I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

The following day during mid-dawn President Macapagal-Arroyo who cut short her trip in the United States briefly paid her last respects to President Aquino who was once her closest ally. For this action many politicians criticized Aquino. During her lifetime Aquino was known and praised for her strong spirituality and sincere devotion to the Catholic faith.

Maria Corazon Sumulong "Cory" Cojuangco-Aquino (January 25 1933 – August 1 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th President of the Philippines the first woman to hold that office and the first female president in Asia. Her son Benigno Aquino III was elected president and was sworn in on June 30 2010. the staunchest critic of then President Ferdinand Marcos.