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Filipino politician (1932–1983)

"Benigno Aquino Jr." cope with "Sen. Ninoy Aquino" redirect here. Rationalize other uses, see Ninoy Aquino (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with his dad, Benigno Aquino Sr., nor his youngster, 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 Indigene politician who served as a political boss of the Philippines (1967–1972) and commander of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president pick up the check the Philippines after his assassination, discipline father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of rank Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga, helped form honourableness leadership of the opposition toward mistreatment President Ferdinand Marcos. He was position significant leader who together with grandeur intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno led the overall opposition.

Early reach his Senate career, Aquino vigorously attempted to investigate the Jabidah massacre edict March 1968.^[5] Shortly after the infliction of martial law in 1972, Aquino was arrested along with other employees of the opposition. He was imprisoned for seven years. He has antique described as Marcos' "most famous civil prisoner".^[6] He founded his own original, Lakas ng Bayan and ran pile the 1978 Philippine parliamentary election, on the contrary all the party's candidates lost leisure pursuit the election. In 1980, he was permitted by Marcos and his bride Imelda to travel to the Common States for medical treatment following uncut heart attack. During the early Decennary, he became one of the ascendant notable critics of the Marcos conditions, and enjoyed popularity across the Identical due to the numerous rallies soil attended at the time.

As honourableness situation in the Philippines worsened, Aquino decided to return to face Marcos and restore democracy in the sovereign state, despite numerous threats against him. Sharptasting was assassinated at the Manila Ecumenical Airport on August 21, 1983, incursion returning from his self-imposed exile. Tiara death revitalized opposition to Marcos; curtail also catapulted his widow, Corazon, penetrate the political limelight and prompted have time out to successfully run for a six-year term as president as a contributor of the United Nationalist Democratic Practice (UNIDO) party in the 1986 manufacture election.

Among other public structures, Light brown International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in jurisdiction honor, and the anniversary of sovereign death is a national holiday. Aquino has also been listed as tidy Motu Proprio human rights violations sacrificial lamb of the Martial Law era.^[7]

Early blunted and career

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

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

He received his elementary education hold the basic education department of Tour guide La Salle College and finished split the basic education department of Ideal Joseph's College of Quezon City. Appease then graduated at the high primary department of San Beda College. Aquino took his tertiary education at Ateneo de Manila University to obtain grand Bachelor of Arts degree, but closure interrupted his studies.^[12] According to distinct of his biographies, he considered man to be an average student; ruler grade was not in the decree of 90s nor did it roll into the 70s. At the withdraw of 17, he was the youngest war correspondent to cover the Altaic War for The Manila Times do paperwork DonJoaquín "Chino" Roces. Because of king journalistic feats, he received the Filipino Legion of Honor award from Guide Elpidio Quirino when aged 18. At the same height 21, he became a close instructor to then Defense SecretaryRamon Magsaysay. Aquino took up law at the Installation of the Philippines Diliman, where closure became a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi, the same fraternity as Ferdinand Marcos. He interrupted his studies besides however to pursue a career speck journalism. According to Máximo Soliven, Aquino "later 'explained' that he had undeniable to go to as many schools as possible, so that he could make as many new friends trade in possible."^[12] In early 1954, he was appointed by President Ramon Magsaysay, consummate wedding sponsor to his 1953 espousals at the Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Pasay with Corazon Cojuangco, to act as personal emissary come together Luis Taruc, leader of the Hukbalahap rebel group. After four months blame negotiations, he was credited for Taruc's unconditional surrender^[13] and was given uncluttered second Philippine Legion of Honor confer with the degree of Commander grass on October 14, 1954.^[14]

Political career

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

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

Aquino became disclose as a constant critic of ethics Marcos regime, as his flamboyant pomposity had made him a darling decompose the media. His most polemical talk, "A Pantheon for Imelda", was untied on February 10, 1969. He assailed the Cultural Center, the first enterprise of First Lady Imelda Marcos orangutan extravagant, and dubbed it "a marker to shame" and labelled its deviser "a megalomaniac, with a penchant make ill captivate". By the end of description day, the country's broadsheets had blared that he labelled the President's helpmeet, his cousin Paz's former ward, innermost a woman he had once courted, "the Philippines' Eva Peron". President Marcos is said to have been miffed and labelled Aquino "a congenital liar". The First Lady's friends angrily offender Aquino of being "ungallant". These pretended "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 glory pattern of direct confrontation between Marcos and Aquino emerged. At 9:15 pm, hit out at the kick-off rally of the Unselfish Party, the candidates formed a zip up on a makeshift platform and were raising their hands as the swarm applauded. The band played, a illuminations display drew all eyes, when momentarily two loud explosions obviously were party part of the show. In apartment building instant, the stage became a locale of wild carnage. The police ulterior discovered two fragmentation grenades that difficult been thrown at the stage dampen "unknown persons". Eight people died, beam 120 others were wounded, many rigorously.

Aquino, elected senator in 1967, was not a candidate in the 1971 midterm election hence was not kick up a fuss Plaza Miranda, but his absence caused some to assume that Aquino's following in the New People's Army (NPA) tipped him off in advance.^[19] Unfamiliar sources accused Aquino of being intricate. No one has ever been prosecuted for the attack.^[20] Many historians dear to suspect Marcos as the wrongdoer behind the incident, as he recapitulate known to have used false tire attacks as a pretext for declaration of martial law at go off time.^[21][22] Historian Joseph Scalice, however, has argued that while the Marcos control was allied with the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) in carrying be with you bombings in the early 1970s,^[23] "the evidence of history now overwhelmingly suggests that the Communist Party of blue blood the gentry Philippines, despite being allied with rendering Liberal Party, was responsible for that bombing, seeing it as a pathway 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] take went on air to broadcast coronate declaration on the midnight of Sep 23.^[26] Aquino and Sen. Diokno were two of the first to examine arrested, and were imprisoned in Sore Bonifacio on trumped-up charges of massacre, illegal possession of firearms and disloyalty. Aquino was tried before Military Forty winks No. 2, headed by Major-General Jose Syjuco and moved to the Codenamed "Alpha" Room at Fort Magsaysay speedy Laur, Nueva Ecija.

On April 4, 1975, Aquino announced that he was going on a hunger strike, fastidious fast to the death to oppose the injustices of his military test. Ten days through his hunger thwack, he instructed his lawyers to recall all the motions he had submitted to the Supreme Court. As weeks went by, he subsisted solely slash salt tablets, sodium bicarbonate, amino acids and two glasses of water pure day. Even as he grew weaker, suffering from chills and cramps, lower ranks forcibly dragged him to the martial tribunal's session. His family and deface of friends and supporters heard Stimulate nightly at the Santuario de San Jose in Greenhills, San Juan, divine service for his survival. Near the all through, Aquino's weight dropped from 54 collision 36 kilograms. Aquino nonetheless was particular to walk throughout his ordeal. Lead May 13, 1975, on the Fortieth day, his family and several priests and friends, begged him to cooperation his fast, pointing out that collected Christ fasted only for 40 life. He acquiesced, confident that he challenging made a symbolic gesture.

He, but, remained in prison, and the try-out continued, drawn out for several age. Throughout the trial, Aquino said defer the military tribunal had no be in motion over his and his co-accused cases.^[12] On November 25, 1977, the Belligerent Commission found Aquino, along with Fto leaders Bernabe Buscayno (Kumander Dante) squeeze Lt. Victor Corpus, guilty of ruckus charges and sentenced them to swallow up by firing squad.^[27][28] Marcos commuted their death sentence^[29] due to international pressing over his government's human rights record.^[30][31]

1978 election, bypass surgery

In 1978, from empress prison cell, Aquino was allowed extremity run in the 1978 Philippine according to roberts rules of order election. As Ninoy's Liberal Party colleagues were boycotting the election, he conversant the Lakas ng Bayan, an coverage coalition of opposition parties and community. The party had 21 candidates subsidize the Region VI-A (Metro Manila) extent, including Ninoy himself. While initially concordant to the boycott due to "the government already [having] the forces perceive its command and the entire tools of politics which [they] do not quite have," Aquino later changed his set upon and opted to take part populate the elections to have the run over to "talk to the people," receipt been imprisoned for almost six period at that point.^[32]

On March 10, 1978, he was entitled to one thrust interview on GTV's Face the Nation, hosted by Ronnie Nathanielsz with panelists Enrique Romualdez of the Daily Voice, Reynaldo Naval of the Times Annals and Teddy Owen of Bulletin At present. The interview proved to a petrified and impressed populace that imprisonment difficult neither dulled his rapier-like tongue unseen dampened his fighting spirit.^[33] According contain Aquino, he wanted to give honourableness people a vehicle to express their frustration or their anger and earn serve as a fiscalizer in integrity Interim Batasang Pambansa. He further appropriate his candidacy in Metro Manila in lieu of of his home province of Tarlac as to submerge his popularity, clatter a victory meaning that the unfriendliness of win, instead of himself impartial winning.^[32] However, all of the party's candidates lost the election, with Aquino being the best-performing opposition candidate, novice 22nd in the 21-seat at-large contest.^[34]

In mid-March 1980, Aquino suffered a in a straight line attack, mostly in a solitary 1 He was transported to the Filipino Heart Center, where he suffered uncut second heart attack. ECG and succeeding additional tests showed that he had elegant blocked artery. Philippine surgeons were indisposed to do a coronary bypass, in that it could involve them in put in order controversy. In addition, Aquino refused interrupt submit himself to Philippine doctors, fearing possible Marcos "duplicity"; he preferred rap over the knuckles go to the United States accommodate the procedure or return to monarch cell at Fort Bonifacio and give in.

His request was granted and Ninoy was allowed to go to depiction United States for surgery, together get used to his entire family. This was ready after a secret hospital visit hunk Imelda Marcos. This "emergency leave" was set up when Ninoy supposedly normal to the conditions that, first, good taste will return, and second, he disposition not speak out against Marcos sieve the US. Ninoy was operated repair by Rolando M. Solis, a Indigene American and the longest-practicing cardiologist unembellished Dallas, Texas, where the operation took place. After the surgery, Ninoy ended a quick recovery, after which sand decided to renounce the agreement, speech, "a pact with the devil crack no pact at all".^[35]

He, Cory turf their children started a new dulled in Massachusetts. He continued to duty on two books and gave top-hole series of lectures while on interest grants from Harvard University and Colony Institute of Technology. His travels cross the US had become opportunities type him to deliver speeches critical well the Marcos government, going as a good as Damascus in order to fit with Muslims and the MNLF plenty order to mediate in the Filipino conflict.^[36][37] Throughout his years of exile, Aquino was always aware that fulfil life in the U.S. was shortterm. He never stopped affirming his final return even as he enjoyed Denizen hospitality and a peaceful life find out his family on American soil. Name spending seven years and seven months in prison, Aquino's finances were subtract ruins. Making up for the left behind time as the family's breadwinner, smartness toured America; attending symposiums, lectures, duct giving speeches in freedom rallies adversative the Marcos government. The most unforgettable was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California knife attack February 15, 1981.^[36]

Planned return to birth Philippines

In the first quarter of 1983, Aquino received news about the drooping political situation in his country jaunt the rumored declining health of Manager Marcos (due to lupus). He alleged that it was expedient for him to speak to Marcos and presentday to him his rationale for magnanimity country's return to democracy, before insurrectionists took over and made such undiluted change impossible. Moreover, his years befit absence made his allies worry desert the Filipinos might have resigned mortal physically to Marcos' strongman rule and defer without his leadership the centrist paralelling would die a natural death.^[38]

Aquino fixed to go back to the Archipelago, fully aware of the dangers make certain awaited him. Warned that he would either be imprisoned or killed, Aquino answered, "if it's my fate dealings die by an assassin's bullet, positive be it. But I cannot do an impression of petrified by inaction, or fear model assassination, and therefore stay in glory side..."^[39] His family, however, learned plant a Philippine Consular official that not far from were orders from Ministry of Outlandish Affairs not to issue any passports for them. At that time, their passports had expired and their recovery had been denied. They therefore formulated a plan for Aquino to take flight alone (to attract less attention), buy and sell the rest of the family pact follow him after two weeks. Disdain the government's ban on issuing him a passport, Aquino acquired one form a junction with the help of Rashid Lucman, unadulterated former Mindanao legislator and founder flaxen the Bangsamoro Liberation Front, a Filipino separatist group against Marcos. It control the alias Marcial Bonifacio (Marcial funding martial law and Bonifacio for Alliance Bonifacio, his erstwhile prison).^[40] He ultimately obtained a legitimate passport from clean sympathizer working in a Philippine legation through the help of Roque Ablan Jr., who was then a bureaucrat for Ilocos Norte. The Marcos governance warned all international airlines that they would be denied landing rights last forced to return if they proven to fly Aquino back to birth Philippines. Aquino insisted that it was his natural right as a indweller to come back to his country of origin, and that no government could bar him from doing so. He incomplete Logan International Airport on August 13, 1983, took a circuitous route house from Boston, via Los Angeles, success Singapore. In Singapore, then-Tunku Ibrahim Ismail of Johor met Aquino upon consummate arrival and later brought him extremity Johor, Malaysia to meet with further Malaysian leaders.^[41] Once in Johor, Aquino met up with Tunku Ibrahim's holy man, Sultan Iskandar, who was a seal friend to Aquino.^[42]

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

Marcos wanted Aquino to stay out strip off politics. However, Aquino asserted his good will to suffer the consequences declaring, "the Filipino is worth dying for."^[43] No problem wished to express an earnest cry for Marcos to step down, insinuate a peaceful regime change and wonderful return to democratic institutions. Anticipating position worst, at an interview in enthrone suite at the Taipei Grand Lodging, he revealed that he would aptitude wearing a bullet-proof vest, but misstep also said that "it's only boon for the body, but in illustriousness head there's nothing else we gawk at do." Sensing his own doom, do something told the journalists accompanying him bloat the flight, "You have to exist very ready with your hand camera because this action can become extremely fast. In a matter of smashing three or four minutes it could be all over, you know, cope with [laughing] I may not be standard to talk to you again aft this."^[44] His last televised interview,^[45] comprehend journalist Jim Laurie, took place cause inconvenience to the flight just prior to climax assassination.

In his last formal dispersal that he was not able helter-skelter deliver, he said, "I have complementary on my free will to append the ranks of those struggling commerce restore our rights and freedoms evidence non-violence. I seek no confrontation."^[46]

Assassination direct aftermath

Main article: Assassination of Ninoy Aquino

Aquino was shot in the head back returning to the Philippines in class early afternoon on August 21, 1983. About 1,000 security personnel had antiquated assigned by the Marcos government manage ensure Aquino's safe return to climax detention cell in Fort Bonifacio, however this did not prevent the blackwash. Another man present at the drome tarmac, Rolando Galman, was shot forget your lines shortly after Aquino was killed. Illustriousness Marcos government falsely claimed that Galman was the trigger man in Aquino's assassination.

An investigation headed by Objectivity Corazon Agrava led to murder excise being filed against twenty-five military general public and one civilian. They were out of it by the Sandiganbayan on December 2, 1985, in what the Supreme Scan would later describe as a "mock trial" ordered by "the authoritarian president" himself.^[47]

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

After the assassination, the opposition ran pick the Regular Batasang Pambansa under decency United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO) flourishing the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) against the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan of Ferdinand Marcos. In greatness wake of the massive outpouring invite protest and discontent following the slaying agony of Aquino, the opposition performed decipher during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary plebiscite compared to the 1978 Philippine lawmaking election, winning 61 seats out past it 183 seats, or 33% of picture total number of seats.^[51]

Funeral

Hours after birth assassination, Aquino's remains were autopsied finish Loyola Memorial Chapels in Makati.^[53][54] Aquino's wife, Cory, was still in Beantown when she was informed of description assassination through telephone by Japanese mp and family friend Shintaro Ishihara.^[55] Move forward the following day, his remains settle in state at the Aquino home in Times Street, Quezon City espousal several days, with his clothes unaffected, and no effort was made habitation disguise a bullet wound that locked away disfigured his face. His remains were also transferred to the Santo Tenor Church during that period. In untainted interview with Aquino's mother, Aurora, she told the funeral parlor not concentrate on apply makeup nor embalm her stripling, to show "what they did skin my son". Aquino's wife, Cory, impressive children Ballsy, Pinky, Viel, Noynoy, esoteric Kris arrived in the Philippines genre August 23. His remains were consequent brought to Tarlac on August 29 for a funeral in Concepcion pointer at the Hacienda Luisita Chapel.^[56] Tens of supporters flocked to see significance bloodied body of Aquino.^[57]

Aquino's remains were returned to Metro Manila for ingenious final funeral procession on August 31. It lasted from 9 a.m., when potentate funeral mass was held at Santo Domingo Church, with the CardinalArchbishop avail yourself of Manila, Jaime Sin officiating, to 9 p.m., when his body was interred benefit from the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque.^[58] More than two million people be apt the streets for the procession. Unkind 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 Testing, referred to Aquino as "the receiving president we never had",^[60] adding:

Ninoy was getting impatient in Boston, oversight felt isolated by the flow deduction events in the Philippines. In trustworthy 1983, Marcos was seriously ailing, integrity Philippine economy was just as expeditiously declining, and insurgency was becoming trig serious problem. Ninoy thought that gross coming home he might be put up collateral to persuade Marcos to restore representative governme and somehow revitalize the Liberal Party.^[60]

Historical reputation and legacy

Although Aquino was ceremonious as the most prominent and brisk politician of his generation, in rendering years prior to martial law, hang around regarded him as a representative dressingdown the entrenched familial elite which analysis this day dominates Philippine politics. Telegenic and articulate, Aquino had his tone of voice of detractors and was not renowned to be immune to the aspirations and excesses of the ruling public class. However, during his seven era and seven months imprisoned as organized criminal, Aquino read the book Born Again by convicted Watergate conspirator River Colson and it inspired him afflict a rude awakening.^[61]

As a result, significance remainder of his personal and governmental life had a distinct spiritual polish. He emerged as a contemporary double of Jose Rizal, who was amongst the most vocal proponents of blue blood the gentry use of non-violence to combat top-hole repressive regime at the time, masses the model of Mahatma Gandhi distinguished Martin Luther King Jr.^[62]

Some oppositionist group of pupils who were active in the hostility against the Marcos administration, including now-opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros, recount that doubtful the time they had originally thoughtfulness of Aquino as just another "traditional politician," but began to acknowledge closure was more than that when settle down took the risk of returning assail the Philippines, and ultimately paid pine his choice with his life.^[63][64]

Monuments tell memorials

Manila International Airport (MIA), where significant was assassinated, was renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 1987. A sprinkling schools, roads, and establishments, including honesty Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Heart, were also named after him. Reward image was printed on the Recent Design/BSP Series500-peso note. With said keep in shape being demonetized starting 2013, his little woman is now also featured along him on the New Generation Currency Keep fit.

On February 25, 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law Kingdom Act No. 9256 on the Twenty-one anniversary of his death as protest annual special non-working holiday in greatness Philippines.^[65]

Several monuments were built in their honor. One of which is nobility bronze memorial at the intersection good deal Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Conduct in Makati. Another bronze statue stands in front of the Municipal Structure of Concepcion, Tarlac.^[66] Other monuments embrace those at the People Power Cairn 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 consort a kilometer down the aforementioned tolerate Manila Baywalk opposite Pedro Gil Compatible (formerly Herran)).

Aquino was also betwixt the first to be honored go bad the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, precise monument dedicated to those who not in the mood the Marcos dictatorship, alongside fellow previous senators Jose W. Diokno and Lorenzo Tañada.

The Ninoy Aquino Library person in charge Learning Resources Center, the main forming library of the Polytechnic University help the Philippines, was also named urgency his honor.

Honors

National Honors

International Honors

Personal life

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

• Maria Elena ("Ballsy", autochthonous August 18, 1955), married to Eldon Cruz, with sons Justin Benigno (Jiggy) and Eldon Jr. (Jonty)
• Aurora Corazon ("Pinky", born December 27, 1957), married cut short 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 mated to James Yap (separated in 2010), with sons Joshua Philip Aquino Salvador (Josh) and James Aquino Yap Jr. (Bimby)

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

In popular culture

Aquino was extremely 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 in line for the 1997 film Ilaban Mo, Bayan Ko: The Obet Pagdanganan story. Then-Valenzuela Mayor Bobbit Carlos portrayed him pressure the 2003 biographical film Chavit: Carry away Son of Ilocos. In 2005, principal Carlo J. Caparas and his helpmeet, producer Donna Villa, began plans come to get produce a film about Aquino's obloquy from the soldiers' point of amount due, while actor Cesar Montano intended take back produce a film based on Aquino's life starring himself, though both projects did not come to fruition.^[73] Sovereign nephew, former Senator Bam Aquino, represent him in the 2009 documentary single The Last Journey of Ninoy. Fair enough was also portrayed by Isko Moreno and Jerome Ponce in the 2022 film Martyr or Murderer,^[74] while fall apart the same year JK Labajo show him in the historical drama layer Ako si Ninoy.

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

In theater, Aquino was portrayed by Author Ricamora in the Off-Broadway and City productions of the musical Here Narrative Love. Ricamora reprises his role constrict the 2023 Broadway transfer of prestige musical.

Aquino wrote a 19-stanza song for his wife Cory Aquino long forgotten in detention in 1973, entitled "I Have Fallen in Love with excellence Same Woman Three Times". The lyric was made into a song timorous singer Jose Mari Chan and research paper included in his 1989 album Constant Change.

See also

• Korea, a 1952 clash film with a "story by" soil for Aquino.

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