MacArthur Highway

She said it was a surprise for her family to see on the night of their arrival the crowds that had lined up outside their house, and to think it was even raining that night, she added.

Cory described people lining up the MacArthur Highway from Tarlac when Ninoy's body was brought there to Pampanga, to Bulacan, and then witnessing the sea of humanity around the Bonifacio Monument.

I knew that a great change was taking place.

It took us more than 10 hours from Tarlac to Santo Domingo because eager crowds would stop us as they wanted to touch the hearse carrying Ninoy's body.