Yellow Ribbon

Yellow Ribbon. This is not just about the song. This is not even the campaign in Singapore neither the outreach program or campaign in America. The Yellow ribbon has given a new symbol among filipinos. It signifies democracy, freedom from tyranny… and lately refers to the late President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino. Her biography stated:

Maria Corazon “Cory” Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a President of the Philippines and an advocate of democracy, peace, women’s empowerment, and religious piety. She served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female president of the Philippines and was Asia‘s first female president. Aquino died on August 1, 2009 after suffering from colon cancer.

A self-proclaimed “plain housewife”,^[3] Aquino was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. (1932–1983), a leading figure in the political opposition against the autocratic rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. After her husband was assassinated upon his return from exile in the United States on August 21, 1983, Aquino, who had no prior political experience, became a focal point and unifying force of the opposition against Marcos. She was drafted to run against Marcos in the 1986 snap presidential elections. After Marcos was proclaimed the winner despite widespread reports of electoral fraud, Aquino was installed as President by the peaceful 1986 People Power Revolution. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corazon_Aquino)

And historians have recorded all the accomplishments and the significant things about the late President Cory Aquino. Books, publications, magazines, enews, online articles, were written about her. Indeed, she is one of a kind. She was a very honorable leader and admirable woman. I was still very young when she became president. I did not understand much about politics. I was in grade school and I could not comprehend everything when my parents explained to me what happened to her husband and what brought her into her office as President of the Republic of the Philippines. I recalled those days and now I am retelling the events to my kids. I wonder if they do understand. Perhaps not. But I know later on they will.