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Doing justice to Ninoy Aquino’s memory
Former Sen.Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. on his return trip home. —PHOTO FROM pna.gov.ph
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November 27, 2022December 6, 2022Featured Stories, History

Doing justice to Ninoy Aquino’s memory

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following message was delivered on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, by Kiko Aquino Dee, son of Viel and Dodo Dee and one of the eight grandchildren of the late opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., to mark his 90th birth anniversary.  Ninoy Aquino, then a senator, was one of the first to be...

Unforgettable: More than a million mourners turned up for Ninoy Aquino’s funeral
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September 4, 2022September 4, 2022Events, Images

Unforgettable: More than a million mourners turned up for Ninoy Aquino’s funeral

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Editor’s Note: Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.’s assassination upon arriving at the motherland from the United States on Aug. 21, 1983, drew widespread outrage that fanned the slow burn over the excesses of the dictatorship. These dramatic black and white photos of Ninoy Aquino’s funeral cortège were taken by the freelance photojournalist Alberto “Bullit” Marquez, who...