ABC NEWS :FILIPINOS BID FAREWELL TO THE MOTHER OF DEMOCRACY PRES. CORAZON COJUANGCO AQUINO

in our hearts ... where ever we maybe .. we are filipinos and will not let anyone take our country's freedom be taken away again by a dictatorship .. with selfish reason and greed for power ...
together united ... with all our prayers ... as our elders fought for freedom and continuous progress are the main goals ...
in her death .. we will not say goodbye to the former Philippines President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino .. but you will always be remembered .. we will always say our endless thank you ... our dear mother of democracy ...
Official website of President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino - maintained by the Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Foundation
click the link http://www.coryaquino.ph/



ABC NEWS :FILIPINOS BID FAREWELL TO THE MOTHER OF DEMOCRACY PRES. CORAZON COJUANGCO AQUINO




Posted Wed Aug 5, 2009 7:06pm AEST

- Reuters

More than 100,000 mourners have braved heavy rain in central Manila to honour former president Corazon Aquino, heroine of the Philippines' 1986 people power movement, who died last week of cancer.

Ms Aquino's youngest daughter, Kristina Bernadette Yap, a film and television star more popularly known as Kris Aquino, thanked those attending.

"The last words mum expressed to each of us were, 'Take care of each other'," she said.

"I know that those words weren't meant just for our family, but for all of us as a nation. In the way that all of you have been thanking us for sharing mum with you, our mum never failed to thank each of us."

Ms Aquino is to be buried next to her husband, Benigno, whose assassination in 1983 catapulted her to the national stage.


Three years later, more than one million people poured into the streets to support troops who were backed by Ms Aquino and had revolted against dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Mr Marcos and his family fled into exile and Ms Aquino held the presidency until 1992.

Among those paying respects to Ms Aquino was East Timor leader Jose Ramos-Horta.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo came to the cathedral from the airport on her return from a visit to the United States.

In the cathedral grounds, mourners clad in yellow - the colour associated with Ms Aquino and the 1986 revolution - watched a live broadcast of the mass on two giant screens.


Police said a procession extending more than two kilometres - more than 100,000 people - later filed slowly behind Ms Aquino's cortege as it wound its way to the cemetery.

Those in the procession chanted "Cory! Cory!" and flashed the "L" hand sign, Ms Aquino's trademark during the revolution. White doves were released.

Many of those present were too young to have experienced the fairytale revolution which propelled Ms Aquino to power.

"I only knew Cory from my history class in school and from my parents who were at the revolution. I came here to show my gratitude to her," said Andrea Corpuz, 16.

On Tuesday, Mr Marcos's son, Ferdinand Jr, and daughter, Imee, joined the wake. Their mother, Imelda Marcos, has also expressed her sorrow at Ms Aquino's death.

World leaders, including the Pope, US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao sent messages of sympathy.

The government has announced a 10-day period of mourning, financial markets were closed, and a public holiday was declared.



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