It was a very rainy, solemn but inspirational day last August 5, 2009 when the late ex-President of the Philippines and an international Icon of Democracy was finally laid to rest, Mrs. Corazon "Tita Cory" Aquino, beside her late husband Ninoy and suddenly..........the Philippines has its own version of the Fantastic Four! Those four guards who literally stood still for more than 8 hours beside Tita Cory's coffin while she was being brought to her final resting place, the Manila Memorial Park from Manila Cathedral! They can be worthy to be called as the Philippines' "Fantastic Four" simply because they did something that no one has ever done yet and maybe not for another thousand years. The motionlessly stood still the whole time when Tita Cory's cortege traveled at a snail's pace from the Manila Cathedral to the Manila Memorial park, literally without food, water, rest and even without "taking a leak"!!!!I was really amazed when I saw the whole footage again during the reruns and it really made me speechless, not only because of the "Cory Magic" that everyone has felt but because of the unbelievable-but-true endurance of these four guards who came from different branches of the military.Here is the whole article of GMA 7 of the Philippines' "Fantastic Four".I'm really proud of Tita Cory for what she has done for the Filipino people and I'm equally proud of these for superheroes for what they had done for Tita Cory. For you, guys, all four of you, you deserve a lot of honors and commendations! Keep up the good works and we salute you!!!
Labels: cory aquino burial, cory burial, fantastic four, honor guards, people power, Philippines, tita cory
Labels: cory aquino burial, cory burial, fantastic four, honor guards, people power, Philippines, tita cory
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