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Corazon C. Aquino (1933-2009), an embodiment of strength and courage
Published January 1, 1970 8:00 AM PHT
Updated June 5, 2020 3:50 PM PHT
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Showbiz NewsIsa sa mga personalidad na humubog ng kasaysayan ng Pilipinas si former president Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino.
Isa sa mga personalidad na humubog ng kasaysayan ng Pilipinas si former president Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino. Her unfortunate passing ay siguradong nagdulot ng lungkot sa lahat, ngunit ang kanyang makahulugang buhay ay magsisilbing inspirasyon na mananatili sa bawa't puso ng Pilipino. Image courtesy of GMA Network.
Pinanganak si Cory na Ma. Corazon Conjuangco noong January 25, 1933, to a prominent family in Paniqui, Tarlac. Sa inakalang buhay na kumportable at tahimik ay biglang umiba nang kanyang mapakasalan noong 1954 si Benigno Servillano "Ninoy" Aquino, isang idealist at patriot na naging gabay ng bansa noong madidilim na araw ng Martial Law.
Since her husband's assassination in August 21, 1984, Cory was further thrust into the political arena nang siya ay gawing tanging pag-asa ng sambayanang Pilipino. A reluctant hero and self-proclaimed "plain housewife" at first, Cory eventually became the symbol of Philippine freedom and democracy, at simula sa kanyang proklamasyon bilang ika-labing isang Presidente ng Pilipinas noong February 25, 1986, naging sunod-sunod ang kanyang pagsulong sa inumpisahan ng asawa at mga parangal sa kanya.
Noong March 24, 2008, ay ipinamalita ng bunsong anak ni Cory na si Kristina "Kris" Aquino, na ang ina ay may sakit na kanser. At matapos ng mahigit na isang taon na pagsubok ay noong August 1, 2009, ang ina ng mamayang Pilipino ay pumanaw na sa edad ng 76.
And Kris made it clear during those days that Cory's unwavering optimism was what kept her family together. Sa isang interview with Startalk last year, kanyang pinamahagi ng anak ang tibay ng loob ng ina.
"Ayaw ni Mom talaga to show weakness. We never had life easy, and then sabi ko, 'Bakit ang Mom, pina-feel sa akin na life was easy?' kahit na kung ang situation was not easy, Mom always made it feel na okay ang family," Kris recalled. "And she was always there, she was mom, she was dad, she was [our] best friend, she was everything to us."
Ito lang ay isang testament to the strength, determination, and motherly devotion ng isang Gng. Corazon C. Aquino, who will forever be an inspiration not only to us Filipinos, pero sa lahat ng ina, ama, anak, at pinuno ng bawa't bansa sa mundo. -- Text by Erick Mataverde
