Salamat, Tita Cory-- A Tribute to Corazon Aquino

Maria Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino (January 25, 1933 August 1, 2009) was a President of the Philippines and a world-renowned advocate of democracy, peace, women's empowerment, and religious piety. She served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female president of the Philippines and was Asia's first female president.

A self-proclaimed "plain housewife", Aquino was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. (19321983), a leading figure in the political opposition against the autocratic rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. After her husband was assassinated upon his return from exile in the United States on August 21, 1983, Aquino, who had no prior political experience, became a focal point and unifying force of the opposition against Marcos. She was drafted to run against Marcos in the 1986 snap presidential elections. After Marcos was proclaimed the winner despite widespread reports of electoral fraud, Aquino was installed as President by the peaceful 1986 People Power Revolution.

(From Wikipedia)

This is a tribute to Corazon Aquino, who not only shaped Philippine history but the lives of the Filipinos as well.

Photos taken from flickr.com/creativecommons
Song by Billy Gilman
No copyright infringement intended.

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[FilipinoPrideFTW]

Who sings this song? :OO

[tiramisumeltdown]

the title is 'there's a hero' by billy gilman. its one of his old songs, his voice isnt the same anymore

[cacaisports1]

Alam ni tita Cory  lahat ng sinasabi nyo na masakit....Kung wala sya Hindi man ang pilipinas ay Hindi ganito ka Sikat...

[handsme777]

TANGINA NYO MGA AQUINO

[yahxel26]

TANG INA MO CORY AQUINO! NG DAHIL SAYO BUMAGSAK ANG PILIPINAS! DUMAMI ANG UTANG NG PILIPINAS NAG HIRAP ANG MGA PILIPINO! TANG INA MO NG DAHIL SAYO PINATAY SI NINOY! TANG INA NYO MGA CUANGCO! TANG INA NYO! MGA CAPITALISTA! TANG INA MO BAKIT KA PA NAGGING PRESIDENTE NG PINAS!

[janice218]

@FilipinoPrideFTW  it's billy gilman po

[janice218]

@FilipinoPrideFTW it's billy gillman po

[MsMakahiya]

Cory Aquino is a hypocrite. She is not at all the exceptional person she portrayed she is. She is a very vindictive person. How can she be called "a symbol of democracy" when she did not even lift a finger to free their own farmers at Hacienda Luisita from eternal bondage from her greedy clan. She and her family are thieves claiming the land that belongs to the farmers. 

[MsMakahiya]

Former President Cory Aquino is all about hypocrisy, She was the most hypocrite person I have ever known. She tolally misled the Filipinos of the depth of her deception during her presidency. These deceptions are all coming out in the open now and Filipinos are beginning to know her for what she really is... a hypocrite.

[tiramisumeltdown]

@Shamystic71 thanks for the history lesson, here's a medal

[kenkenkenification]

Nice song!!!

[Shamystic71]

@tiramisumeltdown Im no great fan of Marcos but please get your facts straight. Marcos was never a communist in fact he was all out fighting the communist rebels during his reign. He captured and detained a lot of NPAs, communists and most of its leaders, like Joma Sison, Dante Buscayno etc. But it was Cory who released most of these detainees after EDSA 1 revolution. Of course Marcos being a dictator also jailed a lot of his politcal enemies including Ninoy Aquino.