President Gloria M. Arroyo ain't got nothing on her....

Filipinos all over the world are mourning the demise of Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.

She was the advocate for women's empowerment, peace, and democracy. She was the FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT not only in the Philippines, but the entire country of Asia. She was in office from February 25, 1986 to June 30, 1992.

All I remember from her presidency was that we weren't in billions of pesos in deficit, but that is also arguable since prior Presidents don't accrue huge debts (this is also possibly arguable). She died of cardiac arrest after suffering from colon cancer on Saturday, August 1st.

Here's an excerpt from a Facebook group called Aking Pilipinas! or My Philippines:

Aking Pilipinas! is joining the nation in mourning for our President Cory Aquino's demise. Please join us by changing your profile pictures in yellow ribbon with black background for 9 days (just, right click on the pic I have just posted down there, save and use it as profile, thanks).

Farewell, Tita Cory, mother of Philippine Democracy!

Here's some interesting information about her via Wikipedia:

After leaving the presidency, Aquino received several awards and citations. In 1994, Aquino was cited as one of 100 Women Who Shaped World History in a reference book written by Gail Meyer Rolka and published by Bluewood Books in San Francisco, California.[49] In 1996, she received the J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding from the Fulbright Association, joining past recipients such as Jimmy Carter and Nelson Mandela.[50] In August 1999, Aquino was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 20 Most Influential Asians of the 20th century.[51] The same magazine cited her in November 2006 as one of 65 great Asian Heroes, along with Mahatma Gandhi, Deng Xiaoping, Aung San Suu Kyi, Lee Kuan Yew, and King Bhumibol Adulyadej.[52] In January 2008, the Europe-based A Different View selected Aquino as one of the 15 Champions of World Democracy, alongside Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lech Wałęsa, and Vaclav Havel.[citation needed]

In 2002, Aquino became the first woman named to the Board of Governors of the Board of the Asian Institute of Management, a leading graduate business school and think tank in the Asia Pacific region.[53] She served on the Board until 2006.[54]

R.I.P Cory Aquino!!!