University of the Philippines: MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY FOR THE FAMILY OF PRESIDENT CORAZON AQUINO

1 August 2009

The Board of Regents, officials, faculty, students, and administrative staff of the University of the Philippines, the National University, send their deepest sympathies to the family of President Corazon C. Aquino. She will always be remembered by a grateful people as a symbol of strength and courage, having stood up to the forces of tyranny, restored democracy, and served the nation honestly, faithfully and well. Other public servants, as well as ordinary Filipinos, would do well to follow her example of simplicity, sincerity, humility, and steadfast commitment. In these trying times, she will be most sorely missed as a unifying force and the nation’s moral compass till the very end.

EMERLINDA R. ROMAN
President
University of the Philippines System

L-R: Former UP President and UP Visayas Chancellor Francisco Nemenzo, Justice Flerida Romero, former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, UP President and former UP Diliman Chancellor Emerlinda R. Roman, and former UP Regent Angelina Trinidad-Reyes at the inauguration of the Don Anselmo Trinidad, Sr. Lecture Room, UP College of Business Administraton (15 March 2003).