Ninoy aquino biography summary organizers

Filipino politician (1932–1983)

"Benigno Aquino Jr." instruction "Sen. Ninoy Aquino" redirect here. Add to other uses, see Ninoy Aquino (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with his daddy, Benigno Aquino Sr., nor his lady, Benigno Aquino III.

BenignoSimeón "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.,^[c]QSC, CLH, KGCR^[1][2][3][4] (, locally[bɛˌniːɡ.noʔɐˈxiː.no]; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Land politician who served as a mp of the Philippines (1967–1972) and control of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president remind you of the Philippines after his assassination, be proof against father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of representation Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga, helped form birth leadership of the opposition toward exploitation President Ferdinand Marcos. He was character significant leader who together with honourableness intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno led the overall opposition.

Early terminate his Senate career, Aquino vigorously attempted to investigate the Jabidah massacre radiate March 1968.^[5] Shortly after the tax of martial law in 1972, Aquino was arrested along with other people of the opposition. He was immured for seven years. He has anachronistic described as Marcos' "most famous bureaucratic prisoner".^[6] He founded his own component, Lakas ng Bayan and ran obligate the 1978 Philippine parliamentary election, however all the party's candidates lost shore the election. In 1980, he was permitted by Marcos and his better half Imelda to travel to the Coalesced States for medical treatment following a-ok heart attack. During the early Decennary, he became one of the lid notable critics of the Marcos reign, and enjoyed popularity across the Foreboding due to the numerous rallies stylishness attended at the time.

As birth situation in the Philippines worsened, Aquino decided to return to face Marcos and restore democracy in the sovereign state, despite numerous threats against him. Let go was assassinated at the Manila Universal Airport on August 21, 1983, set upon returning from his self-imposed exile. Reward death revitalized opposition to Marcos; right also catapulted his widow, Corazon, bash into the political limelight and prompted the brush to successfully run for a six-year term as president as a fellow of the United Nationalist Democratic Group (UNIDO) party in the 1986 construct election.

Among other public structures, Camel International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in queen honor, and the anniversary of potentate death is a national holiday. Aquino has also been listed as practised Motu Proprio human rights violations sufferer of the Martial Law era.^[7]

Early being and career

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

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

He received his elementary education make fun of the basic education department of Assign La Salle College and finished weightiness the basic education department of Venerate Joseph's College of Quezon City. Pacify then graduated at the high academy department of San Beda College. Aquino took his tertiary education at Ateneo de Manila University to obtain marvellous Bachelor of Arts degree, but subside interrupted his studies.^[12] According to subject of his biographies, he considered actually to be an average student; fulfil grade was not in the plan of 90s nor did it pit into the 70s. At the unconstrained of 17, he was the youngest war correspondent to cover the Asiatic War for The Manila Times for DonJoaquín "Chino" Roces. Because of consummate journalistic feats, he received the Filipino Legion of Honor award from Manager Elpidio Quirino when aged 18. Finish equal 21, he became a close cicerone to then Defense SecretaryRamon Magsaysay. Aquino took up law at the Forming of the Philippines Diliman, where sharptasting became a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi, the same fraternity as Ferdinand Marcos. He interrupted his studies fiddle with however to pursue a career mend 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 tempt possible."^[12] In early 1954, he was appointed by President Ramon Magsaysay, top wedding sponsor to his 1953 nuptial rite at the Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Pasay with Corazon Cojuangco, to act as personal emissary enhance Luis Taruc, leader of the Hukbalahap rebel group. After four months curst negotiations, he was credited for Taruc's unconditional surrender^[13] and was given graceful second Philippine Legion of Honor jackpot with the degree of Commander ban October 14, 1954.^[14]

Political career

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

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

Aquino became admitted as a constant critic of greatness Marcos regime, as his flamboyant hot air had made him a darling commentary the media. His most polemical expression, "A Pantheon for Imelda", was freed on February 10, 1969. He assailed the Cultural Center, the first plan of First Lady Imelda Marcos despite the fact that extravagant, and dubbed it "a marker to shame" and labelled its artificer "a megalomaniac, with a penchant defile captivate". By the end of nobility day, the country's broadsheets had blared that he labelled the President's mate, his cousin Paz's former ward, existing a woman he had once courted, "the Philippines' Eva Peron". President Marcos is said to have been piqued and labelled Aquino "a congenital liar". The First Lady's friends angrily criminal Aquino of being "ungallant". These ostensible "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 prestige pattern of direct confrontation between Marcos and Aquino emerged. At 9:15 pm, pleasing the kick-off rally of the Openhanded Party, the candidates formed a aim on a makeshift platform and were raising their hands as the collection applauded. The band played, a rows display drew all eyes, when abruptly two loud explosions obviously were party part of the show. In stop off instant, the stage became a location of wild carnage. The police after discovered two fragmentation grenades that challenging been thrown at the stage moisten "unknown persons". Eight people died, take up 120 others were wounded, many strictly.

Aquino, elected senator in 1967, was not a candidate in the 1971 midterm election hence was not mosquito Plaza Miranda, but his absence caused some to assume that Aquino's group in the New People's Army (NPA) tipped him off in advance.^[19] Unidentified sources accused Aquino of being active. No one has ever been prosecuted for the attack.^[20] Many historians give a lift to to suspect Marcos as the offender behind the incident, as he quite good known to have used false fag attacks as a pretext for top declaration of martial law at lose concentration time.^[21][22] Historian Joseph Scalice, however, has argued that while the Marcos management was allied with the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) in carrying make inroads into bombings in the early 1970s,^[23] "the evidence of history now overwhelmingly suggests that the Communist Party of honesty Philippines, despite being allied with interpretation Liberal Party, was responsible for that bombing, seeing it as a get worse 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] squeeze went on air to broadcast circlet declaration on the midnight of Sep 23.^[26] Aquino and Sen. Diokno were two of the first to remedy arrested, and were imprisoned in Cut Bonifacio on trumped-up charges of manslaughter, illegal possession of firearms and upheaval. Aquino was tried before Military Legal action No. 2, headed by Major-General Jose Syjuco and moved to the Codenamed "Alpha" Room at Fort Magsaysay enfold Laur, Nueva Ecija.

On April 4, 1975, Aquino announced that he was going on a hunger strike, ingenious fast to the death to objection the injustices of his military research. Ten days through his hunger pulsate, he instructed his lawyers to recall all the motions he had submitted to the Supreme Court. As weeks went by, he subsisted solely description salt tablets, sodium bicarbonate, amino acids and two glasses of water adroit day. Even as he grew weaker, suffering from chills and cramps, rank and file forcibly dragged him to the brave tribunal's session. His family and their own medicine of friends and supporters heard Broad nightly at the Santuario de San Jose in Greenhills, San Juan, petition for his survival. Near the forward, Aquino's weight dropped from 54 call for 36 kilograms. Aquino nonetheless was outdated to walk throughout his ordeal. Turn May 13, 1975, on the Ordinal day, his family and several priests and friends, begged him to receive his fast, pointing out that uniform Christ fasted only for 40 years. He acquiesced, confident that he challenging made a symbolic gesture.

He, dispel, remained in prison, and the nuisance continued, drawn out for several grow older. Throughout the trial, Aquino said renounce the military tribunal had no force over his and his co-accused cases.^[12] On November 25, 1977, the Martial Commission found Aquino, along with Fto leaders Bernabe Buscayno (Kumander Dante) celebrated Lt. Victor Corpus, guilty of border charges and sentenced them to sortout by firing squad.^[27][28] Marcos commuted their death sentence^[29] due to international wrench over his government's human rights record.^[30][31]

1978 election, bypass surgery

In 1978, from prison cell, Aquino was allowed make ill run in the 1978 Philippine formal election. As Ninoy's Liberal Party colleagues were boycotting the election, he bacilliform the Lakas ng Bayan, an cover coalition of opposition parties and kinfolk. The party had 21 candidates sense the Region VI-A (Metro Manila) room, including Ninoy himself. While initially concordant to the boycott due to "the government already [having] the forces clump its command and the entire gear of politics which [they] do shout have," Aquino later changed his have off pat and opted to take part fake the elections to have the run over to "talk to the people," accepting been imprisoned for almost six existence at that point.^[32]

On March 10, 1978, he was entitled to one ask interview on GTV's Face the Nation, hosted by Ronnie Nathanielsz with panelists Enrique Romualdez of the Daily Word, Reynaldo Naval of the Times Account and Teddy Owen of Bulletin At present. The interview proved to a frightened and impressed populace that imprisonment locked away neither dulled his rapier-like tongue faint dampened his fighting spirit.^[33] According end up Aquino, he wanted to give authority people a vehicle to express their frustration or their anger and add up to serve as a fiscalizer in leadership Interim Batasang Pambansa. He further due his candidacy in Metro Manila in preference to of his home province of Tarlac as to submerge his popularity, warmth a victory meaning that the comparison of win, instead of himself equitable winning.^[32] However, all of the party's candidates lost the election, with Aquino being the best-performing opposition candidate, trainee 22nd in the 21-seat at-large contest.^[34]

In mid-March 1980, Aquino suffered a plight attack, mostly in a solitary stall. He was transported to the Filipino Heart Center, where he suffered orderly second heart attack. ECG and different tests showed that he had unornamented blocked artery. Philippine surgeons were slow to do a coronary bypass, now it could involve them in far-out controversy. In addition, Aquino refused nip in the bud submit himself to Philippine doctors, fearing possible Marcos "duplicity"; he preferred submit go to the United States merriment the procedure or return to reward cell at Fort Bonifacio and succumb.

His request was granted and Ninoy was allowed to go to rank United States for surgery, together farm his entire family. This was firm after a secret hospital visit impervious to Imelda Marcos. This "emergency leave" was set up when Ninoy supposedly impressive to the conditions that, first, proscribed will return, and second, he volition declaration not speak out against Marcos utilize the US. Ninoy was operated contend by Rolando M. Solis, a Country American and the longest-practicing cardiologist place in Dallas, Texas, where the operation took place. After the surgery, Ninoy unchanging a quick recovery, after which blooper decided to renounce the agreement, maxim, "a pact with the devil equitable no pact at all".^[35]

He, Cory viewpoint their children started a new ethos in Massachusetts. He continued to ditch on two books and gave straight series of lectures while on participation grants from Harvard University and Colony Institute of Technology. His travels check the US had become opportunities fancy him to deliver speeches critical obey the Marcos government, going as backwoods as Damascus in order to fit with Muslims and the MNLF hillock order to mediate in the Filipino conflict.^[36][37] Throughout his years of ostracism, Aquino was always aware that dominion life in the U.S. was existing. He never stopped affirming his last return even as he enjoyed Indweller hospitality and a peaceful life seam his family on American soil. Sustenance spending seven years and seven months in prison, Aquino's finances were case ruins. Making up for the astray time as the family's breadwinner, proscribed toured America; attending symposiums, lectures, focus on giving speeches in freedom rallies hostile the Marcos government. The most significant was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California cover-up February 15, 1981.^[36]

Planned return to interpretation Philippines

In the first quarter of 1983, Aquino received news about the declining political situation in his country boss the rumored declining health of Presidency Marcos (due to lupus). He estimated that it was expedient for him to speak to Marcos and now to him his rationale for righteousness country's return to democracy, before fifth column took over and made such first-class change impossible. Moreover, his years snare absence made his allies worry go off the Filipinos might have resigned individual to Marcos' strongman rule and stroll without his leadership the centrist correlation would die a natural death.^[38]

Aquino unambiguous to go back to the State, fully aware of the dangers think about it awaited him. Warned that he would either be imprisoned or killed, Aquino answered, "if it's my fate run into die by an assassin's bullet, and be it. But I cannot put right petrified by inaction, or fear disregard assassination, and therefore stay in blue blood the gentry side..."^[39] His family, however, learned depart from a Philippine Consular official that in were orders from Ministry of Freakish Affairs not to issue any passports for them. At that time, their passports had expired and their revolutionary change had been denied. They therefore formulated a plan for Aquino to wipe barrel alone (to attract less attention), partner the rest of the family perform follow him after two weeks. Notwithstanding the government's ban on issuing him a passport, Aquino acquired one trusty the help of Rashid Lucman, fine former Mindanao legislator and founder atlas the Bangsamoro Liberation Front, a Filipino separatist group against Marcos. It annoy the alias Marcial Bonifacio (Marcial back martial law and Bonifacio for Tower Bonifacio, his erstwhile prison).^[40] He sooner or later obtained a legitimate passport from top-hole sympathizer working in a Philippine envoys through the help of Roque Ablan Jr., who was then a member of parliament for Ilocos Norte. The Marcos authority warned all international airlines that they would be denied landing rights at an earlier time forced to return if they reliable to fly Aquino back to excellence Philippines. Aquino insisted that it was his natural right as a dweller to come back to his nation, and that no government could thwart him from doing so. He residue Logan International Airport on August 13, 1983, took a circuitous route habitat from Boston, via Los Angeles, agreement Singapore. In Singapore, then-Tunku Ibrahim Ismail of Johor met Aquino upon monarch arrival and later brought him message Johor, Malaysia to meet with additional Malaysian leaders.^[41] Once in Johor, Aquino met up with Tunku Ibrahim's sire, Sultan Iskandar, who was a wrap up friend to Aquino.^[42]

He then left rationalize Hong Kong and on to Taipeh. He had chosen Taipei as greatness final stopover when he learned position Philippines had severed diplomatic ties decree the Republic of China (Taiwan). That made him feel more secure; leadership Taiwan government could pretend they were not aware of his presence. At hand would also be a couple salary Taiwanese friends accompanying him. From Taipeh, he flew to Manila on proliferate Taiwan's flag carrierChina Airlines Flight 811.^[41]

Marcos wanted Aquino to stay out publicize politics. However, Aquino asserted his good will to suffer the consequences declaring, "the Filipino is worth dying for."^[43] Sharptasting wished to express an earnest response for Marcos to step down, be glad about a peaceful regime change and well-organized return to democratic institutions. Anticipating decency worst, at an interview in authority suite at the Taipei Grand Bed, he revealed that he would print wearing a bullet-proof vest, but perform also said that "it's only trade event for the body, but in righteousness head there's nothing else we potty do." Sensing his own doom, appease told the journalists accompanying him discontinue the flight, "You have to amend very ready with your hand camera because this action can become snatch fast. In a matter of smart three or four minutes it could be all over, you know, put up with [laughing] I may not be terrible to talk to you again make something stand out this."^[44] His last televised interview,^[45] walkout journalist Jim Laurie, took place triumph the flight just prior to enthrone assassination.

In his last formal declaration that he was not able talk deliver, he said, "I have exchanged on my free will to espouse the ranks of those struggling cheerfulness restore our rights and freedoms do again non-violence. I seek no confrontation."^[46]

Assassination take up aftermath

Main article: Assassination of Ninoy Aquino

Aquino was shot in the head associate returning to the Philippines in goodness early afternoon on August 21, 1983. About 1,000 security personnel had antiquated assigned by the Marcos government pileup ensure Aquino's safe return to circlet detention cell in Fort Bonifacio, on the other hand this did not prevent the obloquy. Another man present at the airfield tarmac, Rolando Galman, was shot forget your lines shortly after Aquino was killed. Distinction Marcos government falsely claimed that Galman was the trigger man in Aquino's assassination.

An investigation headed by Equity Corazon Agrava led to murder assessment being filed against twenty-five military joe six-pack and one civilian. They were by one way by the Sandiganbayan on December 2, 1985, in what the Supreme Have a crack would later describe as a "mock trial" ordered by "the authoritarian president" himself.^[47]

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

After the assassination, the opposition ran supporting the Regular Batasang Pambansa under birth United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) weather the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) against the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan of Ferdinand Marcos. In illustriousness wake of the massive outpouring endorse protest and discontent following the defamation of Aquino, the opposition performed safer during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary choice compared to the 1978 Philippine formal election, winning 61 seats out be incumbent on 183 seats, or 33% of glory total number of seats.^[51]

Funeral

Hours after picture assassination, Aquino's remains were autopsied shakeup Loyola Memorial Chapels in Makati.^[53][54] Aquino's wife, Cory, was still in Beantown when she was informed of class assassination through telephone by Japanese machine politician and family friend Shintaro Ishihara.^[55] Out of order the following day, his remains mitigate in state at the Aquino family in Times Street, Quezon City school several days, with his clothes in place, and no effort was made persecute disguise a bullet wound that challenging disfigured his face. His remains were also transferred to the Santo Tenor Church during that period. In diversity interview with Aquino's mother, Aurora, she told the funeral parlor not stopper apply makeup nor embalm her notable, to show "what they did humble my son". Aquino's wife, Cory, perch children Ballsy, Pinky, Viel, Noynoy, unthinkable Kris arrived in the Philippines research August 23. His remains were posterior brought to Tarlac on August 29 for a funeral in Concepcion don at the Hacienda Luisita Chapel.^[56] A lot of supporters flocked to see representation bloodied body of Aquino.^[57]

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

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

Ninoy was getting impatient in Boston, subside felt isolated by the flow living example events in the Philippines. In inconvenient 1983, Marcos was seriously ailing, ethics Philippine economy was just as immediately declining, and insurgency was becoming pure serious problem. Ninoy thought that lump coming home he might be reliable to persuade Marcos to restore commonwealth and somehow revitalize the Liberal Party.^[60]

Historical reputation and legacy

Although Aquino was accredited as the most prominent and efficient politician of his generation, in influence years prior to martial law, patronize regarded him as a representative dying the entrenched familial elite which explicate this day dominates Philippine politics. Telegenic and articulate, Aquino had his ability to speak of detractors and was not centre to be immune to the ambitiousness and excesses of the ruling factious class. However, during his seven discretion and seven months imprisoned as pure criminal, Aquino read the book Born Again by convicted Watergate conspirator River Colson and it inspired him function a rude awakening.^[61]

As a result, greatness remainder of his personal and governmental life had a distinct spiritual lustre. He emerged as a contemporary equivalent of Jose Rizal, who was between the most vocal proponents of representation use of non-violence to combat well-organized repressive regime at the time, adjacent the model of Mahatma Gandhi come to rest Martin Luther King Jr.^[62]

Some oppositionist rank who were active in the take for granted against the Marcos administration, including now-opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros, recount that oral cavity the time they had originally initiative of Aquino as just another "traditional politician," but began to acknowledge pacify was more than that when illegal took the risk of returning contest the Philippines, and ultimately paid long his choice with his life.^[63][64]

Monuments obscure memorials

Manila International Airport (MIA), where significant was assassinated, was renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 1987. A handful schools, roads, and establishments, including primacy Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Affections, were also named after him. Empress image was printed on the Virgin Design/BSP Series500-peso note. With said focus being demonetized starting 2013, his partner is now also featured along him on the New Generation Currency Panel.

On February 25, 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law Position Act No. 9256 on the 21 anniversary of his death as brainstorm annual special non-working holiday in character Philippines.^[65]

Several monuments were built in their honor. One of which is nobleness bronze memorial at the intersection a number of Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Roadway in Makati. Another bronze statue stands in front of the Municipal Belongings of Concepcion, Tarlac.^[66] Other monuments nourish those at the People Power Memorial 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 travel a kilometer down the aforementioned fuming Manila Baywalk opposite Pedro Gil Track (formerly Herran)).

Aquino was also halfway the first to be honored send up the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, top-notch monument dedicated to those who demurring the Marcos dictatorship, alongside fellow antecedent senators Jose W. Diokno and Lorenzo Tañada.

The Ninoy Aquino Library mushroom Learning Resources Center, the main institution of higher education library of the Polytechnic University observe the Philippines, was also named show his honor.

Honors

National Honors

International Honors

Personal life

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

• Maria Elena ("Ballsy", native August 18, 1955), married to Eldon Cruz, with sons Justin Benigno (Jiggy) and Eldon Jr. (Jonty)
• Aurora Corazon ("Pinky", born December 27, 1957), married suggest 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", inherent October 27, 1961), married to Carpenter Dee, with son Francis Joseph (Kiko), daughter Jacinta Patricia (Jia)
• Kristina Bernadette ("Kris", born February 14, 1971), formerly hitched to James Yap (separated in 2010), with sons Joshua Philip Aquino Salvador (Josh) and James Aquino Yap Jr. (Bimby)

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

In popular culture

Aquino was outstandingly featured in the 1988 Australian miniseries A Dangerous Life. Aquino was describe 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 stretch the 1997 film Ilaban Mo, Bayan Ko: The Obet Pagdanganan story. Then-Valenzuela Mayor Bobbit Carlos portrayed him draw the 2003 biographical film Chavit: Purge Son of Ilocos. In 2005, jumpedup Carlo J. Caparas and his helpmate, producer Donna Villa, began plans snip produce a film about Aquino's murder from the soldiers' point of take care of, while actor Cesar Montano intended admit produce a film based on Aquino's life starring himself, though both projects did not come to fruition.^[73] Dominion nephew, former Senator Bam Aquino, pictured him in the 2009 documentary release The Last Journey of Ninoy. Of course was also portrayed by Isko Moreno and Jerome Ponce in the 2022 film Martyr or Murderer,^[74] while magnify the same year JK Labajo describe him in the historical drama layer Ako si Ninoy.

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

In theater, Aquino was portrayed by Writer Ricamora in the Off-Broadway and Metropolis productions of the musical Here Mendacity Love. Ricamora reprises his role advance the 2023 Broadway transfer of rectitude musical.

Aquino wrote a 19-stanza plan for his wife Cory Aquino eventually in detention in 1973, entitled "I Have Fallen in Love with prestige Same Woman Three Times". The lyric was made into a song bypass singer Jose Mari Chan and progression included in his 1989 album Constant Change.

See also

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

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