 am
Me and my family mourn with the nation.
August 1, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Bangkok, Sydney, Seattle, Manhattan/New York City… others mention Cory’s death.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/150790/philippines-in-10-day-mourning-for-aquino
Pero wala pang banggit sa Malaya online edition. Wala din sa online Manila Times.
August 1, 2009 at 2:04 pm
The two papers do not have overnight on-line desks, FYI.
August 1, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Hindi ko man maalala ang mga ginawa niya noon dahil sa ako ay bata pa, sa pamamagitan ng mga aklat ng kasaysayan ay nakilala ko si Corazon Aquino bukod sa isang maybahay na lumaban para sa kanyang asawa at pamilya ay naging ina siya ng bayan na lumaban para sa bayan. Hindi lang tayo nagkaroon ng unang presidente na babae, kundi nagkaroon tayo ng isang inang gumabay sa bayan mula sa martial law papuntang demokrasya. Paalam Tita Cory at Salamat na marami!
Narito ang blog ko kaninang umaga nang pumunta ako sa EDSA Shrine na dapat ay sasama ako sa prayer vigil para sa kagalingan ni Tita Cory pero nagbago lahat sa pagyao niya ng 3:18 AM
http://angsawariko.blogspot.com/2009/08/farewell-president-corazon-aquino.html
August 1, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Corazon Aquino proved to the world that power comes not from the barrel of a gun but from the hearts of the people.
August 1, 2009 at 9:52 pm
The Aquino Foundation:
http://www.coryaquino.ph/
Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Foundation:
http://www.coryaquino.ph/ca_website.htm
August 1, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Goodbye Madame President. And I guess every Pinoy’s Tita Cory.
The best voices in this world for a great lady. May you rest in peace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbN0g8-zbdY
August 1, 2009 at 11:45 pm
My condolences to the Aquino family.
August 1, 2009 at 11:45 pm
“HE BRINGETH DOWN THE MIGHTY. AND EXALTETH THOSE OF THE LOW DEGREE”
If you believe in God, you will take note of my comment.
In the ancient times, God picked up ordinary people to do his will.
There were farmers, like the prophet Amos; Orphaned Jewish girls, like the Queen Esther of Persia; lowly shepherd boy, like King David
of Israel; fundamentalist Jewish Pharisee like the Apostle Paul; and
people from rich and aristocratic families like the prophet Isiah.
These people were common people; like you and me. They did not attend
Ivy Legue schools; like Harvard, Yale, Cambridge, etc…They had
no exceptional accomplishments like being: magna cum laudes, summa
cum laudes, M.A., PhD., etc.
Their credentials were themselves; and the TRUTHS that come out from
their mouths. All have the same characteristic. They saw their
callings and destinies. They were not afraid to pursue and accomplish
it.
The late Pres. Cory Aquino was one of those people. Thank you,
Madame President. The Filipino prople bid farewell to you!
August 2, 2009 at 7:03 am
Members of the Ferdinand Marcos clan are extending
their condolences to the family of Cory Aquino.
Should the condolences be recognized or should Pinas as a
nation ignore the Marcos condolences?
August 2, 2009 at 7:07 am
Condolences sincerely offered shouldn’t be ignored. But that’s the family’s call, methinks.
August 2, 2009 at 8:12 am
To me, Philstar did correctly. Since a newspaper is tasked with impartial reporting, Philstar published that one or more of their reporters knew that condolences had been offered by the Marcos clan [Philstar made no mention of sincerity/non-sincerity and left that one to partisans and rumor-mongers].
[Philstar reported that Bongbong said that both the Marcoses and the Aquinos were played as pawns by the Americans. This, to me, was a noteworthy tidbit.]
August 2, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Cory was an accidental successor. The playbook was for Ver to succeed Marcos as Macoy was getting sickly. “People power” was a surprise that was not factored in the scenario of the playmakers.
August 2, 2009 at 7:10 am
Relatedly there is this report from GMA Nerwork news:
“President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may attend the wake of former President Corazon Aquino, but the latter’s only son, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, does not look forward to the presence of the chief executive.
Noynoy said that because his parents taught him politeness, Mrs. Arroyo could go to the wake and pray for his mother, who passed away early Saturday after battling colon cancer for more than a year. However, he said he was not keen on seeing Mrs. Arroyo pay respects to his mother, whose body lies in state at the La Salle Greenhills gymnasium in Mandaluyong City.
“May kalayaan naman po siyang dumalaw. At tayo po’y nung batang bata pa’y talagang parating inuulit ng ating ama at ng ating ina yung katagang di gawain ng edukadong tao ‘yong pambabastos,” the senator told GMANetwork’s Jessica Soho in an interview Saturday night.
(She has the right to visit. Since I was young, my father and mother taught me that an educated person should not be impolite.)
Kung pupunta ho dito, kung gusto ho niyang magdasal, siguro ho eh thank you na rin ho. Pero yung point naman na I’m looking forward to it, I’m not),” Noynoy said.
(If she comes here, if she wants to pray, we’ll be thankful. But if the point is if I’m looking forward to it, I’m not.)
The family opened the wake to the public Saturday afternoon, and by midnight, supporters had lined up on the sidewalk as far as EDSA despite the intermittent rains. Cars lined both sides of Ortigas avenue from EDSA up to Greenhills shopping center and security was tight, with a truckload of policemen stationed outside the school.
“If she shows up, then we’ll welcome her. But an enthusiastic welcome is I think a bit too much to ask for,” added Noynoy, in a separate interview with reporters.”
August 2, 2009 at 8:53 am
if the family of the deceased is not comfortable seeing the president at the wake (obviously because of political antagonism) i think the president can just pray for her soul in privacy. since she had already shown her intention, her non-attendance is the right thing to do, and it tells more about the decedent’s family than the president. of course, the deceased is completely blameless on this little display of petty ‘amor propio’. i’m sure that, whatever the cause of her family’s ill- feelings (other than politics), the former president did not carry rancor in her heart when she died, being the religious person that she had been.
August 3, 2009 at 3:38 am
Peeps,
As this thread progresses, let me doff my hat to BongV.
His “the results of the snap elections validated what the boycott movement stated all along. note that – the EDSA revolt was exactly the atmosphere which the boycott movement knew was needed – to remove Marcos.” at August 2, 2009 at 12:59 am is the best summation of that watershed event in Philippine contemporary history I’m come across.
I share the view that as impactive as Tita Cory was to our collective consciousness as a people, divided though we remain, the Aquino family can hardly really have a private grieving.
But as the events of today unfold, methinks you will all realize the family accepts that it is with a People’s Funeral that Cory will be honored.
Our ‘Heroine of Freedom’ deserves no less, no matter that some may think she did not measure up to their expectations.
As the blog post posits: “Mananatili kang buhay sa puso at alaala ng sambayanang Pilipino, Paalam.
August 3, 2009 at 8:49 am
“the family of the deceased cannot think past private and personal spite and grievances.”
Sablay.
http://midfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/malacanangs-sincerity-doubted-as-filipinos-honor-cory-aquino/
August 3, 2009 at 9:30 am
is that all you can say, ding? oh, i have a comment about that in your FV thread on the subject. you may respond if you want.
August 3, 2009 at 9:35 am
For now… busy ako sa Facebook. :)
August 3, 2009 at 8:50 am
i am so sad of hearing that former president cory aquino was dead
but i’m so happy that she was the big part of the society helping through democracy.
thanks for being the simple and powerful President Cory Aquino.
i’ll pray For you always….
you’re with the Christ
August 3, 2009 at 9:42 am
Binasa mo ba yung link Atty. Ben?
August 3, 2009 at 11:32 pm
“I did not always adopt the ideal solutions proposed by those who have the luxury of contemplation. Government often had to do what pressing realities compelled it. And if the government sometimes lacked better choices, it never lacked the sincere desire to do good….
“Yes, I could have done all those things that win wide acclaim, exiting as grandly as any president could wish. But while my power as president ends in 1992, my responsibility as a Filipino for the well-being of my country goes beyond it to my grave. A great part of that responsibility is to do the best I can today, according to my best lights, while I have the power to do it….
“Someone who will stand in this place next year, may do better for I believe in the inexhaustible giftedness of the Filipino people. I only hope that he will be someone who will sincerely mean you well….
“I hope that history will judge me as favorably as our people still regard me, because, as God is my witness, I honestly did the best I could. No more can be asked of any man….
“On June 30, 1992, the traditional ceremony of political succession will unfold at the Luneta. The last time it was done that way was in 1965. I shall be there with you to proudly witness the event. This is the glory of democracy, that its most solemn moment should be the peaceful transfer of power. Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat at paalam.”
– Excerpts from President Corazon C. Aquino’s last State of the Nation Address at the opening of Congress’ fifth regular session on July 22, 1991
August 3, 2009 at 11:57 pm
i read what the late former president said. now, what’s your point?
August 4, 2009 at 10:26 am
Hindi mo gets?
August 4, 2009 at 1:49 am
Rest in peace Tita Cory. Maraming salamat.
My deepest condolences to the Aquino family. My father died of cancer last May. I understand the difficulties you went through. Take comfort in knowing that she is with Ninoy now.
August 4, 2009 at 11:47 am
Monsoon, my condolences to you and your family. The manner of how Cory left us leaves a unique imprint that only those whose lives were touched by cancer can only understand.
The first time I discovered the word “cancer” was when it took one of my best friends away from me. I was only 15 then; he, 12.
Almost five years ago, on August 30, 2004, my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. She is among the statistical 16 percent of survivors who lived past five years from date of diagnosis. That means each day that my kids and I have with her is a gift.
I wish you and your family well.
Sincerely,
Norm
August 4, 2009 at 10:03 am
Til we meet again Pres Cory.
Thank you for your friendship and love to us
your countrymen.
As we shed tears for you sana magbago
na ang Pilipinas.
Thank you again!
August 4, 2009 at 9:32 pm
if you want a sense of a piece of Pinas society with
Cory Aquino’s death, look to Kris Aquino and Noynoy Aquino. Also go to EllenTordesillas’ site, like this thread:
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=6531
August 4, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Ironic but it could be that God gifted Cory with a cancer so that he may join Ninoy.
August 4, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Manuel L. Quezon III on Twitter: Arroyo cuts off her husband from giving message to Aquinos while her cabinet pleads that their boss is actually sincere.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090804-218655/No-stopping-Arroyo-from-going-to-Corys-wake
August 4, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hope Comes in Yellow
By NORMAN SISON
How lost our nation now
Our only guiding light gone
Just when the night grows darker
But ever hopeful we’ll remain
Deliverance will come, that we know
As certain as the sun rises in the east
Though we wake up orphaned
We now bear the light
That our mother shone for us
Published originally on La Nueva Liga Filipina
http://www.lanuevaligafilipina.wordpress.com
August 1, 2009
August 4, 2009 at 4:01 pm
you lived and you brought democracy, and by dying, you brought unity… i maybe on the other side but i felt i lost someone that gives my country’s hope…
August 5, 2009 at 9:22 am
Former US State Department official: The Aquino Legacy is peaceful regime change
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204313604574328502857058922.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
August 5, 2009 at 10:31 am
Paul Wolfowitz is the kind of person you’d ask, “Please don’t do me any favors.” No disrespect to former President Aquino, but getting complimented by him is like gettin a recommendation from Joseph Goebbels.
August 5, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Ahahahahaha,
You think as much of “the Wolf” as I do,
sleeze in a suit.
Joe