Press Release
July 10, 2009

STATEMENT OF SENATOR AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.

On former President Corazon Aquino

What I recall of Cory is she is a straight-talker as a politician. What she has said, that's it. She is a very honest person and completely reliable. I can say without her at the presidency, the Local Government Code, which I sponsored, would never have come to pass because the Code diminishes the powers of the presidency to the extent that those powers are devolved to the local government officials.

She is also a person who is detached from power -- she has no selfish attachments to the powers of the presidency. She has led the restoration of democracy in our country. With that, I believe the Filipino people owe her lot.

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