The Late Cory Aquino Was More Fit To Be A SYMBOLIC Head Of State In Parliament

The passing and laying to rest of the late Noynoy Aquino tends to bring in the "Aquino narrative" all over again. It's always about how great the late Ninoy Aquino and the late Cory Aquino are. It's almost as if we're going to really let Kris Aquino run for office because in her veins run her glorious parents. However, we need to really look at the role Cory played during the EDSA Revolution. The question is did Cory lead EDSA? No, Cory was rather a unifying figure during EDSA. People rallied behind her because she was the widow of an assassinated senator. 

Having Cory as an inexperienced housewife sitting in power wasn't a good idea. The Philippine Star with Louis Beltran also had a case with Cory. Unfortunately, it didn't end well. Cory also wasn't really even experienced with handling coups. How could Cory even handle coups when she was a housewife and not a politician? Maybe, Vice President Leni Loud Robredo would've had more experience. No, not Cory. Cory really was trying to save herself during the coup, had to request help from America, and she had no idea. However, a parliamentary system would've put Cory to better use than the presidential system. It's because a parliamentary system would've had two separate people being the head of state (symbolic) and the head of government (prime minister). Putting both into one person often gets disastrous and Cory is just one example of how the wrong system can backfire. 

It was actually more fitting that Cory should be a symbolic president for a parliamentary system. The reason is that she was more symbolic, a unifying figure during the EDSA Revolution to overthrow the Marcos dictatorship. People rallied behind Cory, chanted Cory's name, but she wasn't the one who architect the fall of it. It was Fidel V. Ramos and Juan Ponce Enrile who were the real architects behind the fall of the despot. The job of the president in a parliamentary system is to serve as a chief representative and a unifying figure. Without Cory, there was nobody to rally behind and serve as a unifying figure. That's what Cory was good at - a unifying figure, purely ceremonial, to open the doors, to accept credentials, and to do ambassadorial duties. She was more fit for that purpose than to make major decisions since she had no political experience whatsoever.