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+ June 27, 2021 “Former Philippine president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III died on Thursday, June 24, at the age of 61.
Aquino had been suffering from various illnesses since 2019. He had been undergoing dialysis for at least five months and had recently undergone a heart procedure.
He served from 2010 to 2016, riding on a wave of goodwill after the death of his mother, democracy icon Cory Aquino, and on the promise of leading the nation to prosperity through “Daang Matuwid” – or the straight and honest path” (Rappler, June 25, 2021).
It is said in Filipino that “ang masamang damo, matagal mamatay.” Or in English, bad weeds take a long time to die. Well, if this is true, then surely the late President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III was a good one, leaving this life at the unripe young age of 61. At least he “outlived” his father, the late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., who was assassinated on his return to the Philippines, during