Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino, popularly known as Cory Aquino, was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, the first woman to hold that office and the first female president in Asia. Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled the 20-year authoritarian rule of President Ferdinand E. Marcos and restored democracy to the Philippines. She was named Time magazine's "Woman of the Year" in 1986. Prior to this,...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth25 January 1933
CityManila, Philippines
One must be frank to be relevant.
I was very privileged and really blessed with so many material and spiritual gifts that I should give back, ... I should do something for my people, but ... it's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.
When you restore democracy, you cannot say that only those who worked for the restoration of democracy will be allowed to use the privileges of a democracy.
This is really shocking. It's really a pity to lose our democracy again.
It is good for us to show our support to the congressmen by being out there and marching,
I will repeat what I had said before last year 'step down'.
Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.
I know I will receive a lot of criticism for this but I will do what I think is right for our country,
I have not marched for a long time,