BENIGNO S. AQUINO JR
1932-1983

 

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:: TRIBUTE TO NINOY          

Ilang beses ng tayo'y gimbalin ng isang nagbabantang kudeta. nakakalungkot isipin na matapos tayong magkaisa at purihin ng ibang bansa dahil sa ating kabayanihang ipagtanggol ang demokrasya ay patuloy ang ganitong pangyayari, sadya pa sigurong bata ang ating demokrasya at importanteng matutunan natin ang isinulat ng ating kasaysayan. 

Sa mga nagdaang taon, ang mithiin lang ng ating mga kababayan ay isang tahimik na bansa tungo sa kaunlaran, tayo'y lunod at sawa na sa kaguluhan at pagkakaiba ng pananaw, ang kailangan natin ay pagkain para sa pamilya, trabaho at mapayapang pamumuhay, hindi maisasakatuparan lahat ng ito kung dadaanin natin sa isang armadong pamamaraan ang ating idelohiya. Batid ng ating kababayan ang mga lehitimong karaingan ng iba nating Pilipino, lalo na tungkol sa kurapsiyon, kahirapan at maling pamumuno ng iba nating halal ng bayan, ngunit maraming paraan para madaan sa isang legal at mapayapang solusyon lahat ng karaingan, walang dahilan para hindi sumuporta ang nakakaraming Pilipino kung alam nila na ang ipinaglalaban ay nasa katuwiran at nasa wastong pamamaraan. 

Isang magandang halimbawa ay ang ginawang protesta ni Ninoy laban sa isang makapangyarihang diktadurya, bagamat batid natin na naging bangungot sa Pilipino ang sumailalim sa Martial law, hindi niya hinimok ang mga Pilipinong mag-alsa sa isang madugong pamamaraan dahil alam niya na ang higit na magdudusa ay ang taong bayan at mahirap makipag-kompromiso sa isang diktador, bagkus, minulat niya ang kaisipan ng bawat Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng kanyang sakripisyo, nagising ang taumbayan sa  realidad kung paano kahirap mabuhay sa isang diktaturyang rehimen, binigyan niya ng sapat na lakas ng loob ang bawat Pilipino na ihayag ang kanilang karapatan na dati rati'y may bahagyang takot dahil na rin sa kapangyarihan ng batas militar, ngunit nakita nila kung katulad ni Ninoy na nakulong, hinatulan at pinaratangan sa kasalanang hindi niya ginawa, ay taas noong nanindigan at tumayo sa ngalan ng demokrasya, tayo pa kayang nakakarami? 

Lalong nag-umapaw ang galit ng taumbayan noong Agosto 21, 1983 ng walang kalaban labang pinaslang si Ninoy pagbaba ng eroplano, matapos ang ilang taong pagka-exile sa Amerika. Naging kaliwa't kanan ang "peaceful protest" ng mga Pilipino saan mang panig ng bansa, walang tigil ang "noise barrage" maparamdam lamang ang hinanaing, na ayaw na ng taongbayan sa isang sikil na kalayaan, at magmula noon, nag-iba na ang pananaw at kompleksiyon  ng bawat Pilipino, na tulad ni Ninoy, ay handa na rin nila ibuwis ang kanilang buhay alang alang sa demokrasya, wala ng saysay mabuhay kung ang karapatan mo ay pilit na pinapatay. 

At ang hinahangad na kalayaan ay nakamit noong Pebrero 25, 1986 sa isang mapayapang "PEOPLE POWER" na nagpatalsik sa rehimeng Marcos. Pinakita ng mga Pilipino na kayang magkaisa at supilin ang isang rehimeng hindi sa pangkahalatan bagkus ay pansarili ang interes.

At dumaan ang ilang taon pagkatapos ng people power, ay kabit-kabila ang kudeta na naganap, ngunit dahil sa hindi lehitimo at hindi para sa nakakarami ang interes, hindi sinuportahan ng taumbayan ang pangyayari at ito ay hindi naging matagumpay.

Sa ngayon ay tahimik ang taong bayan, ngunit taimtim na nagmamasid sa mga kaganapan at galaw ng mga namumuno, at pilit dumadalangin na sana'y huwag ng maulit ang madilim na kabanata sa ating kasaysayan.

 

 

 

 



:: E-MAIL LETTERS

Dear fellow Filipinos,  Let us not forget, for our sakes. Benigno Aquino, Jr., born Nov. 27, 1932, died Aug. 21, 1983. I remember his words: “ The Filipino is worth dying for. ” Ninoy was sure. But it seems to say more about the man than about the people. Now, twenty years after, the Filipino seems to have forgotten or perhaps never really understood the meaning of those few words - few words of challenge and farewell from a brave and brilliant Filipino who fought a dictator, was imprisoned, went to exile then returned to his country - to die - for his people. With all that is happening, sadly, I wondered what Ninoy would say now. Spontaneously, (in thought), facing me he said : “LOVE”. I thought: just one word, apolitical, too high, lofty, ‘hindi bagay’ to say to a cantankerous and cynical people. He added: “ Love God, love your country.” Oh, now I see. Clearly. Completely. Love for God and love for his people are why Ninoy said: “ The Filipino is worth dying for.” It seems to have been said in a political context, but it was not a political statement after all. Love had united his thoughts with God, with and in whose behalf he had said, and now in a different light we recall: “ The Filipino is worth dying for.” Let us be grateful. Ninoy's martyrdom once again reminds us of the One Supreme Sacrfice - for one reason, one message: LOVE.
Juan dela Cruz 
Republic of the Philippines

“ Do not get involved in politics,” my father had said when I was a freshman at UP Diliman during martial law. He died August 21, 1998. I wonder what he would say to me now…

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:: COMMENTS

thank you for the website. it was really a great and informative site..Since the first time I read the book Two Terrorist Meet, I like Ninoy. When he died, I felt sad as if he' s a family. I'm very happy that He is now a national hero. 
Susan and Jun

Filipinos will always remember what he's done for our county.
Alaine

I'm very happy to know that we have a website dedicated to our hero Ninoy Aquino.


RJ

this site touched my soul.
Van

Congratulations and may this site will help bridge generation gaps between those filipinos and peace-loving people of the world in 70s thru 80s and present thru future to know Ninoy Aquino, his sacrifices, love of God, love of country, love of Filipinos
Romero

 This site is excellent!
Voltaire

Great job making this cool site! 
 Adrian

I am very grateful for this site. I have been searching the net for information about Ninoy and I found that there are very few. Kudos to the webmaster.
Edmund 

I am so happy that I found a website like this, honoring the greatness of the late Senator Ninoy Aquino. I am currently researching about Ninoy Aquino, and luckily I found this site. Im glad I chose him as my topic for my research. I know it will open my mind and understand clearly the things that are happening in my sorrounding in spite of being one of the youth of current times. 
 Ailene

We are doing a assesement on the Marcos' and the Aquinos. This site gave me the necessary information and photos to (hopefully!) get good marks. Thanks for the great presentation and easy to follow site.
 Avril

I want to thank you and the people you work with for reminding our youth and even adults that we have heroes
Betty

 I like your site very much. it gives a lot of useful information. i especially liked the speech that is played when you enter the site. 
 Carmel

I am looking for things about Ninoy.I was hoping that I'll be able to dig up secrets on the internet about what really happened at Manila International Airport 19 years ago... But for now, being able to read the arrival speech of ninoy is enough To my kababayans, let's be "Filipinos"... Rexes 

all I can say is ang galing!
 Michael

Ninoy said "Pilipinos are worth dying for" Take note I didn't use the "F" letter. Say that again, " ...dying for". Really! But we betrayed him. We betrayed our heroes! We betrayed every national heroes dating back years ago. We betrayed our modern day heroes like soldiers and policemen and women who gave up their lives ( I mean these military personnel who are truly dedicated to their duty and country) " Pilipinos are SELL OUTS". Hinudas lang natin ang ating mga bayani. Akala nila itutuloy natin ang mga adhikain nila. Matapos ang saya, matapos ang iyakan, kantahan, mga t-shirt(yellow) ang malaking pambansang libing - "inuman na pare ko". After all the Edsas, after the Oakwood mutiny, blood compacts (past and present), mga drama ng ating mga liders. Tapos na yan. INUMAN NA. Wala lahat iyan dahil sa ating masamang kultura. Of course, we some of the best cultures we can be proud of. But some of the worst can wash away the good ones. Take this one. We are never serious in changing our bad characters. We never follow thru the vision of our heroes. We never apply the law and stick to it or until it is done. Simply put, we just sing and dance to it. Medya,medya lang at baka makalusot. Tapos "Inuman na". Talk to you later. 
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