corazon aquino passed away

The first female president of the Philippines just passed away very early morning of 3:18 today due to cardio-respiratory arrest according to the press release of her family. Mrs. Aquino, widow of Senator Benigno Aquino Jr, was diagnosed with colon cancer early last year and been confined at Makati Medical Center for more than a month. She was one of the prime figures of the Edsa Revolution of 1986 that ousted President Marcos and became president from 1986-1992. She was 76. The whole nation mourns with her death.