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  Benigno Aquino – FREE Benigno Aquino Information | Encyclopedia.com: Find Benigno Aquino Research
Benigno Aquino (1933-1983) of the Philippines was a leading opponent of the rule of President Ferdinand Marcos.
Aquino's ambition to be president was dashed when President Marcos declared martial law and dissolved the constitution.
Aquino spent over seven years in prison and was found guilty of murder, subversion, and illegal possession of firearms.
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 Nation to honor Ninoy Aquino Commemorative rites to mark his 20 th death anniversary Thursday By Rico Navarro
Teresa Aquino Oreta urged the people yesterday to be vigilant against all threats to civil liberties and systematic maneuvers by the government to drift back to the "garrison state" which her eldest brother, martyred Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, had warned of three decades ago.
Aquino’s confinement at the MSD was a turning point in his seven years and seven months of imprisonment during the martial rule of Ferdinand Marcos.
Ms Aquino said that the family, during her husband’s wake in 1983, refused to have the bloodstains on his face and his shirt removed to remind the world of the brutality of the martial law regime.
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 Benigno Aquino—Politician
Benigno Simeón Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8, 1960) popularly known as Noynoy, is a Philippine statesman.
On August 21, 1983, Benigno Aquino, leader of the Philippines democratic opposition, was assassinated as he left the airplane that had brought him back home after three years’ exile in the United States.
The assassination of Benigno Aquino as he returned to Manila in August 1983 was generally thought to have been the work of the military; it became the focal point of a renewed and more heavily supported opposition to Marcos' rule.
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  Benigno Aquino, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Aquino was one of the first to be arrested and imprisoned on trumped-up charges of murder, illegal possession of firearms and subversion.
Aquino insisted that it was his natural right as a citizen to come back to his homeland, and no government can prevent him from doing so.
Aquino's funeral procession on August 31 lasted from 9 a.m.--with a funeral mass officiated by the Catholic archbishop of Manila, Jaime Cardinal Sin, and held at Santo Domingo Church--to 9 p.m., when his body was interred at the Manila Memorial Park.
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 Toronto Auckland - Benigno S. Aquino - (November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983)
Benigno Aquino was born in Concepcion, Tarlac, to a prosperous family of hacienderos (landlords).
Benigno Aquino became the youngest municipal mayor at age 22, and the nation's youngest vice-governor at 27.
Aquino was one of the first to be arrested and imprisoned on trumped-up charges of murder, illegal possession of firearms and subversion.
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 Benigno Aquino – Dictionary Definition of Benigno Aquino | Encyclopedia.com: FREE Online Dictionary
Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon, Benigno III (Noynoy), Victoria Elisa...
27, 1932 in Concepcion, Tarlac, Benigno Ninoy Aquino Jr.
The slum behind the Sheraton; a Philippine struggle between Marcos loyalists, Marxist youth, and a woman with 2,000 eggs in her living room.
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 R-MWC - 1998 Pearl S. Buck Award Winner Corazon Aquino   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Children: Aquino and her husband had five children: four daughters, Maria Elena Cruz, Aurora Abellada, Victoria Dee, and Kris Aquino; and one son, Benigno Aquino III.
Aquino was assassinated at Manila International Airport as he returned to the Philippines.
During her time in office, Aquino survived floods, earthquakes, and a major volcanic eruption, as well as several coup attempts by the same military that had supported her against Marcos.
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 The Manila Times Internet Edition | SPECIAL REPORT > Aquinos divided on slay mastermind
Aquino eventually decided to leave her youngest daughter behind because he was traveling with falsified documents.
Aquino wore a bulletproof vest just before China Airlines flight C811 touched down, joking that he was not protected enough to escape a bullet in the head.
Former President Corazon Aquino, a devout Catholic whose administration’s values centered on forgiveness and national reconciliation, was as reluctant to absolve those found to be directly guilty of her husband’s murder.
www.manilatimes.net /others/special/2003/aug/21/20030821spe1.html   (2977 words)

  
 Gulfnews: Philippine's Corazon Aquino suffering from cancer
Manila: Corazon "Cory" Aquino of the Philippines, whose struggle against one of the 20th century's most corrupt dictators made her an icon of democracy across the world, is suffering from colon cancer, her family said yesterday.
Aquino, a convent-bred housewife to the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr, withstood nearly a dozen coup attempts between 1986 to 1992.
Aquino was hailed as a modern-day Joan of Arc.
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 Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Teodoro "teddy" Benigno (1923-2005)
Benigno, who lived in France from 1964 to 1969 while taking courses in international relations at the Institut d’ Etudes Politiques in Paris, was also the founder and first president of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in 1974, two years after the declaration of martial law.
Benigno, christened "Teddyman" when he joined the Aquino Cabinet in 1986 because there was another "Teodoro" (Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr.) in the Cabinet, began his career in journalism as a sportswriter and waterfront reporter for the Manila Tribune.
Benigno was an alumnus of the Malate Catholic School in Manila, the University of Sto.
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 Manila Standard: The Future is Ours
Aquino, who was the senior vice chairman of the House committee on civil, political and human rights in the 11th Congress, accused Lacson and his men of human rights violation relative to the Kuratong Baleleng case.
Aquino likened Lacson’s exposé to the one the latter made against the First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, maligning the names of people in public without concrete evidence and refusing to file charges against those he accused of wrongdoings.
Aquino said Lacson, feeling insecure about his sputtering campaign, is resorting to demolition job in an effort to get media mileage at the expense of innocent people.
www.manilastandardtoday.com /iserver?page=politics01_mar09_2004   (381 words)

  
 Manila Bulletin Online
Aquino, son of martyr Ninoy Aquino and former President Corazon Aquino, said the disqualification of Theodore Aquino and the public statement of his aunt, Team Unity candidate Tessie "Tao" Oreta, that she would not contest the "stand-alone Aquino votes" would now allay fears of confusion in the determination of the Aquino votes come election day.
Aquino said it was the Comelec that determined that Theodore Aquino failed to file an expressed written renunciation of his American citizenship as provided for in Republic Act 9225, or the Dual Citizenship law, for those seeking an elective public office in the Philippines.
Aquino also reiterated that he is not against the participation of Filipinos overseas in issues affecting the country, especially in the electoral process.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2007/03/25/MAIN2007032590404.html   (608 words)

  
 Benigno Aquino III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benigno Simeón Cojuangco Aquino III (born 1960), also known by his nickname, Noynoy, is a Philippine politician and son of Benigno Aquino Jr.
He is also the son of former president Corazon Aquino.
Television talk show host Kris Aquino is his sister.
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 Sun.Star Manila - Cory to undergo medical procedures
Aquino is set to undergo a process called "colectomy," in which the affected tumor will be removed from the body part this week.
Aquino is still in the early stage of her cancer and it still can be cured," the source said.
Aquino's daughter, actress and television host Kris Aquino, revealed that her mother is suffering from colon cancer after the former President's biopsy test taken last March 19 showed that she was positive of adenocarcinoma.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/man/2008/03/26/news/cory.to.undergo.medical.procedures.html   (928 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Genuine Opposition and Liberal Party Senatorial Candidate Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III today said the Constitutional requirement for transparency in matters of public concern and the people's right to information can be invoked in order to compel the Commission on Elections to divulge the names of party-list nominees.
Aquino also proposed for the overhaul of the Party List System Law to ensure that the marginalized and under-represented sectors in society are truly represented in Congress as that is the real intention of the Constitution.
Aquino also said while RA 7941 or the Party List System Law prohibits the Commission on Elections from showing the party-list nominees on the certified list, the Bill of Rights guarantees the right of the people to information on matters of public concern.
www.noynoy.ph /release/4_16b_07.php   (414 words)

  
 Balita.com - Filipino News - Leading Filipino Newspaper in the USA | Philippine News
Aquino said she would have opted to keep her silence on the issue since her son, Tarlac Rep. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, had already spoken, but she was forced to say her piece because Santiago has a “very wild imagination.”
Aquino said she was surprised at Santiago’s accusation, saying she would be the last person to advocate a coup or assassinate a president.
Aquino, who survived several coup attempts during her presidency in the 1980s, became the country’s leader when dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted in a military-backed revolt in 1986.
www.balita.com /_2005/100805/news05.php   (1046 words)

  
 :: Malaya - The National Newspaper ::
Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III yesterday slammed the pardon being considered for one of the 13 convicts in the murder of his father the late Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr.
Aquino also questioned the computation made by the Board of Pardon and Parole on the number of years served by Taran in prison.
Aquino said Taran’s alleged hypertension and diabetes are not a valid reason to let him out of jail.
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 Bangkok's Independent Newspaper
Aquino's daughter Kris, a people television host and actress, read a statement on television saying the cancer was discovered when the former president went to have a check up.
The Aquino family statement said it was the former president who wanted her condition made public because she "has always believed in being upfront.
Aquino, 74, widow of the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr., became president after a popular uprising ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.
www.nationmultimedia.com /worldhotnews/read.php?newsid=30069040   (681 words)

  
 Balita.com - Leading Filipino Newspaper in the USA | Filipino News | Philippine News | Pinoy
Aquino and Guingona are at the forefront of "Stop (Sa Tamang Oras at Paraan) Cha-cha," which seeks "to ardently oppose the Charter change railroad" of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Aquino said the people must be informed before being asked to sign up for a people’s initiative, a process that would eventually pave the way for Charter amendments.
Aquino said the process of the initiative must be explained to the people and they should be asked whether they were prepared once the country shifts to a parliament system from the present presidential form of government.
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 Acidophilus notes | 13:05
Roces initiated the Cory Aquino for President Movement to gather one million signatures in one week for Cory to run as president; Aquino was convinced to run initially as Vice President, but Laurel gave way to Cory to run as President and ran as her running-mate.
Aquino drew praise for her support for democracy, and was selected as Time Magazine's Woman of the Year in 1986.
Aquino was the recipient of the 1998 Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding with President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada as the guest-of-honor.
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 Ted Aquino has to junk US citizenship to run -- poll exec
Aquino's father is the first cousin of Benigno III's father, the late former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
Aquino who is related to Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, was among the "nuisance" candidates who appeared before the Commission on Elections on Tuesday morning.
Aquino, a San Francisco resident based on a certificate of candidacy, faces a disqualification case filed by opposition candidate Aquino.
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 Aquino III backs move to probe PCGG-Marcos deal in House - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: )
TARLAC Representative Benigno Aquino III is supporting a move in the House of Representatives to investigate an alleged compromise agreement between the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Marcoses over their alleged ill-gotten wealth.
Aquino said he might hold a press conference next week to further explain why he was opposed to the agreement, as well as its implications.
Aquino, is the son of former senator Benigno Aquino Jr., a staunch political foe of then president Ferdinand Marcos.
news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=1&story_id=77405   (477 words)

  
 Congressman Aquino says NPA out to liquidate him - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: )
TARLAC Rep. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III yesterday claimed that he had been marked for assassination by the communist New People's Army in connection with the violent dispersal of striking sugar workers at the Hacienda Luisita in his province.
Aquino stressed that his record as a congressman showed that he had championed the cause of human rights in the House of Representatives contrary to what the Senate witness was purportedly trying to project.
Aquino said he was optimistic that the results of the congressional inquiry would clear all controversies hounding the hacienda.
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 NINOY'S DEATH  ANNIVERSARY:  SEPARATE  RITES  FOR  CORY,  GMA
Aquino, her son Tarlac Rep. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Kris were all clad in yellow as they commemorated Aquino’s death anniversary in Manila Memorial Park.
Aquino and members of her family at the Manila Memorial Park, where a Mass and simple ceremonies marked the event.
He said Aquino is still considered a new hero, since his life has not been published in history textbooks and that it should still be fresh in the minds of the parents of present times.
www.newsflash.org /2004/02/pe/pe003974.htm   (1731 words)

  
 benigno - Search Results - MSN Encarta
In 1983 Aquino decided to return to the Philippines, even though he anticipated being rearrested.
Aquino was shot in the back of the head and killed...
(November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983), popularly known as Ninoy Aquino, was a Philippine senator and a leading oppositionist to the...
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 Balita.com - Filipino News - Leading Filipino Newspaper in the USA | Philippine News
Aquino, who supported a second popular uprising that toppled then president Joseph Estrada and swept Arroyo to power in January 2001, is now at odds with the President whom she asked to step down over allegations of poll fraud.
Aquino herself was part of street protests that called on Arroyo to resign and was now involved in a signature campaign to press this demand.
Aquino, widow of former senator Benigno Aquino III, was installed president in February 1986 by the first military-backed people’s revolt that ousted strongman Ferdinand Marcos and ended his 20-year grip on power.
www.balita.com /_2005/100105/news10.php   (732 words)

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