Corazon Aquino’s

Speech before the

U.S. Congress
Ivert John Jamora Alexis Jean Habunal
Rozmae Jhynne Gajo Joanne Kerl Gayanillo
Rose Marie Gomez
Corazon Aquino
 MARIA CORAZON COJUANGCO AQUINO
 BORN ON JANUARY 25, 1933 IN TARLAC, PHILIPPINES
 THE PHILIPPINE POLITICAL LEADER WHO SERVED AS THE
FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES (1986-92)
 SHE IS THE WIFE OF BENIGNO AQUINO, JR.
 RESTORE THE DEMOCRATIC RULE IN THE PHILIPPINES AFTER
THE LONG DICTATORSHIP OF FERDINAND MARCOS
WHAT WAS THE SITUATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES DURING THAT TIME?
$26 BILLION IN TOTAL FOREIGN DEBT;
A COMMUNIST INSURGENCY THAT GREW
FROM 500 ARMED GUENILLAS TO 16,000
SEPTEMBER 18, 1986
 FIRST VISIT OF CORAZON AQUINO AS A PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
 SPOKE AND SHARED THE PHILIPPINE HISTORY BEFORE THE JOINT SESSION OF THE
U.S. CONGRESS
 SHE TOOK THE PODIUM AND ADRESSES THE U.S. ABOUT HER PRESIDENCY AND SHARE
THE CHALLENGES FACE BY THE NEW REPUBLIC
SUMMARY OF THE
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
 CORY AQUINO STARTED HER SPEECH BY SHARING HER EXPERIENCE LIVING IN THE US
 SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW HER LATE HUSBAND DIED DURING THE DICTATOR ERA
 ACCORDING TO CORAZON AQUINO HER HUSBAND WAS CHARGE BY SUBVERSION,
MURDER AND OTHER CRIMES
 THE DEATH OF NINOY AQUINO HAS A BIG PART ON THE REVOLUTION AND THE
BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY WAS FALLEN TO HER SHOULDER SHE STATED
 ON THAT TIME CORY WAS CONVINCED TO RUN THE POSITION OF PRESIDENCY
AGAINST FERDINAND MARCOS. SHE STATED THAT THE CANVASSING WAS OBVIOUSLY
IN FAVOR FOR MARCOS.
SUMMARY OF THE
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
 SHE ALSO STATED TO HER SPEECH HER MIRACULOUS VICTORY ON FERDINAND
MARCOS
 CORAZON AQUINO EMPHASIZE THE EDSA REVOLUTION THAT HAPPENED TO HELP HER
WIN AGAINST THE DICTATOR MARCOS
 SHE ALSO BOOSTED THE FULLY RESTORATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL
GOVERNMENT.
 CORY ALSO SHARED THE DEBT OF PHILLIPINES DURING THE MARCOS ADMINISTRATION
(AMONG $26 BILLION)
 CORY ENDED HER SPEECH BY THANKING AMERICA AS A HOME OF HER FAMILY AND
THANKING FOR THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE BOTH COUNTRIES.
THE MAIN POINTS OR THE MAIN
ARGUMENT OF THE SPEECH
 THE SACRIFICES OFFERED BY FILIPINOS FOR DEMOCRACY
 THE STRUGGLES EXPERIENCE BY FILIPINO UNDER THE
DICTATORSHIP
 MARKED AS THE NEW BEGINNING IN BOTH GOVERNMENT AND
FILIPINOS
 EXPERIENCES OF HER FORMER HUSBAND AND THE DEATH OF
NINOY AQUINO
THE MAIN POINTS OR THE MAIN
ARGUMENT OF THE SPEECH
 EMPHASIVE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF FILIPINOS
 PROUDLY PRESENT THE BRAVERY OF FILIPINOS IN
ACHIEVING THE DEMOCRACY
 THANKING AMERICA FOR HELPING CORAZON AND
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
 THAT THE FILIPINOS BRAVERY TURNS AND CHANGE
THE PHILIPPINE HISTORY
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
 SERVE AS A TOKEN TO REMEMBER THAT COULD
PASSED ON BY GENERATION TO GENERATION
 ENLIGHTEN FILIPINOS ON HOW A CERTAIN EVENTS
CAN BE RELEVANT TO LIFE, NATURE, AND
GOVERNMENT
 IT HELPS US ON WHAT WE NEED TO AVOID WHEN A
CERTAIN PHENOMENON HAPPENED.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
 THIS EVENT WELL STAND AS A INSPIRATION TO
OTHER NATIONS .
 IT PROVE THAT NO POWER CAN DEFEAT THE POWER
OF PEOPLE
 IT TEACHES US THAT NO MONEY CAN REPLACE THE
FREEDOM WE WANTED.
THE INTENT OF THE SPEECH
TO DECLARE FREEDOM OF THE FILIPINOS FROM
THE MARCOS REGIME
TO MARK A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE FILIPINOS
TO APPEAL FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANT FROM
THE US GOVERNMENT