Thursday, August 6, 2009

THANK YOU MRS. CORY AQUINO

This epilogue represents my personal thanks to Mrs. Aquino.

I may not be alive the time President Cory served our country but her legacy lived throughout the present generation. Mrs. Aquino has been a good leader and a role model for all of us. She was not only a mother of her own children but also to our countrymen. She devoted her life helping everyone especially those in need. Mrs. Cory Aquino was simply, inevitably admirable.

My grandparents were grieving over the death of the deceased president. They had been active during the Martial Law and had been part of the EDSA Revolution. My grandfather had served the country as a policeman but was one of the people who were fighting for democracy during the rallies in EDSA. And like my grandfather, Cory fought for the right of the country, not because she has to due to the death of her husband Ninoy Aquino but because she wants our country to be free from the cruelty of Marcos and His dictatorship. Maybe because it was her call of duty from God, and maybe because she just wants to…

President Aquino’s bravery is one-of-a-kind. She stood up for everybody’s rights. This happened after Ninoy was shot in the tarmac of Philippine Airlines, and Marcos was said to have him killed because Ninoy was Marcos’ number one critic at that time. And in the midst of all these war, Cory stood strong, with strong faith in God. Even without the presence of her own husband, she went out there and voiced out what she’s been fighting for. But she was not alone. And she knows it. She goes to EDSA and sees all these people fighting with her, fighting for the right of mankind, fighting for freedom, fighting for justice for all the political killings during the Marcos regime, fighting for the economy, fighting for the release of media, fighting for life-not only hers, but for the life of everyone.

Mrs. Cory Aquino is one remarkable woman. A fine lady with a heart of a lion and the strength of man. A devoted catholic who prays for the needy, the sick and the weak. A woman who does not only think of her own sake but of others too.

I want to thank President Cory Aquino for helping achieve the freedom that I am experiencing right now, for fighting for democracy so nobody in my generation would live in fear. I want to thank her for lending a helping hand to those who need it. Our family had been one of those she helped. My grandfather, a retired policeman, was given a housing during his service to the force. What our family received was little compared to the numerous blessing Mrs. Aquino has shared to the Filipino people.

So kudos to you, Mrs. President. You had been God’s blessing to all of us. You are worthy to be recognized for your kindness. May you be happily eloped in the loving hands of the Lord, because you deserve it.

“Ninoy: The Filipinos are worth dying for. Cory The Filipinos are worth living for…”

-BRIDGE
your legacy will live on as we, the new generation, take your place in serving the country...