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0:02hello good day everybody welcome back to
0:04our subject readings in Philippine
0:07history we are still in our chapter two
0:09which is all about the content and
0:12contextual analysis of selected primary
0:15sources in the Philippine history
0:19so our topic for today will be the uh
0:24last discussion under chapter two this
0:28will be the uh last primary source that
0:33we are going to identify or examine its
0:36context and as well as context so again
0:41this will be the last primary source
0:43that we need to examine it's content and
0:46its context for us to know deeply what
0:50happened in this uh certain events and
0:53we had our first primary source which is
0:57all about the uh a brief summary of the
1:01first voyage around the world by maalan
1:03by Antonio Pega
1:05fetta the second primary
1:08source was the KKK and the caran and
1:11Katipunan thirdd is the readings uh I
1:14mean reading the proclamation of the
1:16Philippine
1:17Independence and our previous discussion
1:20was all about a glance at the selected
1:23uh uh Philippine political caricature in
1:27Alfred McCoy's Philippine cartoon
1:30or the political caricature of the
1:32American era from 1900s to 1941 and now
1:38this will be the last primary source
1:41which is all about the
1:43revisiting corazona Kino speech before
1:47US Congress so in this topic we are
1:50going
1:51to uh know and witness the corinos
1:55speech and we can take cues not just on
1:59Cory his uh individual ideas and
2:02aspiration but also the guiding
2:06principles and framework of the
2:08government that she represented but
2:11first let's take a look in the
2:13background of Corazon aino so Maria
2:17Corazon Cory sumulong quango aino mon
2:22complete name was born on January 25
2:271933 in paniki Tarlac
2:30she was born to The
2:33prominent prominent quango family if we
2:36say
2:37prominent important or or a famous
2:41family and she served as the 11 take
2:44note 11th President of the Philippines
2:48no and take note that uh she served as
2:51the 11th President of the Philippines
2:54from February 25
2:561986 until June 303
3:011992 another is that uh died on August 1
3:062009 at Ma Medical Center at the age of
3:1176 and she graduated at Far Eastern
3:15University after graduating from
3:18college uh Corey aino studied law at Far
3:22Eastern University in
3:261953 okay next
3:30Corino she was a Filipino politician who
3:33served as the 11th President of the
3:35Philippines and the first woman to hold
3:38that office again first woman to hold
3:41that office and she was the first
3:45democratically elected president no
3:48again first to
3:51highlight democratically elected
3:54president and first famale president in
4:00Asia and if I'm not mistaken kakino was
4:03indeed the first famale president not
4:07only in Asia but also in the entire
4:11world next she was the most prominent
4:15figure of the 1986 People Power
4:17Revolution because uh Corey aino became
4:21a prominent figure a Philippine history
4:25for her role in The People Power
4:27Revolution in 19 86 which uh she led the
4:33out
4:35orwa or mahawa president Marcos and
4:41restore
4:43democ and 11th president s
4:48Philippines Mark as a significant moment
4:51in the Philippine history and pave the
4:55way for another famale leaders in as IIA
5:00and around the world and also she was
5:04named in a Time magazines as a woman of
5:07the year in 1986 prior of this she had
5:11not held any other elective office
5:15B prior experience in elective office or
5:19in
5:21politics leadership during at critical
5:24period Philippine history she earned
5:29respect
5:30both domestically and
5:33internationally
5:34and uh
5:36presidency uh paved the way for the
5:40Philippines to regain its Democratic and
5:44para inspired and Oban women in politics
5:51globally next is that she was married
5:55to senator benno aino againa married to
6:00Senator benino aino Jr the Stan chest
6:04critic of the president Marcos yes
6:10correcty Corino was married
6:15oror benno
6:17aino
6:20Pro prominent no prominent opposition
6:25figure in the stound chest stound
6:30critique of President
6:32Ferdinand Marcos Nino
6:35aino no nino aino was a former Senator
6:40and had been a vocal critic of Marcos
6:48especially authoritarian Rule and
6:52Corruption during the terms of Marcos
6:57and she Cor aino emerged as a leader of
7:00the opposition after he uh her husband
7:03assassinated on August 21 1983 upon
7:07roring to the Philippines from Exile in
7:09the United States so see Cory aino
7:13central figure in this in the call for
7:16Democratic reforms and uh standing
7:20against the authoritarian rule of
7:22President Ferdinand
7:24Marcos Emer
7:27emergence as in leader was fluid no by
7:33the uh tragic event of her husband's
7:38assassination and the desire for
7:40political change sa philipinas
7:45so speechy but before proceed
7:51speech ill and death of Cory aino so on
7:56March
7:5724 2008 aino family announced that the
8:00former president had diagnosed with
8:03colal
8:04cancer upon her being earlier informed
8:08by her doctors that she had only three
8:11months to leave so she pursued medical
8:15treatment and
8:17chemotherapy so uh kakino the former
8:20president of the Philippines was
8:22diagnosed with colal cancer so colal
8:27cancer disase in which cells in the
8:31colon or rectum grow out of control so
8:35she was uh diagnosed with this type of
8:37cancer in March
8:4024 uh 2008 despite undergoing
8:45treatment undergoing treatment including
8:49uh surgery and chemotherapy medical
8:52treatment and chemotherapy Corey aino
8:55pass away on August take note passed
8:59away on August s
9:02August August okay namat on
9:09August 1
9:13year9 okay her battle with uh coloral
9:18tenser brought attention to the
9:21importance of early detection and
9:24treatment of the disease so a series of
9:28healing for aino were held throughout
9:32the country intended for her recovery
9:34because Cory aino known Woulda as
9:37devoted in Catholic faith and her
9:39illness uh garnered
9:42widespread public concern and sympathy
9:45and also during put time Catholic Church
9:48being a significant institution in the
9:50Philippines played a central role in
9:53providing both uh spiritual and
9:55emotional Comfort to the nation during
9:58challenging time times such as the
10:00health struggles of the prominent
10:04figur Corey
10:07aino in a public uh statement during one
10:10healing mass on May 13 2008 Corey aino
10:13said that her blood test indicated that
10:15she was responding well no responding
10:17well to treatment her hair and appetite
10:21lost were apparent so during s healing
10:25on May 13
10:27208 uh 20
10:30so statement about health condition in
10:34that
10:35statement blood test uh indicated
10:38positive progress in response cancer
10:41treatment that she was undergoing
10:44however the
10:45acknowledge some visible effects
10:49treatment such as hair loss and lost of
10:53appetite
10:55no and Maria coron Cory sumulong kakino
10:59function as the symbol of the
11:01restoration again take note symbol of
11:04restoration of democracy and the
11:07overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship in
11:101986 yes that's correct that Corey
11:13played a crucial role in the restoration
11:16of democracy in the Philippines she
11:18became a symbol of People Power
11:21Revolution year 1986 which uh led to the
11:26overthrow of the long uh stand
11:30authoritarian regime of President
11:33Ferdinand
11:41Marcos next here is this one
11:46so uh the EDSA People Power Revolution
11:49which installed Corey aino in the
11:51presidency put the Philippines in the
11:53international Spotlight for overthrowing
11:56a dictator through peaceful means so the
11:58the is a People Power Revolution in 198
12:02uh6 bro uh International Spotlight now
12:06attention to the Philippines
12:08and event took place along the
12:13EPO de los Santos Avenue or EDSA Mai
12:19major highway in Metro Manila and this
12:22event P was last lasted from February 22
12:26to 25 1986 lastly
12:31People Power Revolution was often cited
12:34no was often cited as an inspiration for
12:38another movement advocating for
12:42democracy and human rights around the
12:45world and Cory was easily a figure of
12:49the said Revolution as the Widow of the
12:52slain maros oppositionist and former
12:55Senator Beno noinoi aino Jr therefore
12:59cor
13:00aino corino's role in uh role Nia Eda
13:06People Power Revolution was deeply
13:08connected personal history and the
13:12tragic events surrounding the
13:15assassination
13:17husband Senator Beno Nino aino Jr in
13:221983 next Corey was hoisted as the
13:26antithesis of the Ator no anti thisis of
13:30dictator indeed that candidacy Corey and
13:33her subsequent uh presidency symbolize a
13:37break from the oppressive rule of U
13:41Marcos and that's why Corey was hoisted
13:44no Corey was hoisted as the
13:47antithesis of the dictator which was
13:51Marcos next is theod her image is a
13:55morning widowed uh housewife who had
13:58always been in the the shadow of her
13:59husband and relatives and had no
14:01experience take note had no experience
14:04in politics was just oppose against
14:06marus statement stat menhip eloquence
14:11Charisma and cunning political skills C
14:14Corey was uh portrayed as a grieving
14:20Widow limited political experiences and
14:24this was cons uh this uh yes this was
14:27con contract Ed sharply Kang Marcos who
14:31was depicted as a very skilled and very
14:35charismatic statement which political
14:38abilities
14:40or in terms politics so neverless P Cory
14:46was able to capture the imagination of
14:50the people whose rights and freedom had
14:52long been compromised throughout the
14:55Marcos regim so indeed that corzan aino
14:59was able to capture the imagination of
15:03the Filipino people who had suffered
15:05years of political repression human
15:08rights uh violation of Human Rights
15:11corruption and Marcus regim and her
15:14personal story as the graving Widow of
15:18uh Senator benno added a powerful and
15:22emotional Dimension to her candidacy and
15:26Cory aino became a symbol of resilience
15:30hope and fight for the country's uh
15:34democracy this is despite that the fact
15:37that Corey came from a Hender family in
15:39Tarlac and owned vast state of sugar
15:42Plantation and H relative occupy local
15:45local and national government position
15:49so it's true that c Cory aino came from
15:52a prominent and a wealthy political
15:54family in Tarlac no so um
15:59uh I mean her family the Quang of family
16:01no had had a uh history of involvement
16:06in both local and national government
16:09positions or politics so what happened
16:12in the People Power Revolution of 1986
16:15so let's see some happenings during the
16:17People Power Revolution of
16:201986 so the People Power Revolution of
16:241986 was widely recognized no widely
16:28think not how widely recognized around
16:30the world for its
16:33peaceful character or peaceful
16:37Revolution and the People Power
16:39Revolution of 1986 the
16:42Philippines it gained
16:45or Global recognition for its peaceful
16:48and nonviolent
16:51Revolution
16:54Filipinos NE gathered
16:57alonga protest against the authoritarian
17:01rule of President ferdinan Marcos so
17:05when former Senator Nino aino was shoot
17:08at the
17:10tarmac of the Manila International
17:13Airport August 21
17:151983 the Marcus regim greatly suffered a
17:19crisis of legitimacy no because the
17:22protest from different sectors
17:24frequented different areas in the
17:27country and on August 21 19 uh 83 no
17:31former um Senator Beno Nino aino Jr he
17:36was ass assassinated at the tarmak of
17:38Manila International Airport so the
17:41implication is that this event
17:44significantly uh damaged the legitimacy
17:46of Marcus region so the crisis of
17:49legitimacy K crisis of legitimacy
17:52suggest that government
17:55face severe lose of public trust and
17:59credibility due to controversial
18:02circumstances
18:04surrounding aino and
18:09also students religious groups Business
18:13Leaders to every day citizen organize
18:17and participate in the revolution and
18:20this protest where a manifestation of
18:23the widespread dis
18:25dissatisfaction Sam Marcos government
18:28questioning its credibility and
18:30governance and Mark a torning point in
18:34Philippine political history eventually
18:37contributing to the People Power
18:40Revolution so Marcus credibility in the
18:43International Community also suffered
18:46paired with a looming economic crisis
18:48Marcus had to do something to prove to
18:50his allies in the United State that he
18:53remained to be a
18:54democratically anointed uh leader of the
18:57country so the assassination of Nino
19:00aino not only sparked domestic Perle but
19:04also nakad damage
19:07president H Ferdinand Marcos on the
19:10international stage no Nala or down
19:15credibil Marcos and an uh impending
19:21economic crisis threatened by the
19:24stability s Philippines and in response
19:29challenges no and to reassure his
19:33allies in the United States s Marcos was
19:36compelled to take actions to demonstrate
19:40that he's still the legitimate
19:43Democratic leader of the country which
19:45is Philippines so Marcos called for a
19:49snap election in February 1986 where
19:53Cory aino the Widow of slain Senator was
19:57convinced to run no Cory aino was
20:01convinced to run against Marcus so snap
20:05election so if we say snap election is
20:08an election called earlier than expected
20:13or scheduled so in an attempt to
20:16stabilize his regim and prove his
20:20Democratic legitimacy himself Marcos
20:23both domestically and
20:26internationally Ferdinand Marcos
20:28nag snap election in
20:31February
20:331896 and Cory the Widow assassinated
20:37Senator Nino aino was persuaded to run
20:41against Marcos in this
20:44election so the canvasing was riged to
20:48maros favor but the people expressed
20:50their protest uh people expressed their
20:54protest against the corrupt and
20:56authoritarian government because during
20:59the snap election in February 1986 in
21:02the Philippines allegations of
21:05widespread El uh El uh
21:09electoral electoral fraud and
21:12manipulation emerg with a canvassing of
21:15votes no conving of votes heavily
21:18criticized for being rigged in favor of
21:23Marcos leading military officials of the
21:26region and martial law orchestrators
21:29themselves Juan p eni and Fidel V Ramos
21:34plotted to take over the presidency
21:36until civilians heed the call of the
21:39Manila Arch Bishop haime cardinal sin no
21:43and other civilian leaders gathered in
21:46in
21:47EDSA and that's correct because during
21:50the EDSA People Power Revolution in
21:521986 Juan Pon enre was the minister they
21:57cannot have minister of defense and
21:59cidel Ramos uh the vice Chief of Staff
22:04of the Armed
22:05Forces so
22:07this military official in Rel and Ramos
22:11both of them had been associated with
22:14the Marcus regim and the implementation
22:17of Martial law and initially plotted to
22:20take over the presidency of Ferdinand
22:22Marcos however plans to talk an
22:27unexpected turnor when
22:30Cardinal AR Bishop of Manila is call to
22:34the public to support the the rebel
22:37military leaders in response to this
22:41call along with the urging of the other
22:45civilian leaders masses of ordinary
22:48Filipinos gathered at EDSA torning the
22:51military rebellions into a people's
22:54movement shot next is the overwhelming
22:59presence of civilians in tsas
23:01successfully torn EOP into a civilian
23:05demonstration the thousands of people
23:07who gathered over through Ferdinand
23:10Marcos from the presidency after
23:1321 years indeed the overwhelming
23:17presence of civilians in EDSA during uh
23:20People Power Revolution in 1986 played a
23:24decisive role in torning what initial
23:28began as a military cou into a massive
23:32and peaceful civilian uh demonstration
23:35so the collective action of thousands if
23:38not millions of Filipinos from lahi or
23:42various walks of lifea along EDSA
23:47creating a human barricade against any
23:50violent
23:52escalation and uh this peaceful assembly
23:56fueled by by the uh determination of
24:00ordinary citizens and the withdrawal of
24:03support from K military and political
24:06figures effectively led to the
24:10overthrow of Ferdinand Marcos from the
24:15presidency after his 21y year rule
24:21so that's what happened in the People
24:24Power Revolution of
24:261986
24:28so this is
24:30a a picture of the new president no
24:34Corazon aino takes uh her off as a
24:38president marking the culmination of the
24:404 day People Power Revolution in
24:441986 so next picture this is the 4-day
24:49event from February 22 to 25 will
24:52forever be Etch in history as the
24:55bloodless Revolution which uh culminated
24:59with the end of a dictatorship that was
25:02also marked by a human rights
25:06violation
25:09so during the People Power
25:12Revolution and Cory aino together with
25:17uh this Filipino people say Revolution
25:20so a thousand of Filipino
25:23Filipinos took to the streets and
25:26clamored for freedom from the two deade
25:31Iron Fist rule of then president
25:35Ferdinand Marcos
25:38banana and this is Ferdinand Marcos uh
25:41final speech after his inauguration and
25:44before his flight to Hawaii and
25:48Ferdinand Marcos held on the presidency
25:51from 1965 until the apprising forced him
25:54and his family to leave the country in
25:561986 after the People Power Revolution
26:00uh his to DED rule saw the imposition of
26:04Martial law and various human rights
26:07abuses especially against those he deem
26:09critical of the
26:10government and the Marcus family here
26:14the Marcus family moments after taking
26:17his oth of office in ceremonies in
26:19February 25 1986 so
26:22NAA Marcos and the Marcos uh the
26:26children of Marcos SI bong bong iy and
26:31Irene part and now let's see and witness
26:34the content of the speech of President
26:36coron
26:38aino this is a speech to a joint session
26:41of the US Congress delivered 18th of
26:44September 1986 Washington District of
26:48Colombia so on 18th of September 1986 7
26:53months since Corey became president she
26:56went to the United State and spoke
26:57before the joint session of the US
26:59Congress Corey was welcomed with a long
27:02Applause as she talked to the podium and
27:05address the United State about her
27:08presidency and the challenges faced by
27:10the new Republic so approximately seven
27:14months into her presidency Corey aino
27:17traveled to uh United States during her
27:20visit she addressed a joint
27:23session of the United State Congress no
27:26the speech was a significant moment in
27:29the Philippine American relation and an
27:31opportunity for president aino to share
27:35uham vision for the Philippines update
27:38the US government and the development in
27:41her uh Administration and of course seek
27:44support for the country's political and
27:47economic stability and aino speech uh
27:51emphasize democratic values and the
27:53commitment to rebuilding the Philippines
27:56after the disruptive years under
27:58Demarcus regim so she began Her speech
28:03with a story of her leaving the United
28:05State three years prior as as newly
28:08elected wife of noinoi
28:10aino and she then told that uh and she
28:16then told of noinoi Nino's
28:20character convection and resol and
28:23opposing authoritarianism of Marcos she
28:26talk of the three times that they lost
28:29no she talk she talked three times that
28:33they lost n noi
28:35including on Aug uh 23 the first time
28:40was
28:42when uh the dictatorship detained dinoy
28:45with other denters denter oppose in
28:49politics or oppose law in relation to
28:53the politics so Cory related so
28:58with this statement No the government
29:01treated um him very badly putting uh
29:07Nino aino in a small and stuffy cell
29:12earless ha in a Mil in a military camp
29:17and threatening to harm him despite this
29:20Nino stayed for p days 43 days they
29:26didn't tell his family where he was and
29:30making feel them like they had lost inoi
29:34so
29:38family so this was the first Detention
29:42of noo aino next
29:46Cory
29:49part I know you know how to read Nam so
29:53Cory explain that after surviving the
29:57first uh detention face serious charges
30:01like subversion murder and other crimes
30:06so he was Tried by a military court but
30:10noo strongly doubted it's fairness
30:14noo fairness in protest um he went on
30:20Hunger Strike refusing to eat for 40
30:22days no fasting for 40 days to empath is
30:27objected objection to the proceedings
30:31and Cory treated this event as the
30:33second time that they that their family
30:37lost noo so
30:40again face SES sub uh sub verion monish
30:46uh attempting to undermine the
30:49government and M and other crimes next
30:54and Corey
30:56said is summarized that uh n no faced
31:00charges like submersion and murder
31:02leading to a military commission trial
31:04no leading to a military uh commission
31:08trial so in response G challenge si uh n
31:13no challenge noi with the authority of
31:16the commission and went on a fasting s
31:19viewing
31:20survival as a sign
31:23from God no intended him for another Fai
31:27despite the government's effort to keep
31:29him alive after his brain was affected H
31:34Nino ended his fast on a 40th Day so his
31:39determination to see the fast through
31:42demonstrated his unwavering commitment
31:45to his cause and that's the second when
31:48they lost Ino so Nino's death was the
31:53third and the last time again Nino's
31:56death was the third third and the last
31:58time that Cory and their children
32:00children lost Eno so she continued so
32:05through this passage no Cory aino losing
32:11someone was in a painful
32:15way political circumstances so the new
32:19came to us in
32:21Boston it had to be after the three
32:25happiest of our lives together though
32:29according
32:31uh Cory so
32:42per and the courage and Faith by which
32:46alone they could be free again
32:51so no as uh
32:56nothing
33:01nothing dictator
33:04Marcos uh 2
33:07million people
33:10no aside
33:14positivity positivity and fear or t to
33:21actively
33:24attendo and this signifies if powerful
33:27Collective
33:29action brave soul
33:34enough
33:35cementerio and Corey attributed the
33:38peaceful itsa Revolution to the
33:40martyrdom of nooi she stated that the
33:43death of nooi sparked the Revolution and
33:46the responsibility of offering the
33:49Democratic
33:50alternative and had fallen on her
33:53shoulders so Cory's address introduced
33:56as to her Democratic philosophy which
33:58she claimed she also acquired from
34:01noinoi so Cory credited the peaceful Ida
34:05Revolution to noo martyrdom
34:08stating noo was ignited
34:12Uprising and inspiring them to raise up
34:17no in demand for change and democracy
34:21she expressed no also s cor Express a
34:24sense of responsibility
34:27to uh provide a democratic alternative
34:31no Democratic Al
34:34alternative Mona a duty that she felt
34:37had fallen on her shoulder so Cory
34:40address unveiled her Democratic
34:43philosophy
34:47influence
34:49influence in shaping her vision for the
34:51country's future and craving for
34:55democracy so she are aru so with this
34:58statement No Cory aino expressed his
35:01unwavering belief in
35:03democracy belief in democracy following
35:07n's principle even challenging
35:09circumstances like riged in 19 uh 84
35:13snap election under martial law despite
35:17warnings from lawyers of dictator no
35:19because Cory choose to engage trusting
35:22in the people's intelligence and viewing
35:25it is it as a way to prepare them for a
35:31future democracy and to test or gauge
35:35the opposition's strength even if that
35:38participating might legitimize a
35:41fraudulent
35:42process so statement nolight cor aino
35:47miraculous Victory as a result
35:50miraculous Victory as a result of people
35:54struggle during her speech and you
35:56discuss Saia initial action no initial
36:01action as the president of the newly
36:03restored
36:06president of the Philippines no and
36:10emphasize intention to Foster
36:14reconciliation reconciliation after s
36:18div uh divisive dictatorship
36:22of um Marcos so Corey also emphasized
36:26the signific ific no significance of
36:28itsa People Power Revolution describing
36:30it as a limited Revolution limited
36:35Revolution yes limited Revolution that
36:37respected the life and freedom of every
36:41Filipino Citizen and with this it
36:43suggests a commitment to a peaceful
36:46transition and a focus on unity in the
36:50afterm of turbulent period in the n in
36:55nation's history
36:57she also boasted of the restoration of
37:00fully constitutional government whose
37:02Constitution gave outmost respect to the
37:05Bill of Rights no so Bill of Rights Bill
37:09of Rights summary of fundamental rights
37:13and
37:14privileges uh guaranteed to a people
37:17against violation by the government so
37:20Cory reported to the US Congress so
37:24restore democracy by ways of
37:27democracy so this implies that the
37:30transition from dictatorship to
37:32democracy is being carried out in
37:35accordance with Democratic principles
37:38and
37:40processes completing the Constitutional
37:42structure so this could mean uh
37:45finalizing and implementing the legal
37:49and institutional framework that governs
37:53the country under the new democratic
37:55system
37:57and a full respect for Bill of Rights
38:02and dra which be submitted later this
38:06year to a popular
38:08referendum this means that the people
38:11will have a direct say in accepting or
38:14rejecting the proposed constitutional
38:17changes and caning election for both
38:20national and local positions this marked
38:23a k step in the establishment of a fully
38:27functional democratic government
38:29allowing citizens of Philippines to
38:32choose their representatives at various
38:35levels of governance so Corey then
38:39proceed proceeded on her peace agenda
38:42with existing communist uh Insurgency
38:45aggravated by the
38:48dictatorial uh yes a aggravated by
38:53dictatorial and authoritarian measure of
38:56pred and maros so if we say communist
39:09Insurgency
39:11and CH Cory aino embarked on a peace
39:15agenda peace
39:17agenda aim resolving the
39:22Insurgency no insur uh Insurgency
39:25through nonmilitary
39:26[Music]
39:28means so Cory
39:32asserted summarize and hampered by
39:36respect for human
39:39rights it
39:41suggests a disregard for principles such
39:44as individual freedoms dignity and fair
39:47treatment and possibly oppressive
39:49measures that uh violated human rights
39:53standard and Corey's peace agenda
39:56involves political initiatives and
39:58reintegration program to persuade
40:01insurgents to leave the country side and
40:03return to the mainstream Society to
40:05participate in restoration of democracy
40:08and she invoked the path of Peace
40:11because she believed that it was the
40:13moral path that a moral government must
40:17take so k a statement underscore Nisha
40:20about Cory aino peace agenda that
40:22consists of political initiatives and
40:24reintegration program
40:26a is convincing
40:29insurgents abandon rural areas and
40:33reintegrate into a mainstream Society so
40:37the overarching goal is their um active
40:41involvement in restoring democracy
40:44democracy so the mention of invoking the
40:46path of Peace reflects ao's belief in
40:49the moral responsibility of a government
40:53to pursue in nonviolent means
40:58nevertheless uh with this no statement
41:01No suggest despite prioritizing peace
41:05see Corey is very firm or very matatag
41:09in her commitment protect freedom and
41:11democracy when they are under threat and
41:15that is
41:19why
41:22mag against freedom and democracy
41:27with this statement also convey like
41:30Abraham Lin Abraham linc 16 president
41:34from United States so C Corey recognizes
41:38the potential necessity of using Force
41:42before considering mercy and she is very
41:46determined no now to take whatever
41:48measures are required para is Safeguard
41:52Integrity freedom of her country which
41:54is the Philippines
41:57so with this statement also Corey toring
42:00to address the controversial issue of
42:02the Philippine foreign debt amounting 26
42:06billion at the time of her speech
42:09highlights a critical
42:11Financial um challenge soing Dept had
42:15significantly increased during the
42:16Marcos regim implying a legacy of
42:20financial
42:21burdens Financial burdens that the
42:23country had to navigate and Cor
42:26acknowledgement and approach to this
42:28issue would be crucial in understanding
42:30her policy Direction and
42:33properties in addressing The Economic
42:36Consequences of the past administration
42:38and Corey expressed her intention to
42:40honor this depths despite mentioning
42:43that people did not benefit from such
42:46death and thus she uh mentioned his
42:50protestation about the way Philippines
42:52was deprived of choices to pay those
42:55debt Within the capacity of uh Filipino
42:59people statement No indicate that s
43:02Corino voiced her concerned about the
43:05limited option available to Philippines
43:07for paying its uh utang in a manner that
43:11was sustainable or manageable for uh its
43:15Citizen and her focus on the capacity of
43:17the Filipino people to pay those
43:21debt highlight concern for the economic
43:24welfare and sity of her country which is
43:27the
43:28Philippines and she
43:31lamented it Highlights part no it
43:35highlights the situation faced by the
43:37Philippines at the time with the burden
43:40of substantial foreign debt that need to
43:42be addressed
43:45reflect Corey aino with her frustration
43:49with a condition to the Philippine death
43:52or utang which she perceived as having
43:55been incured without direct
43:58benefits Filipino
44:01people next she continue that while the
44:05country had experienced the calamities
44:07brought about by the corrupt
44:08dictatorship of Marcus no commensurate
44:11assistance was yet to be extended to
44:14Philippines and she even remarked that
44:16given the peaceful character of its a
44:18People Power Revolution ours must have
44:21been the cheapest Revolution ever so yes
44:26the chiefest revolution ever reflects on
44:29the peaceful uh nature of the apprising
44:34that
44:36led maros in February 1986 unlike
44:41retion involv of significant violence
44:44and destruction People Power Revolution
44:47was largely nonviolent with millions of
44:51people Gathering and demonstrating
44:54demand chain
44:57and
44:59statement uh about fulfilling the most
45:03difficult condition of death NE uh neg
45:07negotiation refer to uh to the
45:10restoration of democracy
45:13and responsible government and statement
45:19it highlights the willingness of even
45:22the poorest and unemployed Filipinos to
45:24offer their Liv for the ca of democracy
45:29gemphase Marcos dep commitment among the
45:33Filipino to democratic principles and
45:35their desire no for a government that
45:38was accountable and responsive to its
45:43people
45:45so B Cory aino slums
45:49area food money
45:52[Applause]
45:54materials need is democracy
45:58Lang and
46:01statement uh if we say communist
46:07Insurgency communist insury
46:14Philippines NPA or New People's
46:18Army so Cory further lamented that these
46:22problems worsed worsened by the
46:25crippling depth because half of the
46:27countes export earning amounting to $2
46:32billion would go to pay just the
46:35interest of the debt who benefited the
46:37Filipino will never
46:41receive and Cory then asked rather
46:43compelling questions to the US Congress
46:46question so AO appeal was not just for
46:50economic Assistance or death relief but
46:54for moral and political support as the
46:57Philippines navigated the challenges of
47:00rebuilding its institution and economy
47:04in aftermath of dictatorship and Corey
47:08ended Her speech by thanking America for
47:11serving as home to her family for what
47:14she referred to as the three happiest
47:17years of lives together she enjoyed
47:20America in building the Philippines as
47:23new home for democracy and tning the
47:26count is a shining Testament of our two
47:29Nations commitment to Freedom so aino
47:32eloquent closing not only expressed
47:36gratitude but also laid out uh a vision
47:39for a future in which Philippines and
47:41the United States continue to stand
47:44together in defense of democracy so this
47:48Vision aimed to inspire uh both Nations
47:52to work toward a relationship that was
47:54not just trans sectional but deeply
47:57rooted in a mutual commitment to the
48:02principles of freedom and democracy so
48:04therefore uh revisiting coron aino
48:07speech before the US Congress no it
48:09provides a compelling insight into a
48:12pivotal moments in the Philippine
48:15history and its relation with the United
48:18States so uh her address not only
48:22underscored the challenges faced by the
48:25pH Philippines in the aftermath of the
48:28Marcos dictatorship but also uh
48:31highlighted the shared values and
48:34potential for collaboration between two
48:38countries and that is the end of our
48:42discussion thank you so much for
48:44watching I hope you learn something new
48:47thank
48:48you

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