President Cory Aquino's last SONA - July 22, 1991 Part 1/5

When opposition Senator Benigno (Ninoy) Aquino was assassinated in August 1983, Filipinos rallied around the widow Corazon Aquino who symbolized all those who were victimized by the Marcos dictatorship. The housewife with no political experience found herself elected president of the Philippines after the overthrow of Marcoses authoritarian rule. As the Philippiness first female president, she presided over the transition to democracy facing the challenges of no less than seven military coups attempting to topple her government. In this 1991 speech, her last State of the Nation Address, she reviewed her term of office, focusing on her husbands ideas and the image of women as moral guardians. Aquino constantly refers to her Catholic religiosity. Note that her speech does not reflect a feminist perspective. Corazon Aquino presided over the transition of government from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one and she did not express an interest in womens issues. After six years in office, she still focuses on her husband and his ideas. Though politically prominent in her own right, Corazon Aquino was perceived to be the alter ego of her husband, a Filipino hero.

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[maleezhu]

i'd been to cory's tomb,,it was so simple...i was very touched from what i saw then,,,she is much more that what she was,,, i hope evry filipino would continue fighting what she and her husband started...God bless to all the Filipinos...thank God He gave the Filipinos Cory Aquino...

[cpb7]

In comparison with Gloria's SONA, Cory's SONA was more dignified and more substantial

[tkdwarriors1]

she did nothing to improve our country after marcos left the Philippines which was respected as "royalty" by the 1st world countries and next to Japan went really down to great poverty

[syzygy588]

i am glad she died, and now with her husband in hell for what they didi to the Philippines, these Inchik Chinese filipino family they do nothing for us common real filipinos, they give us bad work days, low pay and now they are running

[syzygy588]

our televisionchannels promoting their life styles and skin color, I am proud to Filipino Brown and Blood power, I like Marcos non of his kids are chis mis t.v. personalities and unlike Benigno;s son who is single 50yr old gay homosexual they are a uselss bunch. Marcos Marcos Marcos Again !!

[johnlasatin]

yan na ba yung batasan??

[PangulongMarcos]

CORY AQUINO <----- DYED-IN-A-WOOL OLIGARCH PROTECTOR.

[Protacio78]

@vivavoce83 asan ung constitutional stability?

[jhak90]

1986 Edsa Failed Revolution

Giving of GOCC's to kamag-anak inc

NOT opening BNPP

Fail GOvernment

[deesilvestre]

@vivavoce83 She must not have tolerated the oligarchs evil will. the 1987 Cory Constitution Must be amended

[Djygeneral]

Hoy iyot34 wag mo ngang sisihin si cory.Bumagsak ang ekonomiya dahil kay HONASAN at sa mga LOYALISTA ni MAKOY. Cory exerted much effort to revive the economy,but what did these traitors do? They orchestrated 7 coup against her.

Dapat nga kay Gloria nila ginawa yun, tsk! tsk!