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I was in Grade School when Ninoy Aquino was shot at the Tarmac. Young as I was, I sensed then that something major has happened because of the hushed talks among my teachers. We listened to the radio and the news were all about the incident. I have never fully understood the impact of what had just happened but along with many Filipinos, I cried for the man. I cried not because I understood the implication of his death to the nation but because I felt the loss like he was my own father.

Having been born during the Martial Law years, I grew up believing that the then President Marcos was a permanent fixture. For years, our books in school bore his signature which we used to copy but can’t. His picture has always graced every classroom that I have been in since K1. I never knew that 3 years later, something would happen and he was going to be replaced, and by a woman at that.

President Cory became the first woman President of the Philippines and the first woman to become President in the whole of Asia.

The very first thing that I admired about her was the way she spoke. She has a very good diction and was very soft-spoken. The next thing that I liked about her was her piety. I believe that she was the only President who prays a lot. It was not just for show because long after her term was over, she never stopped being a faithful believer.

She has always been dubbed as “the plain housewife who became President”. What she may have lacked in political experience however, she more than made up with her intelligence and courage. Her term will always be remembered as the one that brought us back our democracy. One we are enjoying so much today.

If it were not for President Cory, we would never have been this free to blog about anyone. In fact, we may still have been under the Martial rule, a different President perhaps but definitely under one of Marcos cronies.

She was instrumental in the transition because nobody during that time was morally credible enough to be pitted against Marcos.

Her death is such a big loss to the nation but I would say that she has already lived a full life and she has done her part. Let us just pray for strength for the family she left behind and for the people of this nation to remember what she has stood for when she was alive and cherish it. That’s DEMOCRACY..

To President Cory, you are such a good soul and will always be remembered fondly. It is time to reunite with your husband because both of you have done your part for this country.

May your soul rest in Peace!