Benigno "Ninoy" Simeón Aquino Jr., [c] QSC, CLH, KGCR [1] [2] [3] [4] (/ ə ˈ k iː n oʊ /, locally [bɛˌniːɡ.no ʔɐˈxiː.no]; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who …

Sep 1, 1983 · Benigno S. Aquino Jr., the slain opposition leader, was buried tonight after a 10-and- a-half-hour funeral procession that passed through crowds that the police said totaled a …

Feb 25, 2025 · TARLAC, Philippines – The yellow crowd who came to this once-formidable hacienda on the eve of the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution had grayed. It …

Feb 19, 2015 · In honor of this milestone in our nation’s history, here are the people who played great roles in the revolution: A 27-year-old Ninoy joins the race for vice governor of Tarlac …

Dec 21, 2022 · Wearing a barong with rolled up sleeves, Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino warned the students about the scenario for the imminent declaration of martial law. The day before, a …

Sep 12, 1983 · When the coffin was placed atop the flower-bedecked platform of a flatbed truck, a crowd that had gathered before dawn went wild. Police estimated that, despite torrential rains, …

Oct 16, 1983 · In early July, Ninoy set Aug. 7 as his homecoming date, a Sunday when workers and students were off, when the welcoming crowd at the airport would be larger than on a …

Aug 22, 2024 · The Marcos administra­tion’s decision to move the commemorat­ion of Ninoy Aquino Day from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23 failed to dampen—if not made more poignant—the yearly …

Feb 26, 2025 · THERE was a staid crowd at the Aquino Center in Tarlac on Feb. 24, the eve of the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution which had swept the dictator Ferdinand …