Her family could have chosen one that’s more lavish and fit for a revered former head of state, but the casket in which Corazon Aquino’s remains are laid reflects her life of simplicity.
Made of hard imported Oakwood, Mrs. Aquino’s coffin, according to Heritage Park vice president for sales and marketing Raquel Mendoza, mirrors her simplicity and elegance.
She said the Aquino family has opted for a simple casket of lighter gold color called “Dignity” to reflect the late president’s aversion to extravagance.
“The color immediately reminds the family of Cory,” she told The STAR in an interview noting that light gold is the closest to golden yellow and that the rounded corners of the casket are considered lucky by the Chinese. Aquino, who belonged to the Cojuangco clan, was part Chinese.
Mendoza said it was the first time the Dignity casket was used for a prominent personality.
The late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, she said, was laid in a “La Pieta” casket and it was a “Winfield” cherry wood for Fernando Poe Jr.
She said the term “hardwood” refers to a casket design that requires no nail to build.
Mendoza said Mrs. Aquino’s Dignity casket is expected to last for 20 to 25 considering that the late president will be buried in a tomb above ground.
“When the family approached me and Heritage Park, we were quite honored to serve her,” she said as she recalled how she herself took part in the EDSA People Power 1.
She said she is proud of being a graduate of St. Scholastica’s College like Mrs. Aquino.
“It was like walking back to memory lane,” Mendoza said.
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Corazon Aquino’s Casket mirror of simplicity
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