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Senator Noynoy Aquino, son of Cory Aquino, faced the press and gave the following statement:
"Our mother peacefully passed away at 3:18 a.m., August 1, 2009, of cardio-respiratory arrest.
She would have wanted to thank each and every one of you for all the prayers and your continued love and support. It was her wish for all of us to pray for one another and for our country.
Hinihiling po ng aming pamilya ang kaunting panahon para makasama namin ang aming mahal na ina (Our family would like to ask some time for ourselves to be with our beloved mother).
Later today, we will be announcing further details of her wake para sa lahat ng ating mga minamahal na kababayan na nais magbigay ng respeto sa aming ina (for our beloved fellow countrymen who wish to pay respect to our mother). Maraming salamat po (Thank you).”
As far as many can remember, she also fought bravely, along side her fellow countrymen, for freedom and against the 20-year dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Cory, wife of the assasinated Benigno Aquino Jr., opposed and ran against the dictator during the 1986 Presidential and Vice-Presidential snap elections. Cory lost to Marcos but rumor has it that Marcos cheated to make him win the elections. The people reacted to it, giving rise to the EDSA Revolution (also known as People Power) in 1986. This revolution brought Cory Aquino into office as the seventh and the first woman president of the Republic of the Philippines.
Even after her term ended in 1992, she continued to serve the people through the empowerment of women, participation in social and political causes. She also indulged herself in painting, flowers and women as her subjects.
According to an interview by Arnold Clavio with Mayor Jejomar Binay, present mayor of Makati, Cory Aquino's remains will be at La Salle, Greenhills some time later today for the public to pay respect to the former president.
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