NEW : Funeral arrangements are being set up , he says . President Gloria Lopez Arroyo announces 10-day mourning period . She had been battling colon cancer since March 1986 . Aquino had been born into a wealthy family and was educated in the United States . She took up opposition to Marcos shortly after her husband 's attempted assassination .
NEW : Funeral arrangements are being set up , he says . President Gloria Lopez Arroyo announces 10-day mourning period . She had been battling colon cancer since March 1986 . She took up opposition to Marcos shortly after her husband 's attempted assassination .