Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino

The Philippines has declared 10 days of mourning for its former leader Corazon Aquino, Asia's first female president, who has died at the age of 76.

Flags are at half-mast and hundreds of people have tied symbolic yellow ribbons to cars and trees.

Mrs Aquino had been suffering from colon cancer for more than a year and recently refused further treatment.

She became president when the 1986 "people power" uprising deposed dictator ... Full Story »

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