Death and funeral of Corazon Aquino

The death of Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino, eleventh President of the Philippines, occurred on August 1, 2009 at the Makati Medical Center in Makati. Aquino died of cardiorespiratory arrest after being in hospital from June 2009, and was first diagnosed with colorectal cancer in March 2008.

Death and funeral of Corazon Aquino

The death of Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino, eleventh President of the Philippines, occurred on August 1, 2009 at the Makati Medical Center in Makati. Aquino died of cardiorespiratory arrest after being in hospital from June 2009, and was first diagnosed with colorectal cancer in March 2008.