Bullit Marquez, AP.RIP Cory Aquino, figurehead of a revolution that toppled a dictatorship and made her our first woman president. While she missed out on carrying out a social revolution by enacting a land reform bill that helped keep her family's estate intact, and while she tried to block a Senate vote to kick out the US bases, I can't help but feel strongly about the passing of the woman who had the courage to modestly step into her dead husband's expansive shoes, face down numerous coup attempts, and restore our country's freedoms. While Ninoy said, "The Filipino is worthy dying for," Cory, always the simple and religious one, said, "Nagpapasalamat ako sa Diyos na ginawa niya akong Pilipino. Karangalan ko iyon (I thank God for making me a Filipino. It is my honor)."
Cory! Cory! Cory!
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The photographer who took this is Bullit Marquez from Associated Press. =)
THANK YOU Gina! :)
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