Why ninoy aquino died

Aquino ; his four daughters; and his son, Benigno S. Aquino III. Below is the draft of the speech he was to deliver on the day he died. I have returned on my free will to join the ranks of those struggling to restore our rights and freedoms through non-violence. I seek no confrontation. I only pray and will strive for a genuine national reconciliation founded on justice.

I am prepared for the worst, and have decided against the advice of my mother, my spiritual adviser, many of my tested friends and a few of my most valued political mentors. A death sentence awaits me. Two more subversion charges, both calling for death penalties, have been filed since I left three years ago and are now pending with the courts.

I could have opted to seek political asylum in America, but I feel it is my duty, as it is the duty of every Filipino, to suffer with his people especially in time of crisis. I never sought nor have I been given any assurance, or promise of leniency by the regime. I return voluntarily armed only with a clear conscience and fortified in the faith that in the end, justice will emerge triumphant. According to Gandhi, the willing sacrifice of the innocent is the most powerful answer to insolent tyranny that has yet been conceived by God and man.

Three years ago when I left for an emergency heart bypass operation, I hoped and prayed that the rights and freedoms of our people would soon be restored, that living conditions would improve and that blood-letting would stop.

Rather than move forward we have moved backward. The killings have increased, the economy has taken a turn for the worse and the human rights situation has deteriorated. Vice President Leni Robredo, who ran under the then Aquino-led ruling party when elected in , said it was "heart-breaking" to hear of his death. He will be missed.

Known popularly as Noynoy, Aquino rode a wave of public support to the presidency after the death of his mother, the revered "People Power" leader Corazon Aquino, who was herself president from until Abellada, who was with other members of the Aquino family, said that Aquino died peacefully in his sleep at am that day.

The cause of death , she added, was renal disease secondary to diabetes. Aquino had been suffering from various illnesses since He had been undergoing dialysis for at least three months and had recently undergone a heart operation. Aquino, the only son of democracy icons former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. He ran on an anti-corruption platform and ushered in economic reforms in his term. Aquino was also known for filing a landmark arbitration case against China over the disputed South China Sea.

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