Manila — Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, former Philippine President and the son of two of Asia's most prominent democracy icons, has passed away at the age of 61. His family said on Thursday that he'd ...

Church leaders and rights activists called on people to fight corruption and human rights abuses in the Philippines as they gathered to commemorate the life of Benigno Aquino Jr., the opposition ...

Reconciliation and learning from history were emphasized in President Marcos’ message for the death anniversary of opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., whose assassination triggered protests ...

Various groups, joined by Tindig Pilipinas spokesperson Kiko Aquino Dee, have gathered along White Plains Avenue near the EDSA People Power Monument for a mass ahead of this afternoon’s ...

MANILA, Philippines — The August Twenty One Movement (ATOM), established after the death of former senator Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983, said that the day commemorating his assassination should continue ...

A scion of the country’s most prominent pro-democracy political family, he was celebrated early in his administration for stabilizing the country’s faltering economy. By Seth Mydans and Russell ...

Philippines government is looking into forming a submarine force to strengthen maritime defense amid China's expansive claims over the South China Sea. President Benigno Aquino III said his country ...

(Reuters) - Philippine lawmakers proclaimed Benigno Aquino III as the country's 15th president on Wednesday, with the opposition senator winning by the widest election margin since democracy was ...

Mr Aquino served as president from 2010 to 2016. Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has died aged 61, a cousin and public officials said. Bam Aquino, a former senator, said he was ...