Today, millions of Filipinos and people around the world will pay their last respect to former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. Tita Cory, as she is fondly and respectfully called, could not help but enthrall the heart and minds of so many people in her lifetime, in he
r death, and in her funeral today. The color yellow doesn’t stand anymore for cowardice, but strength, unity, democracy, integrity, sacrifice and spirituality. What is in this Filipina, who was a housewife and a widow, which captured the Pinoy consciousness?
r death, and in her funeral today. The color yellow doesn’t stand anymore for cowardice, but strength, unity, democracy, integrity, sacrifice and spirituality. What is in this Filipina, who was a housewife and a widow, which captured the Pinoy consciousness?She was a woman of simplicity, honesty, and integrity. This was how most of her family and close friends remembered the late President Cory. She was a woman who was never extravagant, yet full of love and always ready to share whatever she had. Simplicity characterized her in her lifetime. She is the most credible and outstanding embodiment of integrity. She nicely treats people around her, no matter how big or small. She is a loving sister and most of all, a great mother, having been able to raise “refined, responsible and beautiful offsprings,” despite the absence of her husband, Senator Benign
o “Ninoy” Aquino who was killed at the tarmac upon his return to the Philippines in 1983. It was his death that sparked People Power revolution, which catapulted his widow to power in 1986. Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., who flew straight from New York to pay his last respects to the former president, said "Gratitude for the services she had rendered our country. She had a purity of heart, the sincerity of purpose... made perfect by her humility and deep spirituality. In life she was with us. In death she should be more with us." Malacanang has declared today as an official non-working holiday as the current President pays
also her respect to Tita Cory. Even the Marcoses who were thrown out of power by the peaceful Edsa Revolution led by Cory and who were believed to be responsible for Cory’s husband’s death have offered their prayers and condolences to the Aquino family. The Aquinos and the Marcoses—at least the children---appeared to have finally have buried the political hatchet following their visit at the wake of former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino at the Manila Cathedral on Tuesday. The paying of tributes and respects continued as hundreds of thousands of Filipinos from all walks of life and foreigners queued a one-kilometer line just to visit the wake of the Tita Cory. Just like the phenomenal Edsa revolution, yellow confettis showered from the buildings of Makati and yellow clothes continue to be worn by multitudes who throng the streets.
Corazon Aquino anchored her entire private and public life on her faith in God. She truly has fought a good fight. She has finished the course. At the Manila Cathedral where her remains lied in state, tributes poured for the late president. They honored her as a mother, friend, confidant, boss, and tower of strength and fortitude in trying and worst of times. In their tributes, 20 individuals closest to Mrs. Aquino shared how they personally witnessed her faith—in God, the goodness of people, and in the Filipino people. They said these are her legacies.
Again, it seems that Filipinos are one with the aspirations of Cory. The Cory phenomenon reiterates once and for all that our struggle for real democracy, public service.and a good life for Filipinos should be lived in the simple requirements of harmony, righteousness, honesty, integrity and sincerity. This is where her magic lies. Her fight against corruption and ills of governance ran parallel to her struggle against cancer. Should we let her magic bird fly and disappear and replaced with a hanky that wipes the hands of the corrupt, the indifferent, and the selfish? Will the color yellow finally turn into green? Should this online sensation affect the borderlines of Pinoy politics for 2010? The magic seen is sometimes different with the lesson learned. We cross our fingers then we hold our hands for prayers. May she rest in peace!
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