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President Corazon Aquino. Brave Chick of the Week Maria Corazon Aquino Brave Chick.

A loving mother to her children. The 11th president and the first female President of the Republic of the Philippines. She was widely accredited as the "Mother of Asian Democracy". She restored the democracy after a long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. She was named as the Time Magazine's Woman of the year in 1986. Presidential term: 6 years (February 21, 1986 - June 30, 1992).

Corazon Cory Coquangco Aquino functioned as the symbol of the restoration of democracy and the overthrow of the Marcos Dictatorship in 1986. The EDSA people power, which installed Cory Aquino in the presidency, put the Philippines in the International spotlight for overthrowing a dictator through peaceful means..

WHAT WAS THE SITUATION OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THAT TIME ? $26 billion in total foreign debt communist insurgency that grew, from less than 500 to more than 16,000.

THE INTENTION OF THE SPEECH To declare the freedom of Filipinos from the Marcos regime To mark a new beginning for the Filipinos and the government To appeal for financial assistance from the US government.

ABOUT THE SPEECH 1. During the speech, Corazon Aquino talked three times about how she and her family lost her husband Ninoy including his death. 2. The death of Ninoy eventually became the start of the revolution. And even so unsure, she fought alongside the people. 3. She had plans in mind like restoring the democracy and fixing the casualties in the time of Marcos. 4. And lastly, she thanked America for being her home for 3 years when her family was living there with Ninoy and for the support, the country has given to the Philippines, especially in the completion of the 1987 Constitution which she stated “gives full respect to the Bill of Rights”..

THE RELEVANCE OF THE SPEECH It revealed the Filipino struggle for freedom against the oppressive government of former President Ferdinand Marcos It expressed a deep sense of appreciation for today’s democracy.

Analysis of Cory Aquino’s Speech The speech cemented the legitimacy of EDSA government in the international arena. It talks about her family background, especially about his husband, Ninoy Aquino. She talked about Ninoy’s experiences, legacies and lessons..

Ideology and Principles of the new democratic government. Her commitment to a democratic constitution Serving as a reconciliatory agent to problems like blown-up communist insurgency as product of the repression and corruption of government. Her main approach was through peace and not war..

Cory hoisted herself as the exact opposite of Marcos but there are certain parallelism between two government : Continuing alliance with the United States Debt-driven economy.