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MANILA, Philippines — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has yet to come out with official activities, if any, on Ninoy Aquino Day, a nonworking holiday that falls on Monday this year. But Ninoy Aquino…
MATAPOS ang ilang taong paninilbihan bilang alkalde ng Maynila ay magbabalik na sa mundo ng showbiz si Isko Moreno. At mukhang magiging maingay ang kanyang pagbabalik matapos ang anunsyo na siya ang gaganap bilang si dating Sen.…
A few months ago, before the elections, my doctor and I were discussing my column. He wondered where the vividness of my descriptions of martial law came from; I was too young then, he said. I was…
Last Monday, Aug. 21, SWS communications man Leo Laroza searched our website using the phrase “Ninoy Aquino.” He found two survey reports—one in 1999 on the importance of a number of 20th-century events, and another in 2011…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday took down social media posts that linked the late former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. to the communist New People’s Army (NPA), as it also vowed to…
When dread descended upon our land as martial law was declared one September night nearly half a century ago, it unleashed harsh retribution on those who dared dissent or who raised their voices against the Marcos dictatorship.…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday said Filipinos should honor the sacrifice of slain former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. “that changed the course of our history” as the country marks his 38th death…
On August 21, 1983, former senator Benigno Simeon “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., who is a known champion of democracy and freedom, was assassinated shortly after his plane landed at the airport in Manila that is now known as…
Son, the ball is now in your hands. This is the last line in the letter of Ninoy Aquino, 41, to his only son, Noynoy Aquino. The boy was only 13 years old when his father, jailed…
While history records the tragic deaths of Ninoy Aquino (1983) and Antonio Luna (1899), it seems that we as a people are far from closure. While their assassins have been identified, the person(s) who actually ordered the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Councilor Antonio “Tony” Cuenco was at the Manila International Airport on the day that Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino III was assassinated on August 21, 1983. There was a commotion at the airport and…
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the sacrifices of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. continue to ignite the spirit of heroism among Filipinos as the nation commemorates his 36th death anniversary. In his…
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