| Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino delivers her speech during a morning mass at a church in Manila, Philippines, Monday, July 11, 2005. Aquino on Monday repeated her call for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to resign quickly, saying all the alternatives would hurt the country.(AP photo) |
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MANILA (Updated, 2:33 p.m.) -- Former President Corazon Aquino on Monday repeated her call for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to resign quickly, saying all the alternatives would hurt the country.
Aquino is still seen as one of the Philippines' moral icons, and her statement was certain to add weight to the efforts to force out Arroyo, a former close ally, with five years left on her term.
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