GINUNITA ng pamilya at kaibigan ng yumaong dating Senador Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. ang kanyang ika-90 birth anniversary ngayong linggo sa pamamagitan ng isang misa.
Pinangunahan ni Fr. Tito Caluag ang isinagawang misa.
Samantala, sa mensahe ni Kiko Aquino Dee, pamangkin ng yumaong dating Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III at anak ni Viel Aquino-Dee, inamin niya na isang balakid ang pagpapakalat ng fake news laban sa pamilya Aquino.
Anya, marami ang hindi nakakaalam sa kung ano talaga ang nangyari noong buhay pa si Ninoy.
“This past year, people have been asking our family what the plan is to fight the disinformation about Lolo Ninoy, Lola Cory, Tito Noy, and our country’s shared story of democracy.
“It’s an enormous question, but for me, the first step involves admitting my own ignorance about their stories, about our country’s story, and encountering it through the things that they’ve left behind. The materials that we in the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation are working through – to be honest, they’re covered in dust from the previous millennium, but when they’re presentable, we’re really, really excited to share them with you, so that we can all learn from them,” sabi ni Kiko.
Idinagdag ni Kiko na isa sa mga nadiskubre niya habang inaayos ang mga kahon na may kaugnayan kay Ninoy ay ang imbitasyon sa kanya sa Korea habang nakakulong noon.
“…In 1977, he would receive an invitation to fly to South Korea to attend a memorial for Korean War correspondents, and he would receive the letter at his official address: a cell in Fort Bonifacio. That day, I wondered what the senders of that invitation had thought about one of their honorees being in prison. Then, with some help from Google, I realized that in 1977, South Korea was in the middle of its own struggle against dictatorship,” sabi ni Kiko.
“In those days, the Philippines was not alone in its fight for democracy, nor is it alone today. From the grave, Lolo Ninoy still has many lessons to teach,” dagdag pa ni Kiko.
Sa Agosto 21, 2023 nakatakdang gunitain ang ika-40 kamatayan ni Ninoy.
