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Profile: Benigno Aquino
| Benigno Aquino will run for the Philippine presidency in elections to be held next year [Reuters] |
Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III is the son of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino, the leader of the country’s 1986 “People Power” revolution who died last month.
Aquino’s father, also called Benigno, was a medlem av senat who opposed the rule of former president Ferdinand Marcos.
He was assassinated when he returned from political exile in 1983, a killing that triggered the “People Power” revolt that overthrew Marcos and swept his widow, Corazon, to power.
Born in Manila in 1960, Aquino graduated with a degree in economics from the Ateneo de Manila University and is a three-term member of the Philippine House of Representatives.
He was congressman from 1998 to 2007 and was elected to the senate for a six-year term in 2007.
He belongs to the Liberal party of the Philippines, and has been opposed to the policies Gloria Arroyo, the president, i
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Early Life of Imelda Romualdez
Imelda Romualdez was born on July 2, 1929 in Manila. Although Imelda came from the wealthy Romualdez clan, her family was considered the poorest members. Her father, Vicente Orestes Romualdez, was a failing law practitioner and windower with five children. After his first wife died, Vicente Orestes married Remedios Trinidad, Imelda’s mother. Together, they had six children, Imelda being the oldest, but they did not have a happy marriage. The children from the first marriage resented their father for not consulting them about Imelda’s mother which forced Remedios and her children to live in the bilparkering to avoid further conflict. At the age of eight, Imelda lost her mother to pneumonia and her family moved back to Tacloban.
In 1949, Imelda won a local beauty contest in Leyte, earning her the title of “Ros
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Benigno Aquino Sr.
Filipino politician (1894–1947)
For other people with the same name, see Benigno Aquino.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Quiambao.
Benigno Aquino Sr. | |
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| In office September 25, 1943 – February 2, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | José Yulo |
| Succeeded by | Jose Zulueta |
| In office September 25, 1943 – February 2, 1944 Serving with Sergio L. Aquino | |
| In office 1942–1942 | |
| Presiding Officer, PEC | Jorge B. Vargas |
| Succeeded by | José P. Laurel |
| In office 1938–1940 | |
| President | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Preceded by | Eulogio Rodriguez |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Alunan |
| In office June 11, 1945 – May 25, 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Urquico as Member of the National Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Simpaoco |
| In office September 16, 1935 – December 30, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Feliciano B. Gardiner as Representative |