A few hours after former President Cory Aquino passed away on Aug. 1, 2009, her personal secretary and friend Margie Juico received a request from her eldest daughter, Ballsy Aquino-Cruz.
In 1970, a spoken-word composition called “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by American soul and jazz artist Gil Scott-Heron featured haunting lyrics that ended with the line, “The revolution will be live.”
It’s a twice-told tale. Actually a tale told many times over in the recent past: the martyrdom of former Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr., the rise to power of his wife, President Corazon C. Aquino, and their powerful legacy.
Priceless. That was how some recipients described the paintings given them by the late President Corazon C. Aquino.
If you’re offered a Cory Aquino painting, beware. Two years ago, a painting in watercolor, supposedly by the late former President, was offered to Heritage Art Gallery.
I first met Ninoy about 30 two years ago when I was producing and hosting “The Late Nite with June and Johnny,” a talk show that aired at 10 p.m. Fridays on GMA Channel 7. It was a co-production; I had to shoulder expenses and GMA provided the air time, as at that time Freddie Garcia didn’t believe that a talk show aired so late would rate. Thankfully I was proven right, and it became so popular.
Today, we are the only people in modern Asia whose political dynamics were influenced and maneuvered by three fantastic women leaders, women whose savvy individualism left their footprints in our socio-political life.
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