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Filipinos are sick of having Ninoy Aquino nostalgia shoved down their throats

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Filipinos are sick of having Ninoy Aquino nostalgia shoved down their throats

Another uneventful August 21 has passed once again proving that the Ninoy Aquino magic has not only faded, it’s been utterly crushed. The dawn of the death anniversary this year of the late former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr saw the hashtag #NinoyIsNotAHero “trend” on Twitter. Margaret Claire Layug reported via GMA News Online that “[as]…

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Politics

Thank Ninoy for the holiday, I guess

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Thank Ninoy for the holiday, I guess

The greatest “heroic” act Ninoy Aquino did was to die face down on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport. Other than that, he was all optics and hot air, reminiscent of the vice-president today. He didn’t die for the Filipinos, he died for his ambition. And it paid off for his wife and son….

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History, Politics

Will the Yellow flag still be waved to commemorate Ninoy Aquino’s “martyrdom”?

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Will the Yellow flag still be waved to commemorate Ninoy Aquino’s “martyrdom”?

The anniversary of the late former Senator Ninoy Aquino’s “martyrdom” is coming up again. Unfortunately for his fans, things are not as simple as they used to be. The colour Yellow which had come to symbolise everything he supposedly stood for is no longer the election-winning collateral it used to be. The Opposition in at…

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Politics, Society