It's Cory's Birthday Today!

If former president Corazon "Cory" Aquino is alive today, she would have been celebrating her 79th birthday and it would have been a wonderful scene to see two presidents in the family celebrating a special occasion.

I wouldn't have remembered Cory's birthday today if I had missed for a minute the short video clip honoring her that was aired this morning in Kris TV, an ABS CBN morning show hosted by her daughter Kris Aquino.

The late president was born on January 25, 1933 and passed away on August 1, 2009. She became the first woman leader of the country after the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986 ousted President Ferdinand Marcos.

She is the wife of former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and the mother of the country's incumbent president, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

In 2009, I came up for Cebu Stamp Club the unique exhibit, A Tribute To Cory Aquino that honored this great lady using stamps and photos of her. I have long considered her as God's greatest gift to the Filipino nation.

The photo above features the September 18, 2009 se -tenant pair stamps, the cachet of the January 25, 2010 Cory Aquino 77th Birth Anniversary limited edition commemorative cover and the August 1, 2011 EDSA People Power Revolution souvenir sheet.

Happy Birthday Cory Aquino! My prayers are with you..

Continuing the Tribute to Cory Aquino Exhibit at SM City Cebu

Come December 28-30, 2009, the Tribute to Cory Aquino Stamp and Photo Exhibit which was launched in Ayala Center Cebu last August 27-30, 2009 will be at SM City Cebu Mall.

In the Ayala Center Cebu exhibit, the new Cory stamp issues of September 8 and September 18, 2009 were not included as the stamps were non existent then.

The two new Cory issues which consists of full sheets, blocks of four, singles and First Day Covers (see photo above) will be featured at the SM City Cebu show.

As a side presentation, the Cebu Stamp Club's Cebu StampShow 2009, an annual stamp competition among club members will also be included.

A new poster design, souvenir covers and canceller will be made to highlight the event. Special exhibit stamp booklets with the new Cory stamps will be given to deserving Cebu Stamp Club members and friends.

Ninoy Aquino Day

The whole nation celebrates today the martyrdom of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. I am glad that it's a holiday! Lots of things need to be finished for my exhibit, "A Tribute to Cory Aquino" which opens on August 27, 2009 at the 2nd level of Ayala Center Cebu Mall.

Ninoy Aquino Day is held annually to commemmorate the assassination of Ninoy on August 21, 1983. His death marked the beginning of the end of the Marcos dictatorship. It was his martyrdom that led to the ouster of President Ferdinand Marcos and catapulted his wife Cory to become the first woman president.

The death of Cory Aquino on the first day of this month has aroused public interest on the Aquino couple. As people came to know the real Cory, they also found themselves rediscovering Ninoy.

The Ninoy stamps featured above were issued on different dates by the Philippine Postal Corporation. The latest Ninoy stamps were issued on November 27, 2008. The complete Ninoy Aquino stamp issues will be on display in Cebu Stamp Club, Incorporated's "Selyo At Kasaysayan 2009.. A Tribute to Cory Aquino" photo and stamp exhibit.