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(Samira Ali Gutoc-Tomawis is a Filipino journalist, environmentalist, women’s advocate, and legislator. She served as a member of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARRM), and a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission which was tasked to draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law. In 2021, she was named one of the Mulsim 500, world’s most influential Muslims.)

One day in August, 2017, the Manila Bulletin team went to the house of former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III on Times Street in Quezon City to talk to him about his late father, former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. who died at the airport tarmac on August 21, 1983. It was to be the 34th year since “Ninoy” died a hero’s death, and the interview was for a story marking Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Day.

•       Corazon C. Aquino and son, Benigno S. Aquino III were two Philippine presidents who shared an extraordinary relationship
•       President Cory, who passed away in 2009, was president from 1986 to June 30, 1992; while her son, Noynoy, was president from 2010-2016. He passed away June 24, 2021
•       Noynoy was very protective of his mother, the president. He would sit back stage and always chose a position where his mom would be within his sight
•       He was seriously injured by a bullet in his neck in an ambush during one of the coup attempts to push his mother from power
•       Mother and son were book lovers and engaged in many conversations about what they read, politics, government officials, and issues of the day
•       When Noynoy entered politics, running for congressman and then senator, Cory’s firm reminder was to ‘work at your best and for the people.’ Noynoy had promised he would do that

(Published on August 21, 2017 from an interview with former President Benigno S. Aquino III at his home at Times Street, Quezon City, for a story on his memories of his father Sen. Benigno Aquino. The story was published to mark Ninoy Aquino Day. )

(Published July 1, 2016, the day after former President Benigno S. Aquino III went home as private citizen to his home at Times Street. )

(Published on June 5, 2016, from an exclusive interview with former President Benigno S. Aquino III by the Manila Bulletin senior editors and Malacanang reporters in Malacanang Palace.)

(The author served as Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office during the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III from 2010 to 2016.)  

•The author covered the Aquino presidency for six years

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