MANILA, Philippines — On the 43rd anniversary of former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.’s assassination, Sens. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV said the late opposition leader’s fight for a better Philippines remains unfinished. Pangilinan, a fraternity brother of Ninoy, said the struggles faced by the late senator decades ago is a fight still being fought today. “[A]ng labang hinarap ni Ninoy noon ay laganap pa rin ngayon: mga ganid sa kapangyarihan at pang-aabuso sa karapatang pantao,” Pangilinan said in a statement on Friday, Aug. 21. marking Ninoy Aquino Day. (The struggle Ninoy faced then remains prevalent today: […]...

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