Thousands lined up the streets of Manila in order to bid final adieu to the former Philippine President, Cory Aquino, with many of the citizens showering yellow confetti that symbolized the people’s movement that she carried through in order to end the two decade rule of Ferdinand Marcos. Aquino’s coffin draped with the national flag was borne on a truck which was covered with yellow and white flowers, to Manila Cathedral from the Catholic High School.

The former Philippine President died on Aug 1 after succumbing to a heart-attack. Reports also suggest that Cory Aquino was also battling cancer for more than one year.

Cory Aquino’s funeral was witnessed by thousands of people who lined up in the streets to bid final adieu to their former president. “It reminds me of 1986, during the height of the people power protests against Marcos,” Ayala Corp. Executive Gerardo Ablaza, said on Ayala Avenue, Manila’s Wall street. “It’s very nostalgic. It’s end of an era. We have to look for new heroes,” said a highly emotional Gerardo Ablaze, as he wore the yellow pin in order to show respect to the former Philippine President who expired after encountering a fatal heart attack. People marching or those who were lined up in the streets wore yellow t-shirts, pins and arm bands in yellow and those who were standing on the fly overs released yellow balloons in order to pay homage to their beloved President.

According to the sources, about a dozen Deutsche Bank employees flaunted yellow umbrellas as they watched the procession halting in front of the monument which is in the memory of her assassinated husband Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino. The electrical tape board said, “Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.”

The massive procession did prove that how much the citizens of Philippines are going to miss their beloved President, Cory Aquino.