A true icon. A mother of all Filipinos. That's President Cory Aquino. On this very moment, let's offer a prayer for her. Thank you for uplifting the Filipino people on our beliefs.Thank you for being such a brave mother to all of us.In our hearts, you'll always be our TRUE MOTHER ... A MOTHER OF ALL FILIPINOS. MANILA, Philippines - The icon of Philippine democracy is gone. Corazon Aquino, the country’s first woman president, died yesterday at 3:18 a.m. at the Makati Medical Center after an 18-month battle with colon cancer. She was 76. She had fulfilled her mission to lead her people from the oppression of a dictatorship toward democracy. And, once there, she never let her guard down. The world honored – and continues to honor – her for this. “Our mother peacefully passed away at 3:18 a.m., Aug. 1, 2009, of cardio-respiratory arrest,” Mrs. Aquino’s only son Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III announced from the lobby of the Makati Medical Center around 6 a.m. yesterday. Even a...
