i cried when I learned of her passing... I was one of those who rallied and shouted "Cory Cory"... when the Marcoses fled from the Philippines... I didn't understand it then.. I was 6 years old... and then I watched the Edsa Revolution documentary.. that started my interest in government and politics... I can say that she and Edsa Revolution made me feel proud to be Pinoy...
Rest in peace Tita Cory.
Originally Posted by Florge
I was there too..
But back on the day they voted I used to drink coffee in a Malati side street..I had been doing the same for about 6 months every morning.
There was always a beggar that laid on the other side of the street absolutely caked in jeep fumes and other stuff(I think he lived on this piece of pavement) .
His cup always looked empty as he obviously wasn't a very popular beggar.
On this day he must have been sleeping as his cup was overflowing with coins given by the voters on their way to the polls.. One guy knelt down and tried to wake him so that he could give him a 50PHP note...But the begger would not wake.
In the end he opened the sleeping mans hand and put the note there closing his hand to secure the note, wiped away a tear and continued on his way..
As I was finishing my coffee I noticed the hand start to open..Eventually the 50 Peso note was blown from his hand and into the road gutter.
Polling day and peoples power came too late for this particular Filipino and I never saw him again.
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