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
I know I will receive a lot of criticism for this but I will do what I think is right for our country,
Maybe this is one way of telling them how much it means not only to me but to all of us who love our democracy and who are searching for the truth.
I will repeat what I had said before last year 'step down'.
This is really shocking. It's really a pity to lose our democracy again.
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.
It is good for us to show our support to the congressmen by being out there and marching,
Somebody asked me if I can still do it. I think I still can.
To begin with, this agreement was designed to favor the Americans.
There is much that women can bring into politics that would make our world a kinder, gentler place for humanity to thrive in.
All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.
The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.
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.
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.
It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history....