A senator on Friday proposed renaming the Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to Cory Aquino Avenue in memory of the late former president who is revered as a democracy icon.
In a statement, Senator Manuel Roxas II said he will file on Monday a bill seeking to rename portions of the country’s longest avenue to remind Filipinos of the 1986 People Power Revolution that toppled the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and catapulted Corazon Aquino to the presidency.
“Sa tuwing mababanggit ang EDSA, iisa ang naiisip nating mga Pilipino: ang People Power ni Tita Cory. Nararapat lamang na i-alay natin sa kanyang alaala ang daang nagpakilala sa kanya sa buong mundo (Whenever we hear of EDSA, one thing always comes to the mind of Filipinos: the People Power led by President Cory. It is but fitting to offer in her memory the road that had made her famous all over the world)," said Roxas, president of the Liberal Party whose members back then included Mrs. Aquino's husband, the late senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
Mrs. Aquino's only son - Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III - is also an LP member.
When it was first constructed during the presidency of Manuel L.Quezon in the late 1930s, the avenue was named Junio 19 (June 19), after the birthday of national hero José Rizal. It was later renamed Highway 54, and later renamed EDSA in 1959 after Epifanio de los Santos, a noted Filipino patriot and academician during the Spanish era.
"Truly, her legacy to our country and all the generations of Filipinos cannot be overstated…Former President Cory Aquino has demonstrated in the clearest terms that steep moral values and strength of character are what our nation need in times of unabated corruption and political and social decay," Roxas said.
The senator said congressmen from the LP are also set to file on Monday a counter-part measure in the House of Representatives.
Mrs. Aquino, who passed away last August 1 after a year-long battle with colon cancer, was laid to rest beside her husband's tomb on Wednesday. As in the 1986 EDSA Revolutions, thousands of Filipinos took to the streets to show their support for the democracy icon. [See: Cory Aquino gets wish to be laid to rest beside Ninoy]
Lawmakers from LP have earlier taken the lead in proposing that January 25, Mrs. Aquino's birthday, be declared "Cory Aquino Day." A joint resolution containing the proposal is pending in both chambers of Congress.
There are also pending resolutions seeking to declare Mrs. Aquino a national hero. The proposals have gained support in both the House and the Senate. [See: House wants to name Cory a 'national hero'] - Johanna Camille Sisante, GMANews.TV
In a statement, Senator Manuel Roxas II said he will file on Monday a bill seeking to rename portions of the country’s longest avenue to remind Filipinos of the 1986 People Power Revolution that toppled the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and catapulted Corazon Aquino to the presidency.
“Sa tuwing mababanggit ang EDSA, iisa ang naiisip nating mga Pilipino: ang People Power ni Tita Cory. Nararapat lamang na i-alay natin sa kanyang alaala ang daang nagpakilala sa kanya sa buong mundo (Whenever we hear of EDSA, one thing always comes to the mind of Filipinos: the People Power led by President Cory. It is but fitting to offer in her memory the road that had made her famous all over the world)," said Roxas, president of the Liberal Party whose members back then included Mrs. Aquino's husband, the late senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
Mrs. Aquino's only son - Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III - is also an LP member.
When it was first constructed during the presidency of Manuel L.Quezon in the late 1930s, the avenue was named Junio 19 (June 19), after the birthday of national hero José Rizal. It was later renamed Highway 54, and later renamed EDSA in 1959 after Epifanio de los Santos, a noted Filipino patriot and academician during the Spanish era.
"Truly, her legacy to our country and all the generations of Filipinos cannot be overstated…Former President Cory Aquino has demonstrated in the clearest terms that steep moral values and strength of character are what our nation need in times of unabated corruption and political and social decay," Roxas said.
The senator said congressmen from the LP are also set to file on Monday a counter-part measure in the House of Representatives.
Mrs. Aquino, who passed away last August 1 after a year-long battle with colon cancer, was laid to rest beside her husband's tomb on Wednesday. As in the 1986 EDSA Revolutions, thousands of Filipinos took to the streets to show their support for the democracy icon. [See: Cory Aquino gets wish to be laid to rest beside Ninoy]
Lawmakers from LP have earlier taken the lead in proposing that January 25, Mrs. Aquino's birthday, be declared "Cory Aquino Day." A joint resolution containing the proposal is pending in both chambers of Congress.
There are also pending resolutions seeking to declare Mrs. Aquino a national hero. The proposals have gained support in both the House and the Senate. [See: House wants to name Cory a 'national hero'] - Johanna Camille Sisante, GMANews.TV
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