Kris Aquino remembers Ninoy: 'Dad knew how to make people feel special and important.' NinoyAquinoDay
REMEMBERING DAD. Kris Aquino shares one of her rare baby photos with dad Ninoy on his 36th death anniversary. Ninoy was killed on August 21, 1983 at the former Manila International Airport, which now carries his name. Screenshot from Instagram/@krisaquino
MANILA, Philippines — Kris Aquino paid tribute to her father, the late Senator Benigno"Ninoy" Aquino Jr., as the rest of the country remembered him on the day he was slain on the tarmac of what is now the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Kris posted a photo of herself with her father, her mother former president Cory Aquino, and sister Ballsy. She said the photo was taken in Boston months before Ninoy was assassinated. Her other siblings, including former president Noynoy and sisters Viel and Pinky, were too shy to join the photo, recalled Kris.
"In loving remembrance of the first man who gave me the courage and the wings to BELIEVE in my dreams, together with all my love for the woman who instilled in me, the backbone to make sure my childhood wishes became REALITY," Kris said. "Dad knew how to make people feel special and important. Mom knew how to make us feel protected and encouraged us to be the best versions of ourselves. God blessed me way more than I deserved with the parents who gave me life, and the
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