Ninoy Aquino

2022 - 8 - 21

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Lagman recalls Plaza Miranda bombing, Aquino assassination ... (INQUIRER.net)

Albay Representative Edcel C. Lagman recalled on Saturday the violence of the 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing and the 1983...

“Challenges of the Plaza Miranda bombing and the killing of Ninoy Aquino continue to confront us today,” he said. Lagman recalled on Saturday the violence of the 1971 Plaza Miranda bombing and the 1983 assassination of former “The Filipino nation was horrified, even as the world was shocked, by the viciousness of the Plaza Miranda bombing during the proclamation rally of the senatorial candidates of the Liberal Party and its local aspirants in the City of Manila,” Lagman said nearly 51 years ago.

Ninoy Aquino Day: Honoring a Filipino hero (Manila Bulletin)

To commemorate the death anniversary of former Benigno 'Ninoy' S. Aquino, Jr., “August twenty-one of every year is hereby declared as the Ninoy Aquino day ...

This spot has served as a venue for political rallies following his assassination in 1983 and up to the triumph of People Power in 1986. The renaming of the airport was in accordance with the Republic Act No. Ninoy Aquino’s portrait also appears on the ₱500 bill that was reintroduced as part of the country’s currency on Aug. Today, NAIA has become one of the most popular acronyms in the lexicon of Juan and Juana dela Cruz. Over the past 39 years since he was assassinated on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport on Aug. The law mandates the EDSA Commission to “plan and implement appropriate ceremonies for the observance of Ninoy Aquino Day.”

Ninoy Aquino Day 2022 (Philstar.com)

"Recalling August 21 brings back memories of the impunity by which [Ferdinand] Marcos Sr. held government power in his hands," the Campaign Against the ...

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Risa initially thought Ninoy Aquino a trapo, until he sacrificed his life ... (Politiko)

Thirty-nine years ago, former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. sacrificed his life for the Filipino people and the nation's freedom.

Government agencies mum on Ninoy Aquino Day, an official holiday (Philstar.com)

There was no commemorative statement from the Palace as of Sunday noon. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines was, on Sunday morning, ...

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Ninoy slay anniversary: Saving history from distortion (INQUIRER.net)

Various groups are marking the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Ninoy Aquino with a special effort at saving history from distortion.

“Thank God for the youth who continue to believe in the work that we ‘super seniors’ still do.” “A lot of us were really hurt when Marcos Jr. [Project Gunita](https://www.facebook.com/projectgunita), one of the groups organizing the commemoration, will start the Bantayog program with the screening of the raw footage of the opposition leader’s final moments as he was escorted by a military team out of his plane, one that recorded the chilling, off-camera instructions of someone repeatedly saying “Pusila! “That’s when we realized a fatal mistake: many of us became complacent after the ouster [of the Marcoses in 1986].” was assassinated at what was then the Manila International Airport, his death marking what is now considered the beginning of the end of the Marcos regime. — are former activists who experienced martial law during Ferdinand Sr.’s dictatorship.

Revisiting the Aquino assassination: 39 years later (pna.gov.ph)

Forensic study shows Galman shot Aquino MANILA – The public defender who worked for the release of soldiers convicted more than 30 years ago over the deaths ...

Valerio Jr., a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1973, was among those named in an arrest warrant issued by the Sandiganbayan Third Division signed by then Sandiganbayan chairperson Godofredo L. He was 77 years at the time. He added that his fellow soldiers, who were tasked to secure Aquino, were not aware of the plot. Since the Aquino murder plot was compartmentalized, Martinez could not say the real motive behind the assassination. Pablo Martinez (also the alleged gunman), Airman First Class (A1C) Mario Lazaga, A1C Cordova Estelo, and A1C Felizardo Taran. The video taken by one of the journalists on board the flight briefly captured the uniformed men, including Moreno, with an empty pistol holster. published their work "Death on the Tarmac: Forensic Analysis of Assassination of Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr." Ver, who was also chief of the Presidential Security Command. Romeo Ochoco, the AVSECOM vice commander at the time, and a known protege of Armed Forces chief of staff Fabian Ver, as one of the co-conspirators, and said that another PAF officer, Capt. The team, consisting of Prof. Romeo Gatan and businessman Hermilo Gosuico, who both have close ties with business tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, knew of the plot. MANILA – The public defender who worked for the release of soldiers convicted more than 30 years ago over the deaths of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.

'Ninoy a genuine hero,' says martial law survivor (Sun.Star)

A MARTIAL law survivor and retired Cebuano politician recalled the heroic deeds of the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. during the latter's 39th ...

SunStar website welcomes friendly debate, but comments posted on this site do not necessarily reflect the views of the SunStar management and its affiliates. SunStar reserves the right to delete, reproduce, or modify comments posted here without notice. Barcenas was a student activist in 1972 at the start of martial law.

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