FILE - In this Sept. 18, 1986 file picture, Philippine President Corazon Aquino makes a "Laban" ("Fight") gesture while addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a "people power" revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. her son said. She was 76. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)