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
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.
All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.
It wasn't until we got over the self pity that we were able to accept suffering as apart of our life with Christ. A man or woman reaches this plane only when he or she ceases to be the hero.
The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.
I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles.
It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.
The government cannot do everything all at once. It can't wave a magic wand and meet everyone's demands simultaneously ...
I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy. We cannot just keep quiet because that is what happened during martial law. Our dictator then believed that he can do anything to keep himself in power.
As our country bled . . . its leader's wife came to this podium piously to call for a new human order, this when thousands of Filipinos were political prisoners.
There is much that women can bring into politics that would make our world a kinder, gentler place for humanity to thrive in.
Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.
National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.
we will get to the truth. Thats what were all asking for. We lost, probably yes, but we still need to band together.