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| Aquino loses cancer fight |
| 2009-08-01 |
| [Straits Times] FORMER Philippine leader and democracy icon Corazon Aquino died on Saturday of cardiac arrest after battling colon cancer for more than a year, her son announced. She was 76. 'Our mother peacefully passed away at 3.18 am, August 1, 2009 of cardio-respiratory arrest,' Senator Benigno Aquino Jr, said in a statement outside the Makati Medical Centre in Manila, where his mother had been hospitalised. 'She would have wanted us to thank each and every one of you for all the prayers and the continuous love and support,' he said. 'It was her wish for all of us to pray for one another and for the country,' Mr Aquino said. A close family friend, Boy Abunda, said funeral arrangements would be announced later in the day. He said Mrs Aquino had been surrounded by members of her immediate family when she passed away. Presidential spokesman Cerge Remonde the government had declared a week-long period of national mourning and would give Aquino a state funeral. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 remember the revolution. This girl did some good. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-08-01 00:33 |