“It is a rare privilege for me to join the Motherland in the dark dungeon where she was led back by one of her own sons whom she lavished with love and glory.”
– Ninoy Aquino, letter to Noynoy (Benigno Aquino III), August 25, 1973
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Ninoy Aquino – The Filipino asked for nothing more
“The Filipino asked for nothing more, but will surely accept nothing less than all the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the 1935 Constitution — the most sacred legacies from the founding fathers.”
– Ninoy Aquino, Last Speech, supposed to be read on Aug. 21, 1983
Ninoy Aquino – Son my decision is an act of conscience
“Son, my decision is an act of conscience. It is an act of protest against the structures of injustice that have been imposed upon our hapless countrymen. Futile and puny as it will surely appear too many, it is last my act to defiance against tyranny and dictatorship.”
– Ninoy Aquino, letter to Noynoy (Benigno Aquino III), August 25, 1973
Ninoy Aquino – For seven years, I was not allowed
Ninoy Aquino - For seven years, I was not allowed
➢ Ninoy Aquino - For seven years, I was not allowed
"For seven years, I was not allowed to see the moon and the stars. There were days when they left me all alone by myself. I had no reading material. I had nothing. I was twiddling my thumb. I would walk and walk and walk across my room; it was a room about four meters by five meters, hoping that I'll get tired. And then when I get tired, I would fall asleep, knowing that tomorrow will be the same."
"For seven years, I was not allowed to see the moon and the stars. There were days when they left me all alone by myself. I had no reading material. I had nothing. I was twiddling my thumb. I would walk and walk and walk across my room; it was a room about four meters by five meters, hoping that I'll get tired. And then when I get tired, I would fall asleep, knowing that tomorrow will be the same."
- Quote of Ninoy Aquino, Freedom rally symposium by the Movement for Free Philippines (MFP); Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California; February 15, 1981
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Ninoy Aquino – No to tyranny! No to corruption!
Ninoy Aquino - No to Tyranny No to Corruption
➢ Ninoy Aquino - No to Tyranny No to Corruption
"No to tyranny! No to corruption! No to all this degradation of human dignity! Because then, I feel the true air of your fathers who before you have shed their blood for our freedoms."
"No to tyranny! No to corruption! No to all this degradation of human dignity! Because then, I feel the true air of your fathers who before you have shed their blood for our freedoms."
- Quote of Ninoy Aquino, Freedom rally symposium by the Movement for Free Philippines (MFP); Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California; February 15, 1981
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Ninoy Aquino – The Filipino is worth dying for
Ninoy Aquino – The Filipino is worth dying for
➢ Ninoy Aquino - The Filipino is worth dying for
The full non-truncated form of Ninoy Aquino’s Speech:
“I have asked myself many times: Is the Filipino worth suffering, or even dying, for? Is he not a coward who would readily yield to any colonizer, be he foreign or homegrown? Is a Filipino more comfortable under an authoritarian leader because he does not want to be burdened with the freedom of choice? Is he unprepared, or worse, ill-suited for presidential or parliamentary democracy?
I have carefully weighed the virtues and the faults of the Filipino and I have come to the conclusion that he is worth dying for because he is the nation’s greatest untapped resource.”
The full non-truncated form of Ninoy Aquino’s Speech:
“I have asked myself many times: Is the Filipino worth suffering, or even dying, for? Is he not a coward who would readily yield to any colonizer, be he foreign or homegrown? Is a Filipino more comfortable under an authoritarian leader because he does not want to be burdened with the freedom of choice? Is he unprepared, or worse, ill-suited for presidential or parliamentary democracy?
I have carefully weighed the virtues and the faults of the Filipino and I have come to the conclusion that he is worth dying for because he is the nation’s greatest untapped resource.”
– Ninoy Aquino, delivered at Asia Society New York on August 4, 1980
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August 21, 1983 – Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
August 21, 1983 – Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
Almanac: August 21, 1983 – Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
➢ August 21, 1983 – Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was assassinated on the Tarmac of MIA (Manila International Airport) just as he returned to the Philippines after a three year self-imposed exile. The treacherous murder of Ninoy was indirectly attributed to then sitting President Marcos and his military regime.
➢ August 21, 1983 – Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was assassinated on the Tarmac of MIA (Manila International Airport) just as he returned to the Philippines after a three year self-imposed exile. The treacherous murder of Ninoy was indirectly attributed to then sitting President Marcos and his military regime.
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