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1 day ago · Elections for an interim National Assembly were finally held in 1978. The opposition—of which the primary group was led by the jailed former senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.—produced such a bold and popular campaign that the official results, which gave Marcos’s opposition virtually no seats, were widely believed to have been illegally altered.
2 days ago · A separate resolution was also signed in 2013 by the Philippine Historian Association urging then Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to recognize Bonifacio as the first Philippine president. In the same year, representatives of the Philippine House of Representatives passed a house resolution that sought to acknowledge Bonifacio as the first president. [28]
Jul 19, 2024 · Former Senate President Franklin Drilon is giving credit to late President Benigno Aquino III and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the completion Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP II) despite being political rivals.
2 days ago · The Liberal Party of the Philippines (Filipino: Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas) abbreviated as the LP, is a liberal political party in the Philippines.. Founded on January 19, 1946 by Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator José Avelino from the breakaway liberal wing of the old Nacionalista Party (NP), the Liberal ...
Jul 1, 2024 · During the Benigno Aquino administration in the Philippines, there was a mix of progress and challenges in combating corruption. The government demonstrated political will by addressing high-profile corruption cases, but faced obstacles such as outdated laws, lack of compliance, poor operational capacities of anti-corruption agencies, judicial inefficiency, and selective enforcement of anti ...
Jul 13, 2024 · FORMER Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has died, sources close to his family confirmed Thursday, June 24. He was 61. The son of former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Aquino was rushed to the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City on Thursday morning. According to reports, Aquino had been suffering…
1 day ago · On August 21, 2018, the anniversary of the assassination of Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. who had flown back to the Philippines to face her father, Imee Marcos told Filipinos to "move on" from the abuses, murders and massacres during her father's dictatorship.
