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...Opposition leader senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr was assassinated in 1983 on the tarmac of Manila’s main airport upon his return from exile in the US....
...Aquino’s father, Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr, was assassinated in 1983 on the tarmac of Manila International Airport — subsequently renamed in his honour — as he returned from exile in the US....
...As possible running mates for Sara Duterte, Filipinos have speculated that Ferdinand (“Bongbong”) Marcos Jr or Imee Marcos, children of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, might join her on a campaign slate...
...Cynthia Villar and Juan Edgardo Angara Jr are both campaigning for re-election and are allied to Mr Duterte, but both also oppose his planned changes to corporate tax benefits on concerns about their impact...
...Then president Benigno Aquino III took the issue to an arbitration court in The Hague in 2013....
...The last two presidents, Benigno Aquino III and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, were both offspring of former presidents....
...Mr Enrile moved apart from Mr Marcos after the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino upon his return from exile overseas in 1983....
...Mr Duterte’s economic officials had been critical of the infrastructure underspending of the previous administration, under Benigno Aquino, which they said hurt growth....
...Benigno Aquino III, Mr Duterte’s predecessor, had previously blocked such efforts, with his family blaming Marcos for the 1983 assassination of his father, former opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr....
...Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr is in the midst of a heated race for the post that has been mired in allegations of fraud....
...But now, as President Benigno Aquino prepares to hand over the reins, the Philippines is stuttering — presenting a tough challenge to his successor....
...President Benigno Aquino, who has led the country through a period of impressive growth, is barred from running for a second term....
...After decades during which the country was controlled by spendthrift dictators and a corrupt elite, President Benigno Aquino came to power in 2010 pledging to put the Philippines on the “straight path” of...
...Mr Poe Jr narrowly lost the presidential election to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2004....
...Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr may be Mr Duterte’s vice president....
...This week’s decision is the latest in a series of surprises shaking up the race months before President Benigno Aquino stands down, having set the Philippines on a path of rapid growth and launched a drive...
...A peace deal for the southern island of Mindanao is unlikely to be signed into law during Benigno Aquino’s term as president due to congressional hold-ups....
...Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, the president’s cousin, authored the shipping bill....
...With President Benigno Aquino III barred from seeking re-election because the Philippine Constitution limits presidents to one six-year term, the battle to replace him is heating up....
...Mr Aquino, the son of former president Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr, a national hero assassinated in 1983, even managed to conclude a peace agreement with Muslim separatists who had been waging a...
...The central bank governor, Amando Tetango Jr, added that Moody’s rating action moved the Philippines closer to its goal of getting an investment-grade rating....
...Plans for a Las Vegas-style strip were unveiled in 2007 but were set back by the 2008 global financial crisis and a review of casino project contracts after Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino became president in 2010...
...Tuesday’s verdict against Renato Corona, in the first impeachment case against the country’s top judge, is a boost for Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, the president, and his drive to curb widespread government...
...Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, the president, last week approved not one but two toll road projects across the city and instructed ministers to speed up the tendering process so they could be completed by the...
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