Posted by admin on Aug 28, 2008
Few years ago a crowned Prince of the Netherlands married a commoner. So did a Prince of Denmark. And who can forget the last bachelor European Prince Felipe of Spain . Ah, the romance of it all… indeed, class distinction has become indistinct.
But not in all parts of the world.
During one of the presidential elections in the Philippines , the opposition ruthlessly pitted a high school dropout against the incumbent. The candidate they chose seemed the very image of the marginalized poor… never mind that he had become a rich actor in spite of his humble beginnings. The strategy they employed was shrewdness. It was also proven self-serving and ruinous to the plight of the nation.
Posted by admin on Aug 24, 2008
He is our new hero. He is considered one of the bravest senators in his time and sincere in giving service to the people. He is from Concepcion, Tarlac from a family of politicians. Ninoy has a passion in writing. He was the adviser of then Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay. At the age of 22, he became the mayor of Conception Tarlac. He became Vice-Governor at the age of 27 (the youngest ever) and after two years became Governor. At the age of 34, he is the youngest Senator in the history of the Philippines. He is the number one critic of the Marcos regime. When Martial Law was declared Senator Benigno Aquino was the first person arrested and was imprisoned for 7 years before the onset of his heart attack and needed a bypass surgery in the States. In August 21, 1983, he went back to the Philippines. As soon as the plane landed at the Ninoy International Airport, he was assassinated.