Demystifying Cory
August 7, 2009 
President Corazon Aquino (image from fjsanchez.wordpress.com)
Cory’s Place in History
http://www.bulatlat .com/main/ 2009/08/01/ cory-aquino% E2%80%99s- place-in- history/
The failures of her presidency notwithstanding, Cory Aquino will be remembered for helping restore democracy in the Philippines and dismantle the vestiges of the Marcos dictatorship. When the Arroyo regime increasingly became corrupt and autocratic, she again rose to the challenge. Cory fought tyranny to the very end.
Corazon Aquino, Ex-leader of Philippines, Is Dead
http://www.nytimes. com/2009/ 08/01/world/ asia/01aquino. html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Born into one of the country’s wealthy land-owning families, the Cojuangcos of Tarlac, Mrs. Aquino did not lead the social revolution that some had hoped for. She failed to institute effective land reform or to address the country’s fundamental structural ailment, the oligarchic control of power and politics.
Differences
http://opinion. inquirer. net/inquireropin ion/columns/ view/20090721- 216603/Differenc es
While Cory lingers on earth, the world begs her fight on, cling on, stay on. While Gloria lingers in Malacañang, the world begs her go down, step down, fall down. One day, and one can only hope a long time from now, when Cory faces her Maker, she will give a good accounting of herself. One day, and one can only hope that is soon, when Gloria faces her People, she will have to account for her sins.
One day, when Cory departs from this world, heaven will open for her. One day, when Gloria departs from Malacañang, heaven help her.
‘People, not Malacanang will honor Aquino’
http://newsinfo. inquirer. net/breakingnews /nation/view/ 20090802- 218411/People- not-Malacaang- will-honor- Aquino
The official, whom she refused to identify, told the family that the Palace was “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” on whether or not to mount state honors for the former president.
Cory, Dilaw at Iba Pang Paglisan
http://www.bulatlat .com/main/ 2009/08/02/ cory-dilaw- at-iba-pang- paglisan/
Nananatili siyang “puta-puta” sa henerasyong nakatunghay sa diktadurya. Sa mga hindi, ang Marcoses ay si Imeldang ikonikong lumabas sa t-shirts na parang si Che Guevarra, o si Borgy Manotoc, ang bad-boy pero model na socialite (pwede pala itong identidad). Si Cory naman ay ang kultura ng pagpiling tignan lang siya sa isang dimesyon, bilang isang santa.
Na parang siya si Joan of Arc na hinango tayo sa diktadurya, at ibinalik ang demokrasya. O birhen na dinadambana dahil siya mismo ay isang relihiyosong Katoliko. Ang one-dimensional woman mode kay Cory ang nagpalabo ng mga detalyeng makapanghuhusga sa tunay niyang kontribusyon sa kasaysayan.
