The Legacy of Corazon Aquino
The Filipinos are mourning as the first woman and 11th President of the Philippines, Mrs. Corazon C. Aquino passed away and her farewell paves way for Filipinos to unite once again after several years. It is unusual for me to pay attention with our national issues and the lives of our politicians but I realized that Cory Aquino is different because she is not the usual politician who is hunger for power.
She became a President from urgency that the Philippines need somebody to restore freedom and democracy among its people. She bravely embraced politics for her desire to re-establish the Philippine government and our constitution despite the fact that she is grieving for the assassination of her husband.
Under her governance, there were so many attempts of destabilizations and coup d’états and we faced so many financial liabilities to the world but still, she managed and successfully restored the democracy in the Philippines.
After her stint as President, she quietly left the Palace and smoothly turn-over the government to Fidel V. Ramos who succeeded her as head of the State. But Cory didn’t stop serving the Filipinos, she stayed in support and joined many causes as well as several non-profit organizations that aim to uplift the lives of the Filipinos; she then became active in prayer vigils to pray for economic change and up to her last breath, she didn’t stop praying…
I didn’t directly experience the effects of martial law because I was too young then but come to think of it, I am very grateful that somebody like Pres. Cory Aquino gave herself in serving the Philippine government after the harsh Marcos regime because without her, maybe we do not have the freedom that we are enjoying right now; we cannot live to the fullest and we cannot express our feelings the way we are doing now.
Without her courage and unselfishness, perhaps we are still forbidden to blog and express insights like these…Thank you Tita Cory. We owe you the privileges that we have now as citizens of the Philippines. I know that you will continue to pray for us. Now that you are near Him, I knew that you will still strive to uplift our lives not only as Filipinos but more importantly, as children of God.