RT @inquirerdotnet Estrada on #Cory: "Today the country has lost a mother. This is a sad day for the Filipino people."--Fe Z (fixes quote)
It is the first of August; a fresh start for a new month.
However, for the Filipino people, it was the end of an era. They were shaken by the news of former President Corazon Aquino's passing at 3:18 am.
While she may be known as a hero's wife -- a woman who perfectly remained calm and a source of hope during her husband Ninoy's struggles under the Marcos dictatorship, Filipinos all over the world will best remember Tita Cory for her own contributions to Philippine democracy and how she has touched lives with her faith. (Click the link to read and listen to Ninoy's poem I Fell In Love with the Same Woman Thrice, which was sung by Jose Mari Chan.)
Joyce recounts her Tita Cory encounter
Six years ago, I was lucky enough to have met the former President when my college org, Kythe, Inc. was granted the People Power People award.
She was exactly how she seemed on TV: unassuming, very motherly and kind... in yellow. Back then, I noted how much she loved Josh, her first grandchild from celebrity daughter Kris Aquino.
"Ay si Josh this. Si Josh that," she'd say.
She left East Avenue Medical Center, where the awarding was held, with a promise to send one of Josh's Little Tykes - if my memory serves me right - to Kythe's center.
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I never had the chance to meet the woman, yet I shed a tear myself. Mrs. Aquino is a hero as Ninoy is. She finished what he started. Ninoy is greater only because he is her inspiration.
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