"Her son Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III confirmed that Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino died of cardio respiratory arrest at exactly 3:18 a.m. Saturday at the Makati Medical Center after battling colon cancer for more than a year. She was 76 years old."
Further statement from her son, Senator Noynoy Aquino;
"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.
“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. Maraming salamat po."
Some of Cory Aquino's achievements and awards are:
Awards and Achievements
- 1986 Time Magazine Woman of the Year
- 1986 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award
- 1986 United Nations Silver Medal
- 1986 Canadian International Prize for Freedom
- 1986 Nobel Peace Prize nominee
- 1986 International Democracy Award from the International Association of Political Consultants
- 1987 Prize For Freedom Award from Liberal International
- 1993 Special Peace Award from the Aurora Aragon Quezon Peace Awards Foundation and Concerned Women of the Philippines
- 1994 One of 100 Women Who Shaped World History (by G.M. Rolka, Bluewood Books, San Francisco, CA)
- 1995 Path to Peace Award
- 1996 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding from the U.S. Department of State
- 1998 Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding
- 1998 Pearl S. Buck Award
- 1999 One of Time Magazine's 20 Most Influential Asians of the 20th Century
- 2001 World Citizenship Award
- 2005 David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Awards
- 2005 One of the World's Elite Women Who Make a Difference by the International Women's Forum Hall of Fame
- 2006 One of Time Magazine's 65 Asian Heroes
- 2008 One of A Different View's 15 Champions of World Democracy
- EWC Asia Pacific Community Building Award
- Women's International Center International Leadership Living Legacy Award
- Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize
- United Nations Development Fund for Women Noel Award for Political Leadership
The Thoughtskoto family, along with the members of PEBA and KABLOGS express our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of a great woman. She was the first female president of the Philippines and was Asia's first female president. She will forever be remembered in the history of the Philippine nation and the world.
Goodbye Tita Cory...you'll happily join your beloved and our hero now, Ninoy.
©2009 THOUGHTSKOTO
9 comments:
Pre, mali calculation mo ng edad nya, 76 :D
Sayo Tita Cory, asahan mong hindi ka makakalimutan dahil sa minsang pagbigay kalayaan sa ating bansa...Salamat sayo..
parang typo error.. nasa itaas kase ng 6 ung 9... mukhang di na tumitingin sa numeric keypad si kuya.. nagkamali ng pindot... hehehehe!
She forever be remembered... just like her husband she will remain in Filipino's hearts...
Nakikidalamhati sa pamamaalam ng itinuring nating Ina ng Kalayaan, Kapayapaan at Kababaang Loob, ang nagbukas ng pintuan ng demokrasya mula sa Diktatura.
***CM
Salamat sa pagpoint out, actually 76 ang nakita ko kanina pagkagising ko, maaga ko kasi ginawa ang post. Salamat po! Corrected na.
***AZEL
Typo error nga. Thanks guys for pointing it out sa comments. Medyo malungkot din kami dito, and Ive seen the post sa KABLOGS about this. Salamat sa sympathy sa Aquino family
***Pope
Nabasa ko na ang post mo, salamat the Pope. Truly we are all mourning for her passing.
nakikiramay!
edit pards. 76yrs old daw!
as one nation let us pray for her eternal rest. Her legacy will live forever. And let us pray that there will be someone to follow her footstep, for true peace and democracy to our country.
Thank you Ma'am President for your courage and bravery.
Amen, Kenjie.
Her best legacy for me? She held on to her faith up to her last breath. That, for me, is the most important thing. I wanted to die like that. Filled with faith, filled with love.
Hatid po namin ang pakikiramay sa Pamilya Aquino.
Hindi po namin malilimutan ang naiambag nyo sa Demokrasya.
Sinimulan ni Ninoy at inyong ipinagpatuloy.....
HINDI PO KAYO NAG-IISA.... TULOY ANG LABAN.
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