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Opinion | Benigno Aquino’s lost liberal ‘yellow’ legacy in the Philippines

The late former president’s reformist agenda was upended by his failure to address structural problems, which successor Rodrigo Duterte seized upon.

25 Jun 2021 - 10:07AMvideocam

Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino dies aged 61

24 Jun 2021 - 11:20PMvideocam

Opinion | For an exit strategy, Donald Trump should remember Ferdinand Marcos

3 Dec 2020 - 10:22PMvideocam

Punk rock: sticking up a middle finger to Philippine politics

The ultimate music of protest, in the Philippines punk rock gives voice to opponents of the security forces’ war on drugs and killing of rights activists, the bands’ angry lyrics calling for rebellion against President Rodrigo Duterte.

20 Mar 2020 - 5:35AM

In the Philippines, punk rock remains as alive as ever, with a recent event attended by bands like The Standby (pictured) in Baliuag, Bulacan province the latest in a show of anti-establishment feeling in the country against its leaders. Photo: Sheng Dytioco

Philippine President Benigno Aquino attacks China for breaking deal on South China Sea

26 May 2016 - 9:12PM

Philippines at the crossroads: What does the rise of Rodrigo Duterte say about the nation’s appetite for change?

19 May 2016 - 11:47AMvideocam

How will Benigno Aquino be remembered? Here are 10 events that shaped his presidency

9 May 2016 - 1:34PM

Outgoing Philippine President Benigno Aquino. Photo: Reuters

Philippine President Benigno Aquino urges candidates to join forces against Rodrigo Duterte

19 May 2016 - 11:47AM

Philippines president says Abyu Sayyaf terrorists had plotted to kidnap boxing star Manny Pacquiao

28 Apr 2016 - 10:56AM

‘Glad we are back to the supersonic age’: Philippines gets first fighter jets in a decade amid sea feud with China

30 Nov 2015 - 1:47PM

The newly-acquired FA-50PH fighter jets were welcomed with a water cannon salute at Clark Air Base. Photo: AP

Philippine president's anti-corruption efforts receive mixed reviews

15 Nov 2015 - 8:12PM

President Benigno Aquino has even targeted his predecessor.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino endorses interior minister Manuel Roxas as next leader, despite poor polling numbers

Aquino said he interviewed three potential candidates ahead of Friday’s endorsement, but in the end chose Roxas.

31 Jul 2015 - 5:45PM

Popular or not? Philippines president Benigno Aquino aims to secure his legacy with final State of the Nation address

27 Jul 2015 - 9:02AM

Update | Philippine president likens China's territorial rise to Nazi Germany's during speech in Japan

14 Jun 2018 - 11:57AMvideocam

Philippine President Benigno Aquino delivers a speech at the "Future of Asia" forum in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

Raissa Robles: Two and a half hours with Aquino that were five years in the making

27 Apr 2015 - 5:20PM

Alone at last - with 17 others. Benigno Aquino finally sits down with the South China Morning Post's Raissa Robles last Thursday. Photo: SCMP Picture

Engaging China is best way for Philippine President Benigno Aquino to end his term

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has little more than a year left in office and a legacy to think of.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:20PM

All the president's women: Why Benigno Aquino is still a bachelor

29 Apr 2015 - 1:33PM

Smiling Aquino ‘ridiculous’ and ‘lacking empathy’, Manila hostage crisis survivors say

Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s reason for smiling after the 2010 Manila hostage crisis in which eight Hongkongers died was “ridiculous”, survivors said, accusing him of lacking empathy.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:20PM

Aquino caused outrage in Hong Kong for smiling at a press conference on August 24, 2010, after the Manila hostage crisis that left eight Hongkongers dead.

Exclusive | ‘I smile when I’m fed up’: Philippine president Benigno Aquino defends ‘inappropriate’ grins that sparked international outrage

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has explained why he sometimes appears to break into a broad grin at inappropriate moments, such as during a wake for 44 comandos killed during an anti-terror operation (pictured). 'I have various smiles for various purposes,' he said.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:20PM

Exclusive | Xi did not talk down to me like ‘elder brother’, Aquino says of Apec chat

President Xi Jinping did not talk like he was an “elder brother” and seemed “very sincere” during a meeting in Beijing in November, Philippine President Benigno Aquino has said.

17 Nov 2015 - 1:08PM

Exclusive | I’m taking Xi to a Chinese restaurant if he visits Manila, says Aquino

If President Xi Jinping were to visit Manila, “I’d take him to a Chinese restaurant”, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:21PM

Is the way to Xi Jinping's heart through his stomach? Philippine President Benigno Aquino hopes so.

Exclusive | Vietnam asked Philippines to form pact to counter China, Aquino reveals

A new “strategic partnership” being negotiated between two states fending off China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea was suggested by Vietnam, Philippine President Benigno Aquino has revealed.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:20PM

Philippine President Benigno Aquino during the interview at the presidential palace. The yellow ribbon is a symbol of his famous parents. Photo: SCMP Pictures

World should fear Beijing’s claims to South China Sea, says Philippine’s Aquino

China’s efforts to stake its claim to most of the South China Sea should spark fear around the world, with military conflict possible, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:21PM

Aquino 'authorised bungled secret mission' where 44 police died

27 Apr 2015 - 5:21PM

Philippine President Benigno Aquino walking a tightrope

Philippine President Benigno Aquino is no Ferdinand Marcos, the dictator toppled 29 years ago by a popular uprising dubbed the People Power Revolution.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:21PM

Philippine President Benigno Aquino arrives during the 29th anniversary celebration of the revolt known as People Power revolution at the People's Power Monument in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines. Photo: AP

Opponents of Benigno Aquino hope for return of people power

As the Philippines today commemorates the 29th anniversary of the first People Power revolution, efforts are under way to hold a similar peaceful uprising - this time to unseat the son of the 1986 movement's heroine.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:21PM

Protesters carry the national flag in Manila. President Benigno Aquino is under increasing pressure to step down over a botched anti-terror operation. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong journalists blacklisted by Philippines after questioning Aquino at Apec summit

A ban may have been imposed on nine Hong Kong journalists that would block them from entering the Philippines to report on next year's Apec summit.

20 Jun 2018 - 3:13PM

A year after Typhoon Haiyan Benigno Aquino defends slow pace of rebuilding

Philippine President Benigno Aquino yesterday defended the pace of rebuilding in communities ravaged a year ago by Super Typhoon Haiyan, insisting that reconstruction takes time.

27 Apr 2015 - 5:21PM

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Benigno Aquino

Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was the 15th President of the Philippines, and the chairman of the Liberal Party. He is the son of the late Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., a Philippines senator and prominent opposition leader to President Ferdinand Marcos, who was assassinated on August 21, 1983. Aquino began his political career in 1998 when he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province. He was elected president on June 9, 2010.

Born

8 Feb 1960

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Politics

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Former President of the Philippines

last updated:

7 October, 2024