Cory Aquino
had been
complaining
about weight loss
and breathing
difficulties.
She starts
chemotherapy
on Tuesday.
had been
complaining
about weight loss
and breathing
difficulties.
She starts
chemotherapy
on Tuesday.
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Former president Cory Aquino diagnosed with colon cancer
MANILA
In an emotional statement on national television, Kris Aquino said her mother,
former president Cory Aquino, is suffering from colon cancer.
She said her family knows that its affairs are "part of our country's history," but
asked that her mother "be accorded her privacy."
"We ask you for your compassion and prayers for our mom's recovery," she
said.
MANILA
In an emotional statement on national television, Kris Aquino said her mother,
former president Cory Aquino, is suffering from colon cancer.
She said her family knows that its affairs are "part of our country's history," but
asked that her mother "be accorded her privacy."
"We ask you for your compassion and prayers for our mom's recovery," she
said.
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compassion
and prayers
for our mom's
recovery
for your
compassion
and prayers
for our mom's
recovery
Kris was accompanied by elder brother,
Senator Noynoy Aquino on the evening
broadcast news.
The 75-year-old was diagnosed with the
disease just two weeks ago, Kris said in. She
will start chemotherapy on Tuesday.
She has remained active in social and
political causes. Most recently, she has been
attending rallies calling for the resignation of
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Her voice breaking as she fought back tears,
Kris read a statement on live television that
said her mother had gone in for tests after
suffering from high blood pressure, difficulty
breathing and fever during the Christmas and
Senator Noynoy Aquino on the evening
broadcast news.
The 75-year-old was diagnosed with the
disease just two weeks ago, Kris said in. She
will start chemotherapy on Tuesday.
She has remained active in social and
political causes. Most recently, she has been
attending rallies calling for the resignation of
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Her voice breaking as she fought back tears,
Kris read a statement on live television that
said her mother had gone in for tests after
suffering from high blood pressure, difficulty
breathing and fever during the Christmas and
New Year holidays, then a loss of appetite and weight loss.
"The result showed our mother is suffering from cancer of the colon," she
said.
Aquino reluctantly took over as dictator Ferdinand Marcos' main challenger
after her husband, opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., was gunned
down at Manila's airport upon returning from exile in 1983.
After a fierce campaign, voting was held Feb. 7, 1986, and journalists, foreign
observers and church figures raised charges of massive fraud by Marcos.
The Commission on Elections ruled Marcos won by a slight majority;
Aquino's camp figured she lost 25 percent of her votes through fraud.
The military brass mutinied, and hundreds of thousands of demonstrators,
accusing Marcos of cheating, swept Aquino to power on Feb. 25 in a peaceful
protest that became a harbinger of change in authoritarian regimes
worldwide.
Marcos fled the country and died in Hawaii in 1989. Aquino held office until
1992, surviving at least six coup attempts.
She oversaw the writing of a new constitution, but critics claimed that she fell
short of the promise of social and economic reforms which many of her
supporters hoped would follow the ouster of Marcos.
Aquino again became active in 2001, throwing her support behind Arroyo,
who was swept to power in the country's second "people power" revolt,
toppling Joseph Estrada.
However, Aquino later took on Arroyo, joining opposition figures in calling for
her resignation over allegations of vote-rigging in the 2004 elections and,
more recently, of corruption.
"The result showed our mother is suffering from cancer of the colon," she
said.
Aquino reluctantly took over as dictator Ferdinand Marcos' main challenger
after her husband, opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., was gunned
down at Manila's airport upon returning from exile in 1983.
After a fierce campaign, voting was held Feb. 7, 1986, and journalists, foreign
observers and church figures raised charges of massive fraud by Marcos.
The Commission on Elections ruled Marcos won by a slight majority;
Aquino's camp figured she lost 25 percent of her votes through fraud.
The military brass mutinied, and hundreds of thousands of demonstrators,
accusing Marcos of cheating, swept Aquino to power on Feb. 25 in a peaceful
protest that became a harbinger of change in authoritarian regimes
worldwide.
Marcos fled the country and died in Hawaii in 1989. Aquino held office until
1992, surviving at least six coup attempts.
She oversaw the writing of a new constitution, but critics claimed that she fell
short of the promise of social and economic reforms which many of her
supporters hoped would follow the ouster of Marcos.
Aquino again became active in 2001, throwing her support behind Arroyo,
who was swept to power in the country's second "people power" revolt,
toppling Joseph Estrada.
However, Aquino later took on Arroyo, joining opposition figures in calling for
her resignation over allegations of vote-rigging in the 2004 elections and,
more recently, of corruption.
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