Filipinos woke up to the shocking news that Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, the country’s 15th president, who served from 2010 to 2016, suddenly passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was 61.
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Aurora Corazon “Pinky” Cojuangco Aquino-Abellada reads the family’s official statement on the death of their brother former President Benigno S. Aquino III, whose remains were taken to the Heratage Park in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, on Thursday, January 24, 2021. Also in photo are Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, Kris Aquino, and Victoria Elisa "Viel" Cojuangco Aquino-Dee. (Ali Vicoy)
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