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August 2009
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Cory Aquino, the ‘Democracy Icon’, dies at 76
Former President Corazon C. Aquino, known as ‘Cory’ to millions of Filipinos, exhaled her last breath at 3:18 AM on August 01, 2009 (Saturday) at the Makati Medical Center, Philippines. She peacefully passed away of cardio-respiratory arrest secondary to colon cancer, which she battled for 16 months. The Icon of Democracy was 76 years old [...]