Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday, June 26, filed a resolution seeking to express the Upper Chamber's "profound sympathy and sincere condolences" on the passing of former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III. Former President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III (Robert...
Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, the eldest sister of the late President Benigno Aquino III, on Saturday, June 26 became emotional in her message for her brother, saying that the former Chief Executive was the one who fulfilled their parents’ unfinished business. Ballsy Aquino-Cruz (Screenshot from Radyo...
Members of former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's Cabinet gathered on Friday night, June 25, to pay their last respects for the Philippine's former chief executive. Clad in yellow, black, white, and wearing face masks, the president's former Cabinet members posed for a photo for the last...
The remains of former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III have left the Ateneo de Manila University to be transported to the Manila Memorial Park where he will be laid to rest. (Screenshot from Radyo Katipunan) Adorned in yellow, the funeral hearse carried the urn containing the ashes of Aquino...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes that history will judge the late former President Benigno Aquino III kindly even as “wrongful accusations and disinformation” were hurled against him in the past five years. Robredo said the people who saw him up close are in grief because “he was not just...
A somber mood welcomed the last homecoming of the "illustrious" son of Ateneo. Former President Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III returned to the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) -- where he studied from elementary to college -- for the last time. (Sceeenshot from Radyo Katipunan) Aquino's remain...
Vice President Leni Robredo shared that former President Benigno Aquino III offered to bury her husband, the late former Interior secretary Jesse Robredo, at the Libingan ng mga Bayani when he died on a plane crash in 2012. Aquino told her then that there was a proposal to bury Jesse at the...
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to former President Benigno Aquino III, saying he had a “lifetime of illustrious public service.” Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meets former President Benigno Aquino III at the Istana during his visit to Singapore in 2014. (MCI...
Former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Br. Armin Luistro, FSC honored the late President Benigno Aquino III - especially his contribution to the country’s education system. President Benigno Simeon Aquino III assisted by Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro, FSC led the ceremonial...
Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown and Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula visited the wake of former President Benigno S. Aquino III at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Friday, June 25. Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (Ali Vicoy) The two...
The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) mourned the passing of former President Benigno Aquino III who often acknowledged the important contributions of consecrated men and women in keeping the flame of democracy alive. AMRSP "On behalf of the Joint Executive Board...
Tarlac Bishop Enrique Macaraeg has directed all priests in his diocese to celebrate a requiem Mass for former president Benigno Aquino III on Saturday, June 26. Photo courtesy Diocese of Tarlac "Bishop Enrique Macaraeg directs all parish priests and priests-in-charge in the diocese to celebrate a...
