Goodbye President Cory…
The nation mourns today as former President Aquino’s remains are being accompanied to her rest at the Manila Memorial Park.
Mrs. Aquino’s remains are to be placed beside the remains of her husband, the late Ninoy Aquino, whose death in 1983 sparked the debacle of the Marcos Administration.
The Aquino family are joined by thousands of Filipinos as they follow the funeral coursege from Manila Cathedral to Parañaque City. The funeral entourage is expected to be marching in several hours before it would eventually reach the Manila Memorial Park.
Former President Aquino is remembered by the people as the president of the country from 1986 to 1992, ending the long dictatorial administration of the late strongman, President Ferdinand Marcos.
She is likewise remembered by her faithful service to the Filipino people, especially the underprivileged, and her identity as the forerunner of democracy in the country and the world.
The Department of History of PUP–its faculty members and students–joins the nation as it bids farewell to a great freedom fighter and icon, President Corazon Cojuanco Aquino.
