MANILA, Philippines — “Is your grandfather the one on the P500 bill?” Francis Joseph “Kiko” Aquino Dee’s classmates started asking him this question when he was in second grade. It was at this time that they would point out something unusual about him, and they would ask this question. Dee was born in 1991, eight years after his grandfather, former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., was assassinated. By then, Ninoy’s face had already become a familiar part of everyday Filipino life, appearing especially on the P500 bill. But for Dee, the man on the banknote was also simply his grandfather, “Lolo Ninoy.” […]...

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