Posted on 07/31/2009 3:05:48 PM PDT by mgstarr
Former Philippines President Corazon Aquino has died at the age of 76, her family has said. She had been suffering from colon cancer for more than a year and recently announced she was refusing further treatment. Her family had said she was leaving her fate to God, prompting church services offering prayers for her health. Mrs Aquino became president when the 1986 "people power" uprising deposed former dictator Ferdinand Marcos. "Our mother peacefully passed away at 0318 [1918 GMT Friday] of cardio-respiratory arrest," Mrs Aquino's son, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr, told the media. "She would have wanted us to thank each and every one of you for all the prayers and the continuous love and support." Mrs Aquino had recently been admitted to hospital suffering from a loss of appetite related to her condition. The widow of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Mrs Aquino was catapulted from domesticity to run a country deeply divided after years of martial law and communist insurgency. She battled several coup attempts against her rule, protected the country's fledgling democracy and freed political prisoners. In recent years, she campaigned against former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada, but then reconciled with him to join protests against incumbent President Gloria Arroyo over allegations of vote-rigging and corruption. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 and later received several awards and citations for her work to promote democracy and human rights.
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>The brother of my housegirl said the same thing around 82. He disappeared a short time later.
Here’s what my sis-in-law just told me over the phone: that was the time Marcos created his SECRET MARSHALL police corps whose sole purpose is to KILL every criminal that commits a crime regardless of severity. You stole an apple? Just wait for one of these Marshalls’ to put a bullet in your head later. The early 80’s was so scary she said, no one ventured out that much at night in Manila..even the criminals were scared.
God bless her and her family.
Rest in Peace, dear lady.
...Yea, RIP...
Beautifully done. Thank you.
Thank you. The pictures with President Reagan were my favorites. I miss him.
RIP.
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