In 2022, during the first August 21 under Marcos Jr., the Palace said nothing of the death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino, among the staunchest opposition figures during Marcos Sr.'s dictatorship
to those with different political persuasions to come together as one in forging a better society.”
Marcos Jr.’s ascension to Malacañang – a result that seemed inevitable the moment he coalesced with then-presidential daughter Sara Duterte – was feared by many to be the final piece in the Marcos clan’s decades-long effort to rehabilitate their name. The president himself has said that his entry into politics was, in large part, to“Admittedly, the election of Marcos Jr.
“The last election was the real impetus for me to say that, ‘Okay, the Aquino foundation is there and I think it has a role to play that I also want to be very active in’ – in as far as telling the stories of my Lolo Ninoy, my Lola Cory, and“Tito Noy,” refers to Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Ninoy and Cory’s only son, and uncle to Dee. Aquino III, “PNoy” during and after his presidency, sat in Malacañang from 2010 to 2016.
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