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Ex-Pres. Cory Aquino remembered on 13th death anniversary

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2152054" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>) -- Even as the Philippines mourns the death of former President Fidel V. Ramos, the country also remembered former President Corazon Aquino who passed away 13 years ago on Monday.</p><p>President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. was among those who sent flowers to the democracy icon&#x27;s resting place at the Manila Memorial Park in in Parañaque City.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="President Ferdinand " Marcos="" sent="" flowers="" to="" former="" President="" Corazon="" resting="" place.="" Jeck="" ABS-CBN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/01/08012022-pbbm-sent-flowers-to-former-president-corazon-aquino.jpg"/><figcaption>President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos sent flowers to former President Corazon Aquino&#x27;s resting place. <em>Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Aug. 1 is the death anniversary of President Cory and we remember her this day,&quot; former Sen. Franklin Drilon, who was a member of the Aquino Cabinet, said on ANC when he was interviewed mainly regarding Ramos, who died Sunday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/31/22/former-president-fidel-ramos-passes-away">Philippines mourns death of former President Fidel Ramos</a></li></ul><p>In a separate statement sent to ABS-CBN News, Drilon said: &quot;Commemorating one’s death is also a time of looking back at the past. President Cory taught us to value, love and protect our democracy. She fought for our freedom.&quot;</p><p>&quot;She fought corruption. She restored hope and trust in the government. Her strength, character, principles and leadership continue to inspire us,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;The leaders of today and the future generation should strive hard to emulate the values and principles that President Cory showed us.&quot;</p><p>Former Vice President Leni Robredo, in a Facebook post, said Aquino &quot;stood as the symbol of hope and possibilities, answering the call to serve our nation in a most consequential time.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We must not forget the crucial role that she played as a woman of firsts, leading the Filipino people through the birthing pains of a democracy with grace and quiet strength,&quot; she said.</p><p>Aquino helped the Filipinos &quot;envision the wonders that come when we stand in solidarity&quot; as the country endured the tumultuous years that followed her ascent to power, Robredo said.</p><p>&quot;I hope that her faith will inspire ours, amid the many challenges that we face as a nation,&quot; she added.</p><p>Once a reluctant housewife, Aquino replaced Marcos&#x27; father as Philippine president after his ouster in the historic 1986 People Power Revolution. She was the nation&#x27;s chief executive until 1992, and was succeeded by Ramos.</p><p>Even in retirement, Aquino remained in the public eye and continued to speak out on political issues.</p><p>In March 2008, her family announced that Aquino had colon cancer. She passed away more than a year later at 76.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/08/01/13/palace-celebrates-life-cory-aquino">Palace celebrates life of Cory Aquino</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/31/09/people-power-icon-cory-aquino-dies-79">&#x27;People Power&#x27; icon Cory Aquino dies</a></li></ul><p>Her son, Benigno Simeon &quot;PNoy&quot; Aquino III, was also elected president from 2010 until 2016. He passed away on June 24 last year due to an illness.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/24/21/benigno-aquino-iii-noynoy-aquino-death">Former President Noynoy Aquino dies</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We have to pay our respects to our departed leaders who shaped our history. And I am sure, as I said, people like former President Ramos, former President PNoy Aquino, former President Cory, they will be judged well by our historians,&quot; Drilon, who was also part of the Ramos Cabinet, said in the ANC interview.</p><p>A Holy Mass in commemoration of Aquino&#x27;s 13th death anniversary will be aired live at 5 p.m. via the Ninoy &amp; Cory Aquino Foundation <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ncaf.ph">Facebook page</a>, said former Sen. Bam Aquino, a nephew of the country&#x27;s first female leader.</p><p>&quot;Today, as we remember President Cory’s faithful hope and love in service of our country, we invite you to virtually gather for a Holy Mass,&quot; he said.</p><div><strong>- with reports from Sherrie Ann Torres, Jeck Batallones and Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today, as we remember President Cory’s faithful hope and love in service of our country, we invite you to virtually gather for a Holy Mass in Commemoration of her 13th Death Anniversary to be aired live at 5pm via Ninoy &amp; Cory Aquino Foundation FB Page. Thank you! <a href="https://t.co/CLhrqtOLfe">pic.twitter.com/CLhrqtOLfe</a></p>— Bam Aquino (@bamaquino) <a href="https://twitter.com/bamaquino/status/1553914310065537024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

The Philippines remembered former President Corazon Aquino, the country's democracy icon, who passed away 13 years ago on Monday.