Senator Manuel Roxas II proposed on Friday to change Epifanio De los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to Cory Aquino Avenue in honor of the late president Corazon C. Aquino.

Roxas said for the public, EDSA is already synonymous to the name of the former leader who is popularly known as the country’s icon for democracy.

“Sa tuwing mababanggit ang EDSA, iisa ang naiisip nating mga Pilipino: ang People Power (revolt that was led by) Tita Cory (Aquino). Nararapat lamang na i-alay natin sa kanyang alaala ang daang nagpakilala sa kanya sa buong mundo,” Roxas said.

He stressed that the proposal is appropriate since Mrs. Aquino’s first heroic act of leading the people in a bloodless People Power revolution against the Marcos dictatorship and authoritarian rule happened on EDSA.

Epifanio De los Santos was considered one of the best Filipino writers during the Spanish era. He was also a revered Filipino patriot. In 1959, under Republic Act 2140, the original Highway 54 was renamed to EDSA.

He said renaming portions of the road to Cory Aquino would remind Filipinos of the heroic acts of the former president.

“Truly her legacy to our country and all the generations of Filipinos cannot be overstated. Former President Cory Aquino has demonstrated in the clearest terms that steep moral values and strength of character are what our nation need in times of unabated corruption and political and social decay,” Roxas stressed.