Rappler: 42 years on, Filipino youth keep Ninoy Aquino’s legacy alive
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Ninoy Aquino
Benigno Simeón "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., was a Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac (1963–1967). Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president of the Philippines after his assassination, and father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of the Philippines. Aquino, together…
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culture · Filipino politician (1932–1983) · politician · journalist · jurisprudence · also Ninoy Aquino, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Benigno S. Aquino Jr., Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr., Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr., Aquino
Born 27 November 1932 · Died 21 August 1983 · Q222805
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2025· 5 entries
Philippine Daily Inquirer: LOOK: Ninoy Aquino Day celebrated at Naia
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Rappler: Marcos on Ninoy Aquino Day: ‘History offers less final judgment than continuing instruction’
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VERA Files rated the claim “Rodrigo Duterte was the mastermind behind the assassination of the late Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.” Satire.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer: Ninoy Aquino had no record of crimes against humanity – Palace
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2024· 3 entries
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Marcos, VP Duterte issue no message for Ninoy Aquino Day
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philstar.com: DOLE issues pay guidelines for Ninoy Aquino Day
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FactRakers rated the claim “Ninoy Aquino International Airport worst under Aquino III, Marcos” Misleading.
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2023· 3 entries
VERA Files rated the claim “Ninoy Aquino was one of the masterminds of the 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing” No Basis.
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Rappler rated the claim “A YouTube video claims President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. plans to shut down the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.” False.
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Rappler rated the claim “Former senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Simeon Aquino Jr. and former Philippine president Corazon 'Cory' Aquino will be removed from the design of the P500 bill.” False.
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2022· 1 entry
VERA Files rated the claim “Ninoy Aquino was carrying Malaysian travel documents when he arrived in the Philippines on Aug. 21, 1983” False.
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2021· 5 entries
VERA Files rated the claim “Noynoy Aquino sold Scarborough Shoal” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Speaking about Ferdinand Marcos' infrastructure projects, Ninoy Aquino said, "Can infrastructure be eaten?"” Unproven.
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Rappler rated the claim “Former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was found guilty of treason.” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Rodrigo Duterte has approved the renaming of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to MIA (Manila International Airport)” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Benigno 'Ninoy" Aquino Jr. "organized" the CPP-NPA and MNLF.” Unproven.
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2020· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Philippine politician Ninoy Aquino’s death sentence in 1977 hidden from public” Misleading.
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2018· 1 entry
The Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board (HRVCB) formally recognised Aquino, his wife Corazon Aquino and 126 other individuals as a motu proprio victim of human rights violations committed under the Marcos Sr
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2010· 1 entry
In the episodes entitled Kalapati and Makinilya
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2004· 1 entry
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law Republic Act No
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1990· 1 entry
By the Sandiganbayan to life in prison, a decision affirmed by the Supreme Court
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1987· 1 entry
“The President's Penultimate Report To The People (2016-2020)”
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1985· 1 entry
In what the Supreme Court would later describe as a "mock trial" ordered by "the authoritarian president" himself
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1983· 3 entries
Upon returning from his self-imposed exile
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Died 1983-08-21.
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Took a circuitous route home from Boston, via Los Angeles, to Singapore
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1980· 1 entry
Was permitted by Marcos and his wife Imelda to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack
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1978· 4 entries
Election lost: 1978 election, bypass surgery.
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Was entitled to one television interview on GTV's Face the Nation, hosted by Ronnie Nathanielsz with panelists Enrique Romualdez of the Daily Express, Reynaldo Naval of the Times Journal and Teddy Owen of Bulletin Tod
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From his prison cell, Aquino was allowed to run in the 1978 Philippine parliamentary election
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Campaign: 1978 election, bypass surgery.
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1977· 1 entry
The Military Commission found Aquino, along with NPA leaders Bernabe Buscayno (Kumander Dante) and Lt
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1975· 2 entries
On the 40th day, his family and several priests and friends, begged him to end his fast, pointing out that even Christ fasted only for 40 days
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Aquino announced that he was going on a hunger strike, a fast to the death to protest the injustices of his military trial
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1973· 2 entries
“I Have Fallen in Love with the Same Woman Three Times”
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Entitled "I Have Fallen in Love with the Same Woman Three Times"
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1972· 1 entry
Aquino was arrested along with other members of the opposition
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1971· 1 entry
That the pattern of direct confrontation between Marcos and Aquino emerged
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1968· 1 entry
During his first year as senator, Aquino alleged that Marcos was on the road to establishing "a garrison state" by "ballooning the armed forces budget," saddling the defense establishment with "overstaying generals" and
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1967· 2 entries
Was not a candidate in the 1971 midterm election hence was not in Plaza Miranda, but his absence caused some to assume that Aquino's friends in the New People's Army (NPA) tipped him off in advance
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Career landmark: Member of the Senate of the Philippines (1967–1972).
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1954· 1 entry
Married Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco (Cory), with whom he had five children:
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1932· 1 entry
Born 1932-11-27.
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