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My Tito Dan Lichauco, Principal Architect of Archion Architects and son of Ninoy's older sister Maur Lichauco, came up with the idea of centering the new exhibit of the renovated Aquino Museum around the theme of choice. Each section of the ...

For the second time in his presidency, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is commemorating the death of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. Monday (August 21) marks 40 years since the opposition leader was assassinated at the old Manila International Airport. The country' ...

In most retellings of the assassination of Benigno "Ninoy' Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983, the cold-blooded killing is often credited for sparking widespread outrage among ordinary citizens previously cowed by over a decade of martial rule. A little over two ...

There's another push to rename Ninoy Aquino International Airport. This time, it's coming from Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr, who has filed House Bill 610 to rename Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport. Teves ...

It was a single photo, captured in the midst of fear and chaos. A shot that has perhaps defined one of the most pivotal moments of the country's history-the assassination of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. It was the photo that defined ...

Most stories about the Aquinos mention Ninoy's career in politics and his tussles with then-President Ferdinand Marcos, which culminated in the family being forced to relocate to the United States in the early '80s. And, of course, Cory's turn ...

It is often said that Philippine history is the history of the struggle of the many against the few. Our society concentrates power and resources at the hands of the few elite, while millions are left to fend for scraps and suffer ...

August 21, 1983 is well known in Philippine history as the day Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino was felled by an assassin's bullet upon his arrival at the Manila airport that now bears his name. The outspoken critic of then-President Ferdinand Marcos ...

Kris Aquino has been in the public eye since 1978, when, as a seven-year-old little girl, she went on the campaign trail to stump for her father, Benigno Aquino, Jr., who was running for a seat in the Batasang Pambansa. ...

Sometimes you don't remember how you got here. Caught in the hamster wheel of the big machine, you forget that the reason you're off the clock is because one man dared say that what was going on was not okay. ...

Whether you consider yourself a "Marcos loyalist," or a "Yellow supporter," or neither, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.'s legacy to the Filipino nation cannot be denied. He was more than consequential; his life (and death) truly shaped the nation. He was a ...

In celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21, we look back on the former senator's extraordinary life. This article originally appeared in the August 2014 issue of Esquire Philippines.A true leader is one who discovers a challenge in existing ...