'By standing for his beliefs and fighting for battles he deemed right, he became an example of relentlessness and resolve for many Filipinos,' says the president of his late dictator-father's political rival
MANILA, Philippines – On the 40th death anniversary of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., the opposition senator who stood bravely against the dictatorship of his father and namesake, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to “transcend political barriers.”
Aquino had returned to Manila after exile in the United States following years in jail on false charges during martial law under Marcos. The day he returned to Manila, Aquino was gunned down at the airport. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where he died, is named after him. Marcos Jr. did not explicitly mention these facts in his message, but instead made general calls for unity, collaboration, and progress.
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