This Sunday (Aug. 1) we commemorate the sad demise last year of our Tita Cory, or former President Corazon C. Aquino, the good lady who inspired our People Power phenomenon, and who remarkably had one more gift to hand us when she passed away. And while it may seem ghoulish to imply that a death could turn out to be a blessing, that is exactly what happened when Tita Cory bequeathed us her son. READ FULL STORY

By Howard Chua-Eoan

News Director, Time Magazine

The arc of Corazon Aquino’s life lent itself to maxims, but two hard-nosed ones seem particularly worth pointing out. First, political sainthood is a gift from heaven with a Cinderella deadline — once past midnight, you are a pumpkin. Read full story.