Aquino Center reopens

My wife was at the invitational preview of the Aquino Center and Museum in Tarlac the day before EDSA@39 day and strongly feels she should let more people know about it.

- ELFREN S. CRUZ

Here is the account of Neni Sta. Romana Cruz.

There was no ribbon cutting at this opening - a welcome, meaningful move. One knew for certain that the soft opening and private launch of the expanded and improved Aquino Center and Museum in Tarlac would be a departure from the usual. And, of course, how could it not be? The martyred hero Ninoy Aquino, the woman president in yellow Cory Aquino and the heir Noy Aquino deserved nothing less.

But there were yellow ribbons galore. In lieu of a ribbon cutting, one got a yellow ribbon to tie to a stand a symbolic renewal of one's commitment towards justice and democracy. Upon registering, one got either a Ninoy button ("The Filipino is worth dying for") or a Cory button ("The Filipino is worth living for") or a PNoy button ("The Filipino is worth fighting for"). It seemed to have been based on which Aquino one was associated with - it also turned out to be a clever way of clustering the guests for the tours for better crowd control.