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The Manila Times Internet Edition | TOP STORIES > Bust of Ninoy Aquino to be unvieled at terminal 3
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President Gloria Arroyo will lead the country in remembering the 25th death anniversary of Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, even as his family is upset with the decision to move the date of the holiday.<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O />
The President is scheduled to install a bronze bust of Aquino today at the arrival area of the newly opened Terminal 3 of the airport that bears his name.
A leading opponent of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, Aquino was assassinated at the old Manila International Airport upon his return to the Philippines from exile in the United States on August 21, 1983.
A lone gunman, Rolando Galman, was blamed to have killed Aquino after he made it through some 2,000 state security forces deployed at the airport at the time.
The assassination sparked a series of mass actions against the Marcos regime that culminated in the ouster of the dictator through the People Power Revolution in 1986. Aquino’s widow, Corazon or “Cory” for short, was installed as president after the Marcoses fled to the United States.
Built for international and domestic traffic, Terminal 3 has 140 check-in counters on five islands, nine baggage carousels and 120 Immigration counters.
The government opened the terminal for domestic flights last month, but said it is working to start using it as an international terminal hopefully before the end of this year. Local carriers operating at Terminal 3 include Cebu Pacific, PAL Express and Air Philippines.
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at 14:48 on August 17th, 2008
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Mass for Ninoy Former President Cory Aquino, along with relatives and friends, attended the 25th death anniversary Mass of her late husband at the Church of the Gesu in Ateneo de Manila University on Sunday. In his homily, Fr. Jojo Magadia recalled Ninoy Aquino’s martyrdom and prayed for the speedy recovery of the former president, who is battling colon cancer. The dignitaries at the Mass included Gina de Venecia, Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila, former Senate President Franklin Drilon, Makati Rep. Teddy Boy Locsin, former Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman and former Interior and Local Government Secretary Joey Lina. ABS-CBN news quoted Mrs. Aquino as saying it was “heartwarming” that people still remember her husband and his good deeds. Ninoy Aquino dedicated most of his life to elected public office. But before entering politics at age 17, he became the youngest war correspondent to cover the Korean War for The Manila Times, when it was owned by the Roces family. Earlier, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd and his family were dismayed with Proclamation 1463, which changed the date of the commemoration from Thursday to today. He said President Arroyo should respect the actual date, because it is part of history. President Arroyo is known for rearranging the celebration of public holidays if the dates fall on a weekday, so that people can have a long weekend.-- Angelo S. Samonte and Ruben D. Manahan 4th /manilatime.net
at 23:06 on August 5th, 2009
kamusta sa lahat dahil ako ay proud na pilipimo nkikiramay ako sa pamilyang Aquino.
marami akong gustong sabihin na pasasalamat sa mgasawang BAYANI na Ninoy at Cory khit ako ay d pa naisisilang sa pnahon ng people power nrramdaman ko tunay na tamis at tagumpay nting mga pilipino sa nakamit nting DEMOKRASYA sa panahon ng pananakop ng pamahalaang MARCOS.
masaya ako at kahit sa huling sandali naipamalas pa rin ng pamilyang Aquino ang kbutihang loob ng kanilang pamilya sa sambayanang PILIPINO maramia akong natuklasan sa pagkamatay NG INANG BAYAN mas pinatuyan nya ang pgiging mbuting tao alam nyo kung baket...
c ninoy nging abo na dahil nkalagay sa bible ang tao galing sa abo bblik sa pgging abo eh c marcos pnpatunayan na pa rin ang pgiging sakim hngang ngaun ung katawan nya luto na sa pormalin ayaw pa rin ibaon sa lupa mamahaling kabaong c ninoy simpleng libingan at kabaong c cory simpleng libingan at kabaong c marcos nsan?
hngang ngaun bulag na lng ang hindi mkkpancin sa mga simpleng bagay na ngpptunay kung cnu ang masama at may mbuting hangarin sa mundo?
c imelda kmusta nmn ang sandamakmak na sapatos asawa lng sya ng ni marcos luho habang hawak nila sa kamay ang kapangyarihan....
mkikita mu ngaun ang mintindihan hindi na muling babangon pa ang nmatay na kya habang buhay pa ang isang tao gyahin ntin ang BAYANING magasawa mgtanim tau ng kbuthihan sa sambayanang pilpino sa kapwa tao sa mga mahal natin sa buhay.
MARAMING SALAMAT NINOY AT CORY sa DEMOKRASYANG NAKAMIT nmin ngaun...