Archive for the ‘Cory Aquino’ Category

Ninoy assassination a closed book for Aquino sisters

by Booma Cruz VERA Files Twenty-seven years after the murder of opposition leader and former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., his daughters say the search for the brains behind his assassination is over, and that the Aquino family has already achieved justice. Ma. Elena “Ballsy” Cruz and Aurora “Pinky” Abellada, elder sisters of President Benigno [...]

August 20, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Cory Aquino, Vera Files  11 Comments

“Ipaglaban ko ang pagsasama ng pamilya natin”: James Yap

Statement issued by James Yap: “Kilala niyo po naman ako. Tahimik at simple lang akong tao. Tingin ko din itong lahat na issues na naglalabasan siguro dapat kami na lang mag-asawa ang mag-aayos in private. Ever since naman, never niyo akong naringgan ng kung-anu-ano tungkol sa relasyon namin ni Kris. “Kaya konting lang ang gusto [...]

July 1, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Benigno Aquino III, Cory Aquino  52 Comments

Sen. Edward Kennedy and Philippine democracy

The passing away of President Cory three weeks ago and last Friday’s 26th death anniversary of her husband, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., brought back to mind the events of February 1986 when the world stood in awe as Filipinos linked arms, armed only with prayers and faith, to restore democracy in the country. Yesterday, we [...]

August 27, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Cory Aquino, Malaya, elections2010  43 Comments

Anak talaga ni Ninoy at Cory

Hindi pa sinasabi ni Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. ang kanyang desisyon kung siya ay tatakbo sa pagka-presidente na siyang panawagan ng iilang mga kolumnista at sinasabing eksperto sa pulitika. Ngunit sa himig ng kanyang pananalita, parang natatanto ko na sa ngayon, mas nahihiling siya kung saan siya ngayon: sa Senado. Guest si Noynoy sa [...]

August 26, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Cory Aquino, elections2010  55 Comments

Pang-iinis ni Arroyo sa pamilyang Aquino

Bilib naman talaga ako sa kapal ng mukha at tapang ng apog nitong si Gloria Arroyo at ng kanyang mga alagad. Sinabi na nga ng pamilyang Aquino na “No, thank you” doon sa kanilang plano na magpatayo ng monumento para kay dating Pangulong Cory Aquino sa Rizal Park, pinagpipilitan pa. Sabi ni Gary Olivar, dating [...]

August 24, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Abante, Cory Aquino, elections2010  70 Comments

Ninoy, Cory, Evelio

Update: Former Antique Governor Enrique Zaldivar passed away Friday. His remains lie in state at the Philippine Independence Church Cathedral on Taft Avenue (in front of PGH). Update: Please see reflections of Precious L. Javier, widow of Evelio Javier, under comments. When I passed by the statue of Evelio Javier in front of the provincial [...]

August 21, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Cory Aquino, Governance  73 Comments

The Aquino legacy is a peaceful regime change

(I can’t help but find some similarities described by Wolfowitz here to the current situation like “there’s no real alternative” and the “opposition weak and expected the US government to do their work for them.”) By Paul Wolfowitz The Asian Wall Street Journal Corazon Aquino, who died of cancer Saturday at the age of 76, [...]

August 11, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Cory Aquino  31 Comments

Be afraid, Gloria

Much as Lorelei Fajardo tried to put up an undaunted stance saying her boss, Gloria Arroyo, did not feel threatened by the massive turnout for President Cory Aquino’s wake and funeral, it was obvious it was plain bravado. Arroyo’s fear of the people was betrayed by the script that they executed when she visited Cory’s [...]

August 10, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Cory Aquino, Governance  60 Comments

Kris to Noynoy: kung saan ka liligaya

In Kris moving funeral mass speech, she related that her son Josh asked her brother, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, “Please, Tito Noy, never get married.” But Kris assured Noynoy not to worry, “Kung saan ka liligaya, pwede na rin.” A source close to the Aquino family said Noynoy, 49, had brought to the already [...]

August 9, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Cory Aquino  30 Comments

Cory back on Time magazine cover, dubbed ‘saint of democracy’

TIME magazine paid tribute to former President Corazon Aquino, featuring her again on the cover in its Aug. 17 issue. Calling Mrs. Aquino “The Saint of Democracy,” Time recalled how the former housewife became the country’s and Asia’s first female president through People Power in 1986 and inspired the rest of the world: “The only [...]

August 7, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Cory Aquino  21 Comments