Corazon Aquino’s legacy
Corazon Aquino’s legacy
By Luis V. Teodoro
The family and friends of the late President Corazon Aquino marked her 90th birthday on Jan. 25. No one in government even mentioned it, but it would have been surprising if any one of them had done so. Not only is the Executive branch of government firmly in the hands of the immediate family of the dictator she helped oust in the 1986 People Power uprising (the 37th anniversary of which will be in 22 days); its allies and other kin are also in control of both houses of Congress and the Judiciary.
Neither was there any indication that the citizenry took notice of it or was even aware of it, since, in the first place, they are troubled by such concerns as coping with the high prices of basic commodities, where to get the wherewithal to make both ends meet, surviving unseasonal floods, and the surge in the crime rate, and the many other ills Filipino flesh is heir to.
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