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Module 2.2: Content and Contextual Analysis of A Non-Textual Primary Source

Name: Shan Kyle S. Patio Section: BSMT 1-D

Document President Corazon Aquino’s Speech Before the Joint Session of the US
Congress

Background of the Author
(Cory Aquino and Teodoro
Locsin, Jr.)
- Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino was the 11th president from 1986 to
1992. She was the first female president of the Philippines. She was
born on January 24 1933 in Tarlac, Philippines. She graduated from the
college of Mount St. Vicente in New York in 1953, with a bachelor’s
degree in both French and Mathematics. Corazon Aquino was widely
accredited as the “Mother of Asian Democracy” and she was the leader
of the People Power Revolution which was also known as EDSA
Revolution in 1986. This directed to the fall of the Marcos
administration. The person who wrote her speech was Teodoro Locsin
Jr. He was a secretary and speechwriter of Corazon Aquino’s speech.
He is also known as the DFA Secretary.

Historical Background of the
Document
- The speech was all about imploring for help from the United States to
secure, maintain, the freedom of the Filipinos won themselves. Also,
she acknowledged her sorrow from the passing away of her husband.
Because of his husband's death, Corazon Aquino got more adamant to
withstand the government and fight for the rights of Filipinos.
When they defeated the government and achieved freedom, Corazon
Aquino asked that she need the assistance of the United States to help
the Filipinos in maintaining the democracy or freedom they got.

Content Presentation and
Analysis of the Important
Historical Information Found in
the Document.
- The speech specifically points out the challenges of the Filipinos
experienced on the dictatorship government under Ferdinand Marcos’
administration. She focuses on how the Philippines have recovered its
freedom or on how the Filipino wants democracy, injustice, and how
his husband was slain and suffered.

- Also, she requested to the public to reinforce the national commitment

of the Filipinos regardless of the many problems, challenges, crusades
they encountered and experienced and to begin again to experience
using it as her main point to why the American’s should extend

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financial help to the country that fought for their freedom.

Contribution and Relevance of
the Document in Understanding
the Grand Narrative of
Philippine History
-She Contributed to our country by maintaining the freedom that we
succeeded against Marcos's regime. This benefits the country to where
is it presently, on how we preserved the freedom, and how bold,
courageous, brave we are. This speech was pertinent that must be kept
because it can be used when you're to research, explore, or discovered
something in the past and as adequately as for the next generation. Cora
on Aquino was the first female president of the Philippines to serve her
country with her powerful speech because she quarreled to the rights of
Filipinos under the dictatorship of Marcos. Where this can serve as an
inspiration for all Filipinos to always fight for their rights, freedom and
on how Corazon Aquino contributed or fought to end the dictatorship of
Marcos.