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Aug 20, 2023 · As the nation commemorates the 40th death anniversary of former Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ S. Aquino, Jr., it is well to reflect on the significance of his life and times. Not much is known by the present generation about the fact that by the time he was 25 years old, he was already a three-time recipient of the Philippine Legion of Honor.
A post-mortem analysis confirmed that Ninoy was indeed shot from the back, at close range. Speculations of a conspiracy by the Marcos government instantaneously spread. After investigations, 25 military men were arrested including then Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Fabian Ver. After a seemingly unending trial process, only 16 were sentenced ...
Jun 28, 2024 · On the Web: Official Site of Ninoy Aquino (June 28, 2024) Benigno Aquino, Jr. (born November 27, 1932, Tarlac, Philippines—died August 21, 1983, Manila) was the chief opposition leader during the era of martial law in the Philippines (1972–81) under Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos. Aquino’s assassination in 1983 galvanized popular opposition to ...
Ninoy once referred to the Cultural Center of the Philippines, an extravagant P50-million project of the Former First Lady, as "a monument to shame" in his speech, A Pantheon for Imelda. Consequently, he was called a "congenital liar" by an outraged President Marcos, while the Philippine Free Press hailed him as one of the country's most outstanding senators.
Benigno Aquino III. Benigno Simeon Aquino III KGCR ( locally [bɛˈniːɡ.no ʔɐˈxiː.no]; born Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), [4] [5] also known as Noynoy Aquino [6] [7] [8] and colloquially as PNoy, [b] was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
(Original photograph by Times Journal photographer Recto Mercene) Forensic study shows Galman shot Aquino . MANILA – The public defender who worked for the release of soldiers convicted more than 30 years ago over the deaths of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and Rolando Galman said the government should consider pushing for the extradition of the so-called "missing link" in ...
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