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PAINTINGS BY PRESIDENT CORY AQUINO -
Fifth Anniversary of Her Death Anniversary
Maria Corazon Sumulong "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino
(January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) a Filipina politician who served
as the 11th President of the Philippines, the first woman to hold
that office, and the first female president in Asia. Aquino was the
most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which
toppled the 20-year authoritarian rule of President Ferdinand Marcos
and restored democracy to the Philippines. She was named Time
magazine's "Woman of the Year" in 1986.
She was born on January 25, 1933, in the
province Paniqui Tarlac to Jose Cojuangco, Sr and Demetria Sumulong.
Her siblings were Pedro, Josephine, Teresita, Jose, Jr. and Maria
Paz. She attended school in Manila until the age of 13, and then
finished her education in the United States, first in Philadelphia
and later in New York City. She graduated from the College of Mount
St. Vincent in New York in 1953, with a bachelor's degree in both
French and mathematics. When she return in the Philippines, she
enrolled in a law school in Manila where she met Benigno Aquino,
Jr., son of the late Speaker Benigno S.Aquino, Sr. and a grandson of
General Servillano Aquino. They married in 1954, and have five
children- one son and four daughters.
A self-proclaimed "plain housewife", she was
married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., the number one critic of
President Marcos. She emerged as leader of the opposition after her
husband was assassinated on August 21, 1983 upon returning to the
Philippines from exile in the United States. In late 1985, Marcos
called for snap elections, and Aquino ran for president with former
senator Salvador Laurel as her Vice-President. After the elections
were held on February 7, 1986, the Batasang Pambansa proclaimed
Marcos and his running mate, Arturo Tolentino, as the winners amidst
allegations of electoral fraud, with Aquino calling for massive
civil disobedience actions. Defections from the Armed Forces and the
support of the local Catholic Church led to the People Power
Revolution that ousted Marcos and secured Aquino's accession on
February 25, 1986.
Aquino oversaw the promulgation of the 1987
Constitution, which limited the powers of the Presidency and
re-established the bicameral Congress. Her administration gave
strong emphasis and concern for civil liberties and human rights,
and on peace talks to resolve the ongoing Communist insurgency and
Islamist secession movements. Her economic policies centered on
restoring economic health and confidence and focused on creating a
market-oriented and socially responsible economy. Aquino faced
several coup attempts against her government and various natural
calamities until the end of her term in 1992.
In 1996, Cory took an active interest in
painting under the tutelage of artist Jeffrey Consumo. Next to
prayer, painting became a favored mode of keeping her mind active
and her sense of humanity intact. Although she has participated in a
joint exhibit with friends and has sold some of her works to raise
funds for her advocacies, she does not profess to be a professional
painter. She likes to paint flowers and women, usually in oil or
acrylic on canvas. She was succeeded as President by Fidel V. Ramos,
and returned to civilian life while remaining public about her
opinions on political issues.
On March 24, 2008, Aquino's family announced
that Corazón had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Upon her
being earlier informed by her doctors that she had only three months
to live, she pursued medical treatment and chemotherapy. A series of
healing masses for the devout Catholic former president were held
throughout the country. In a public statement made on May 13, 2008,
during a healing mass for her, Aquino said that her blood tests
indicated that she was responding well to the medical treatment
being administered to her. Aquino's hair and appetite loss were
apparent. By July 2009, Aquino was reported to be in very serious
condition, suffering from loss of appetite, and was confined to the
Makati Medical Center. Later on, it was announced that Aquino and
her family had decided to cease chemotherapy and other medical
interventions for her. On August 1, 2009, the 76-year-old Aquino
died peacefully at the Makati Medical Center at 3:18 a.m., of cardio
respiratory arrest.