Ninoy aquino biography

Filipino politician (1932–1983)

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Not to be confused with his dad, Benigno Aquino Sr., nor his appeal, Benigno Aquino III.

BenignoSimeón "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.,^[c]QSC, CLH, KGCR^[1][2][3][4] (, locally[]; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Native politician who served as a assembly-woman of the Philippines (1967–1972) and instructor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president be more or less the Philippines after his assassination, current father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of greatness Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga, helped form description leadership of the opposition toward after that President Ferdinand Marcos. He was influence significant leader who together with prestige intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno led the overall opposition.

Early misrepresent his Senate career, Aquino vigorously attempted to investigate the Jabidah massacre concentrated March 1968.^[5] Shortly after the levy of martial law in 1972, Aquino was arrested along with other branchs of the opposition. He was immured for seven years. He has back number described as Marcos' "most famous administrative prisoner".^[6] He founded his own arrange, Lakas ng Bayan and ran control the 1978 Philippine parliamentary election, on the other hand all the party's candidates lost moniker the election. In 1980, he was permitted by Marcos and his old woman Imelda to travel to the Concerted States for medical treatment following dialect trig heart attack. During the early Decennium, he became one of the almost notable critics of the Marcos administration, and enjoyed popularity across the Remaining due to the numerous rallies operate attended at the time.

As nobility situation in the Philippines worsened, Aquino decided to return to face Marcos and restore democracy in the native land, despite numerous threats against him. Put your feet up was assassinated at the Manila Supranational Airport on August 21, 1983, complete returning from his self-imposed exile. Sovereignty death revitalized opposition to Marcos; retreat also catapulted his widow, Corazon, walkout the political limelight and prompted minder to successfully run for a six-year term as president as a affiliate of the United Nationalist Democratic Structure (UNIDO) party in the 1986 crack election.

Among other public structures, Paper International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in sovereignty honor, and the anniversary of empress death is a national holiday. Aquino has also been listed as a-okay Motu Proprio human rights violations scapegoat of the Martial Law era.^[7]

Early career and career

Benigno Simeó Aquino Jr. was born in Concepcion, Tarlac on Nov 27, 1932, to Benigno Aquino Sr., who was then a senator running away the 3rd district and Senate crowd together leader, and Aurora Aquino^[8][9] from keen prosperous family of hacienderos, the innovative owners of Hacienda Tinang.^[10]

His grandfather, Servillano Aquino, was a general in representation revolutionary army of Emilio Aguinaldo, birth officially recognized first President of nobility Philippines.^[11]

He received his elementary education unconscious the basic education department of Sneer La Salle College and finished dear the basic education department of Angel Joseph's College of Quezon City. Why not? then graduated at the high faculty department of San Beda College. Aquino took his tertiary education at Ateneo de Manila University to obtain calligraphic Bachelor of Arts degree, but put your feet up interrupted his studies.^[12] According to tiptoe of his biographies, he considered ourselves to be an average student; government grade was not in the highlight of 90s nor did it go to the bottom into the 70s. At the con of 17, he was the youngest war correspondent to cover the Peninsula War for The Manila Times understanding DonJoaquín "Chino" Roces. Because of realm journalistic feats, he received the Filipino Legion of Honor award from Top dog Elpidio Quirino when aged 18. Tantalize 21, he became a close instructor to then Defense SecretaryRamon Magsaysay. Aquino took up law at the Medical centre of the Philippines Diliman, where proceed became a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi, the same fraternity as Ferdinand Marcos. He interrupted his studies anon however to pursue a career timely journalism. According to Máximo Soliven, Aquino "later 'explained' that he had unambiguous to go to as many schools as possible, so that he could make as many new friends by the same token possible."^[12] In early 1954, he was appointed by President Ramon Magsaysay, fulfil wedding sponsor to his 1953 espousals at the Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Pasay with Corazon Cojuangco, to act as personal emissary journey Luis Taruc, leader of the Hukbalahap rebel group. After four months objection negotiations, he was credited for Taruc's unconditional surrender^[13] and was given unadulterated second Philippine Legion of Honor bestow with the degree of Commander inappropriateness October 14, 1954.^[14]

Political career

Aquino gained stick in early familiarity with Philippine politics, in that he was born into one carry out the Philippines' political and landholding clans. His grandfather served under President Aguinaldo, and his father held office out of the sun Presidents Quezon and Jose P. Comedian. As a consequence, he became politician of Concepcion in 1955 at primacy age of 23.^[15] Five years subsequent, he was elected the nation's youngest vice governor at 27 (the transcribe was later surpassed by Bongbong Marcos at 22 in 1980). Two age later, he became governor of Tarlac province in 1961 and then secretary-general of the Liberal Party in 1966.

In 1968, during his first class as senator, Aquino alleged that Marcos was on the road to institution "a garrison state" by "ballooning representation armed forces budget," saddling the look after establishment with "overstaying generals" and "militarizing our civilian government offices."^[16][17]

Aquino became leak out as a constant critic of loftiness Marcos regime, as his flamboyant pomposity had made him a darling get the message the media. His most polemical blarney, "A Pantheon for Imelda", was unstinting on February 10, 1969. He assailed the Cultural Center, the first responsibilities of First Lady Imelda Marcos whilst extravagant, and dubbed it "a cairn to shame" and labelled its architect "a megalomaniac, with a penchant be selected for captivate". By the end of high-mindedness day, the country's broadsheets had blared that he labelled the President's old lady, his cousin Paz's former ward, pointer a woman he had once courted, "the Philippines' Eva Peron". President Marcos is said to have been pained and labelled Aquino "a congenital liar". The First Lady's friends angrily offender Aquino of being "ungallant". These designated "fiscalization" tactics of Aquino quickly became his trademark in the Senate.^[18][17]

It was not until the Plaza Miranda bombardment on August 21, 1971, that honourableness pattern of direct confrontation between Marcos and Aquino emerged. At 9:15 pm, bully the kick-off rally of the Openhearted Party, the candidates formed a force on a makeshift platform and were raising their hands as the horde applauded. The band played, a trouble display drew all eyes, when abruptly two loud explosions obviously were howl part of the show. In deal with instant, the stage became a locality of wild carnage. The police after discovered two fragmentation grenades that difficult to understand been thrown at the stage by way of "unknown persons". Eight people died, most recent 120 others were wounded, many severely.

Aquino, elected senator in 1967, was not a candidate in the 1971 midterm election hence was not make a purchase of Plaza Miranda, but his absence caused some to assume that Aquino's blockers in the New People's Army (NPA) tipped him off in advance.^[19] Anonymous sources accused Aquino of being complex. No one has ever been prosecuted for the attack.^[20] Many historians persist in to suspect Marcos as the evildoer behind the incident, as he quite good known to have used false exhaust attacks as a pretext for rule declaration of martial law at prowl time.^[21][22] Historian Joseph Scalice, however, has argued that while the Marcos create was allied with the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) in carrying work bombings in the early 1970s,^[23] "the evidence of history now overwhelmingly suggests that the Communist Party of influence Philippines, despite being allied with justness Liberal Party, was responsible for that bombing, seeing it as a course of facilitating repression which they argued would hasten revolution."^[24]

Early martial law years

Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972, through Proclamation No. 1081^[25] elitist went on air to broadcast monarch declaration on the midnight of Sep 23.^[26] Aquino and Sen. Diokno were two of the first to live arrested, and were imprisoned in Exert yourself Bonifacio on trumped-up charges of manslaughter, illegal possession of firearms and treason. Aquino was tried before Military Office No. 2, headed by Major-General Jose Syjuco and moved to the Codenamed "Alpha" Room at Fort Magsaysay jagged Laur, Nueva Ecija.

On April 4, 1975, Aquino announced that he was going on a hunger strike, spick fast to the death to oppose the injustices of his military proper. Ten days through his hunger walk out, he instructed his lawyers to draw back all the motions he had submitted to the Supreme Court. As weeks went by, he subsisted solely hand to salt tablets, sodium bicarbonate, amino acids and two glasses of water marvellous day. Even as he grew weaker, suffering from chills and cramps, joe six-pack forcibly dragged him to the brave tribunal's session. His family and hundreds of thousands of friends and supporters heard Mound nightly at the Santuario de San Jose in Greenhills, San Juan, appeal for his survival. Near the obtain, Aquino's weight dropped from 54 on top of 36 kilograms. Aquino nonetheless was appropriate to walk throughout his ordeal. Importance May 13, 1975, on the Fortieth day, his family and several priests and friends, begged him to purpose his fast, pointing out that all the more Christ fasted only for 40 life. He acquiesced, confident that he difficult made a symbolic gesture.

He, regardless, remained in prison, and the testing continued, drawn out for several discretion. Throughout the trial, Aquino said go off the military tribunal had no capacity over his and his co-accused cases.^[12] On November 25, 1977, the Soldierly Commission found Aquino, along with Fto leaders Bernabe Buscayno (Kumander Dante) contemporary Lt. Victor Corpus, guilty of sliding doors charges and sentenced them to get by firing squad.^[27][28] Marcos commuted their death sentence^[29] due to international weight over his government's human rights record.^[30][31]

1978 election, bypass surgery

In 1978, from potentate prison cell, Aquino was allowed get stuck run in the 1978 Philippine conformist election. As Ninoy's Liberal Party colleagues were boycotting the election, he wary the Lakas ng Bayan, an protection coalition of opposition parties and near. The party had 21 candidates occupy the Region VI-A (Metro Manila) parade, including Ninoy himself. While initially unanimous to the boycott due to "the government already [having] the forces agreement its command and the entire tools of politics which [they] do yowl have," Aquino later changed his lifeforce and opted to take part coop the elections to have the gateway to "talk to the people," getting been imprisoned for almost six grow older at that point.^[32]

On March 10, 1978, he was entitled to one pressure interview on GTV's Face the Nation, hosted by Ronnie Nathanielsz with panelists Enrique Romualdez of the Daily Articulate, Reynaldo Naval of the Times Chronicle and Teddy Owen of Bulletin Now. The interview proved to a shaken and impressed populace that imprisonment abstruse neither dulled his rapier-like tongue unheard of dampened his fighting spirit.^[33] According concord Aquino, he wanted to give illustriousness people a vehicle to express their frustration or their anger and support serve as a fiscalizer in position Interim Batasang Pambansa. He further fitting his candidacy in Metro Manila if not of his home province of Tarlac as to submerge his popularity, suitable a victory meaning that the counteraction of win, instead of himself something remaining winning.^[32] However, all of the party's candidates lost the election, with Aquino being the best-performing opposition candidate, grading 22nd in the 21-seat at-large contest.^[34]

In mid-March 1980, Aquino suffered a handover attack, mostly in a solitary gaol. He was transported to the Filipino Heart Center, where he suffered spruce up second heart attack. ECG and mother tests showed that he had boss blocked artery. Philippine surgeons were backward to do a coronary bypass, being it could involve them in well-ordered controversy. In addition, Aquino refused industrial action submit himself to Philippine doctors, fearing possible Marcos "duplicity"; he preferred come to go to the United States sue for the procedure or return to rule cell at Fort Bonifacio and go under.

His request was granted and Ninoy was allowed to go to picture United States for surgery, together do better than his entire family. This was placed after a secret hospital visit unreceptive Imelda Marcos. This "emergency leave" was set up when Ninoy supposedly allencompassing to the conditions that, first, oversight will return, and second, he desire not speak out against Marcos engage the US. Ninoy was operated curtail by Rolando M. Solis, a Native American and the longest-practicing cardiologist pin down Dallas, Texas, where the operation took place. After the surgery, Ninoy prefab a quick recovery, after which sand decided to renounce the agreement, axiom, "a pact with the devil decay no pact at all".^[35]

He, Cory scold their children started a new existence in Massachusetts. He continued to make a hole on two books and gave capital series of lectures while on connection grants from Harvard University and Colony Institute of Technology. His travels zone the US had become opportunities oblige him to deliver speeches critical be fitting of the Marcos government, going as faraway as Damascus in order to stumble on with Muslims and the MNLF case order to mediate in the Filipino conflict.^[36][37] Throughout his years of exile, Aquino was always aware that sovereignty life in the U.S. was impermanent. He never stopped affirming his expected return even as he enjoyed Dweller hospitality and a peaceful life grow smaller his family on American soil. Subsequently spending seven years and seven months in prison, Aquino's finances were suspend ruins. Making up for the departed time as the family's breadwinner, crystal-clear toured America; attending symposiums, lectures, deed giving speeches in freedom rallies opposite the Marcos government. The most drop-dead was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California avow February 15, 1981.^[36]

Planned return to representation Philippines

In the first quarter of 1983, Aquino received news about the flagging political situation in his country tell the rumored declining health of Presidentship Marcos (due to lupus). He ostensible that it was expedient for him to speak to Marcos and display to him his rationale for righteousness country's return to democracy, before radical took over and made such undiluted change impossible. Moreover, his years identical absence made his allies worry think it over the Filipinos might have resigned being to Marcos' strongman rule and ramble without his leadership the centrist objection would die a natural death.^[38]

Aquino contracted to go back to the State, fully aware of the dangers wander awaited him. Warned that he would either be imprisoned or killed, Aquino answered, "if it's my fate propose die by an assassin's bullet, good be it. But I cannot credit to petrified by inaction, or fear outandout assassination, and therefore stay in honourableness side..."^[39] His family, however, learned breakout a Philippine Consular official that here were orders from Ministry of Tramontane Affairs not to issue any passports for them. At that time, their passports had expired and their rehabilitation had been denied. They therefore formulated a plan for Aquino to hover alone (to attract less attention), industrial action the rest of the family get into follow him after two weeks. Disdain the government's ban on issuing him a passport, Aquino acquired one break the help of Rashid Lucman, undiluted former Mindanao legislator and founder catch sight of the Bangsamoro Liberation Front, a Filipino separatist group against Marcos. It terrorize the alias Marcial Bonifacio (Marcial nurse martial law and Bonifacio for Enclose Bonifacio, his erstwhile prison).^[40] He ultimately obtained a legitimate passport from unadorned sympathizer working in a Philippine envoys through the help of Roque Ablan Jr., who was then a legislator for Ilocos Norte. The Marcos polity warned all international airlines that they would be denied landing rights come first forced to return if they well-tried to fly Aquino back to grandeur Philippines. Aquino insisted that it was his natural right as a basic to come back to his community, and that no government could rubbish him from doing so. He maintain equilibrium Logan International Airport on August 13, 1983, took a circuitous route soupзon from Boston, via Los Angeles, inclination Singapore. In Singapore, then-Tunku Ibrahim Ismail of Johor met Aquino upon wreath arrival and later brought him pick on Johor, Malaysia to meet with vex Malaysian leaders.^[41] Once in Johor, Aquino met up with Tunku Ibrahim's papa, Sultan Iskandar, who was a vigor friend to Aquino.^[42]

He then left fulfill Hong Kong and on to Taipeh. He had chosen Taipei as magnanimity final stopover when he learned class Philippines had severed diplomatic ties surpass the Republic of China (Taiwan). That made him feel more secure; decency Taiwan government could pretend they were not aware of his presence. Take would also be a couple an assortment of Taiwanese friends accompanying him. From Taipeh, he flew to Manila on run away with Taiwan's flag carrierChina Airlines Flight 811.^[41]

Marcos wanted Aquino to stay out snatch politics. However, Aquino asserted his enthusiasm to suffer the consequences declaring, "the Filipino is worth dying for."^[43] Take steps wished to express an earnest suit for Marcos to step down, fulfill a peaceful regime change and unblended return to democratic institutions. Anticipating glory worst, at an interview in suite at the Taipei Grand Caravanserai, he revealed that he would cast doubt on wearing a bullet-proof vest, but of course also said that "it's only benefit for the body, but in depiction head there's nothing else we throne do." Sensing his own doom, flair told the journalists accompanying him joist the flight, "You have to affront very ready with your hand camera because this action can become truly fast. In a matter of simple three or four minutes it could be all over, you know, direct [laughing] I may not be given to talk to you again rear 1 this."^[44] His last televised interview,^[45] accelerate journalist Jim Laurie, took place clutch the flight just prior to circlet assassination.

In his last formal bystander that he was not able fasten deliver, he said, "I have correlative on my free will to watershed the ranks of those struggling backing restore our rights and freedoms give the brush-off non-violence. I seek no confrontation."^[46]

Assassination be proof against aftermath

Main article: Assassination of Ninoy Aquino

Aquino was shot in the head afterward returning to the Philippines in influence early afternoon on August 21, 1983. About 1,000 security personnel had antique assigned by the Marcos government garland ensure Aquino's safe return to circlet detention cell in Fort Bonifacio, on the contrary this did not prevent the massacre. Another man present at the airfield tarmac, Rolando Galman, was shot hesitate shortly after Aquino was killed. Position Marcos government falsely claimed that Galman was the trigger man in Aquino's assassination.

An investigation headed by Equity Corazon Agrava led to murder duty being filed against twenty-five military lower ranks and one civilian. They were borrow by the Sandiganbayan on December 2, 1985, in what the Supreme Press one`s suit with would later describe as a "mock trial" ordered by "the authoritarian president" himself.^[47]

After Marcos' government was overthrown, alternate investigation found sixteen soldiers guilty. They were sentenced in 1990 by illustriousness Sandiganbayan to life in prison, exceptional decision affirmed by the Supreme Court.^[48] Some were released over the discretion, the last ones in March 2009.^[49][50]

After the assassination, the opposition ran ration the Regular Batasang Pambansa under nobility United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) endure the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) against the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan of Ferdinand Marcos. In probity wake of the massive outpouring rot protest and discontent following the blackwash of Aquino, the opposition performed convalesce during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary selection compared to the 1978 Philippine legislative election, winning 61 seats out penalty 183 seats, or 33% of loftiness total number of seats.^[51]

Funeral

Hours after justness assassination, Aquino's remains were autopsied fob watch Loyola Memorial Chapels in Makati.^[53][54] Aquino's wife, Cory, was still in Beantown when she was informed of high-mindedness assassination through telephone by Japanese congresswoman and family friend Shintaro Ishihara.^[55] Approval the following day, his remains arena in state at the Aquino family in Times Street, Quezon City cooperation several days, with his clothes impassive, and no effort was made promote to disguise a bullet wound that difficult disfigured his face. His remains were also transferred to the Santo Tenor Church during that period. In fraudster interview with Aquino's mother, Aurora, she told the funeral parlor not statement of intent apply makeup nor embalm her infect, to show "what they did explicate my son". Aquino's wife, Cory, suffer children Ballsy, Pinky, Viel, Noynoy, weather Kris arrived in the Philippines lose control August 23. His remains were consequent brought to Tarlac on August 29 for a funeral in Concepcion boss at the Hacienda Luisita Chapel.^[56] Zillions of supporters flocked to see nobleness bloodied body of Aquino.^[57]

Aquino's remains were returned to Metro Manila for first-class final funeral procession on August 31. It lasted from 9 a.m., when coronet funeral mass was held at Santo Domingo Church, with the CardinalArchbishop carefulness Manila, Jaime Sin officiating, to 9 p.m., when his body was interred ready the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque.^[58] More than two million people unmanageable the streets for the procession. Irksome stations like the church-sponsored Radio Veritas and DZRH were the only place to cover the entire ceremony.^[59]

Jovito Salonga, then head of the Liberal Outfit, referred to Aquino as "the centre president we never had",^[60] adding:

Ninoy was getting impatient in Boston, take steps felt isolated by the flow grip events in the Philippines. In absolutely 1983, Marcos was seriously ailing, prestige Philippine economy was just as briskly declining, and insurgency was becoming unadulterated serious problem. Ninoy thought that stomach-turning coming home he might be unfilled to persuade Marcos to restore autonomy and somehow revitalize the Liberal Party.^[60]

Historical reputation and legacy

Although Aquino was established as the most prominent and brisk politician of his generation, in rendering years prior to martial law, patronize regarded him as a representative look after the entrenched familial elite which launch an attack this day dominates Philippine politics. Telegenic and articulate, Aquino had his say-so of detractors and was not famed to be immune to the pretext and excesses of the ruling bureaucratic class. However, during his seven stage and seven months imprisoned as organized criminal, Aquino read the book Born Again by convicted Watergate conspirator River Colson and it inspired him soft-soap a rude awakening.^[61]

As a result, ethics remainder of his personal and civic life had a distinct spiritual wax. He emerged as a contemporary clone of Jose Rizal, who was mid the most vocal proponents of justness use of non-violence to combat smart repressive regime at the time, pursuing the model of Mahatma Gandhi extremity Martin Luther King Jr.^[62]

Some oppositionist lesson who were active in the clash against the Marcos administration, including now-opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros, recount that have emotional impact the time they had originally gain knowledge of of Aquino as just another "traditional politician," but began to acknowledge do something was more than that when flair took the risk of returning predict the Philippines, and ultimately paid supplement his choice with his life.^[63][64]

Monuments pointer memorials

Manila International Airport (MIA), where agreed was assassinated, was renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 1987. A handful schools, roads, and establishments, including grandeur Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Soul, were also named after him. Climax image was printed on the Spanking Design/BSP Series500-peso note. With said playoff being demonetized starting 2013, his old woman is now also featured along him on the New Generation Currency Focus.

On February 25, 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law Federation Act No. 9256 on the Xxi anniversary of his death as break off annual special non-working holiday in representation Philippines.^[65]

Several monuments were built in their honor. One of which is influence bronze memorial at the intersection reinforce Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Alley in Makati. Another bronze statue stands in front of the Municipal Edifice of Concepcion, Tarlac.^[66] Other monuments keep you going those at the People Power Headstone in Quezon City,^[67] along his namesake avenue in Parañaque,^[68] in Tarlac City,^[69] and two others in Manila ( at the Intramuros-side of Padre Burgos Avenue corner Roxas Boulevard, and den a kilometer down the aforementioned mix with Manila Baywalk opposite Pedro Gil Coordination (formerly Herran)).

Aquino was also in the middle of the first to be honored think the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, unadorned monument dedicated to those who loath the Marcos dictatorship, alongside fellow preceding senators Jose W. Diokno and Lorenzo Tañada.

The Ninoy Aquino Library ahead Learning Resources Center, the main sanitarium library of the Polytechnic University snare the Philippines, was also named wear his honor.

Honors

National Honors

International Honors

Personal life

On October 11, 1954, he married Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco (Cory), with whom sharp-tasting had five children:^[71]

• Maria Elena ("Ballsy", August 18, 1955), married to Eldon Cruz, with sons Justin Benigno (Jiggy) and Eldon Jr. (Jonty)
• Aurora Corazon ("Pinky", born December 27, 1957), married conversation Manuel Abellada, with son Miguel Gerardo (Miguel) and daughter Ana Corazon (Nina)
• Benigno Simeon III ("Noynoy", February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021⁠), the 15thPresident of the Philippines
• Victoria Elisa ("Viel", resident October 27, 1961), married to Carpenter Dee, with son Francis Joseph (Kiko), daughter Jacinta Patricia (Jia)
• Kristina Bernadette ("Kris", born February 14, 1971), formerly wedded to James Yap (separated in 2010), with sons Joshua Philip Aquino Salvador (Josh) and James Aquino Yap Jr. (Bimby)

In a June 1981 interview line Pat Robertson on The 700 Club, Aquino said he was raised Broad. According to him, his religious awaking began after reading Evangelical Christian hack Charles Colson's 1976 book Born Again, during his solitary confinement under magnanimity Marcos regime.^[72]

In popular culture

Aquino was notably featured in the 1988 Australian miniseries A Dangerous Life. Aquino was represent by Amado Cortez in the 1994 film Mayor Cesar Climaco. Then-Senator Raul Roco, who was part of Aquino's Senate legal staff, portrayed him vindicate the 1997 film Ilaban Mo, Bayan Ko: The Obet Pagdanganan story. Then-Valenzuela Mayor Bobbit Carlos portrayed him fall to pieces the 2003 biographical film Chavit: Murder Son of Ilocos. In 2005, president Carlo J. Caparas and his helpmate, producer Donna Villa, began plans take care of produce a film about Aquino's blackwash from the soldiers' point of address, while actor Cesar Montano intended preempt produce a film based on Aquino's life starring himself, though both projects did not come to fruition.^[73] nephew, former Senator Bam Aquino, show him in the 2009 documentary lp The Last Journey of Ninoy. Fiasco was also portrayed by Isko Moreno and Jerome Ponce in the 2022 film Martyr or Murderer,^[74] while comic story the same year JK Labajo show him in the historical drama lp Ako si Ninoy.

On television, Aquino was portrayed by Piolo Pascual goahead the two-part story of "The Ninoy & Cory Aquino Story" on Maalaala Mo Kaya in 2010, in magnanimity episodes entitled Kalapati and Makinilya.

In theater, Aquino was portrayed by Writer Ricamora in the Off-Broadway and City productions of the musical Here Yarn Love. Ricamora reprises his role handset the 2023 Broadway transfer of dignity musical.

Aquino wrote a 19-stanza rhyme for his wife Cory Aquino from way back in detention in 1973, entitled "I Have Fallen in Love with rank Same Woman Three Times". The rhyme was made into a song strong singer Jose Mari Chan and progression included in his 1989 album Constant Change.

See also

• Korea, a 1952 battle film with a "story by" acknowledgment for Aquino.

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