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| | name = Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino, III <!---Note: Aquino chooses to call himself "Benigno S. Aquino III", not Benigno C. Aquino III---> | |||
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| | term_start2 = June 30, 1998 | |||
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| | predecessor2 = Jose V. Yap | |||
| | successor2 = Jose V. Yap | |||
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| '''Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino, III''' (born February 8, 1960) is a ] of the ] and a candidate for ] in the ], as the standard-bearer of the ].<ref name="marnoy2"> --- ABSCBNnews.com</ref> He is the only son of former President ] and former Senator ] | |||
| A graduate of ], he was wounded by rebel soldiers in a ] during his mother's presidency. In 1989, he was elected to the ] as Representative of the 2nd district of ] province in the 11th Congress of the Philippines. In 2007, he was elected to the ] of the 14th Congress of the Philippines. | |||
| He is also the brother of TV host and actress ]. | |||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III was born on February 8, 1960 . He is the third of the of five children of ], who was then Vice Governor of ] province, and ]. He has four sisters, Maria Elena ("Ballsy"), Aurora Corazon ("Pinky"), Victoria Eliza ("Viel"), and ] ("Kris"). | |||
| Aquino studied in ] for his elementary, high school, and college education, graduating in 1981 with a ] degree in ]. After college, he joined his family in Boston in exile. | |||
| In 1983, shortly after the murder of his father, Noynoy had a short tenure as a member of the Philippine Business for Social Progress. From 1985 to 1986., he was retail sales supervisor and youth promotions assistant for ] Philippines and later an assistant for advertising and promotion for Mondragon Philippines. In 1986, he joined Intra-Strata Assurance Corp. as vice-president of the family-owned corporation. | |||
| On August 28, 1987 , eighteen months into the presidency of Aquino's mother, rebel soldiers led by ] staged an ], attempting to siege ]. Aquino was two blocks from the palace when he came under fire. Three of his four security escorts were killed, and the last was wounded protecting him. Aquino himself was hit by five bullets, one of which is still embedded in his neck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20070821-83752/Noynoy_Aquino_also_rises |title=Noynoy Aquino also rises |publisher=INQUIRER.net |date=2007-08-21 |first=Dona |last=Pazzibugan |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> | |||
| From 1986 to 1993, Aquino was vice president and treasurer for Best Security Agency Corporation, a firm owned by his uncle Antolin Oreta. He went to work for the Central Azucarera de Tarlac in 1993, the sugar refinery owned by the Cojuangco clan. | |||
| ==Political life== | |||
| Aquino is a leading member of the ]. He currently holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Liberal Party, having assumed the post on 17 March 2006. He was previously Secretary General of the party (1999-2002), Vice-President of the ] Liberal Party (2002-2004), and Secretary General of the party (2004-16 March 2006).<ref name="noynoy1">{{cite web|url=http://www.noynoy.ph/about.php |title=Noynoy Aquino Site |publisher=Noynoy.ph |accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref> | |||
| Aquino is associated with a faction of the Liberal Party which opposes the government of President ], citing alleged human rights violations.{{Citation needed|reason=link is dead.|date=March 2010}} | |||
| ===House of Representatives=== | |||
| Aquino was elected to the ] in 1998, representing the ]. He won re-election in 2001 and 2004, and served until 2007. | |||
| Aquino served on numerous committees as a member of Congress: the Public Order and Security, Transportation and Communications, Agriculture, Banks and Financial Intermediaries, Peoples’ Participation, Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, Appropriations, Natural Resources, and Trade and Industry committees (11th Congress), the Civil, Political and Human Rights, Good Government, Public Order and Security, Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy committees (12th Congress), and the Banks and Financial Intermediaries, Energy, Export Promotion, Public Order and Safety committees (13th Congress).{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} | |||
| Aquino was also ] from November 8, 2004-February 21, 2006.<ref name="noynoy1"/> | |||
| ===Senate=== | |||
| Barred by term limits from seeking a fourth term as the Representative for the second district of ] province, Aquino was elected to the ] in the ] under the banner of the ] (GO), a coalition comprising a number of parties, including his own ], seeking to curb attempts by President ] to amend the Constitution. In his political ads, he was endorsed by younger sister, TV host Kris Aquino, and mother, the late former President Corazon Aquino. Although a devout Roman Catholic, he was endorsed by one of the largest Protestant churches in the Philippines, the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/40912/11-days-to-E-Day-Elections-for-sale |title=11 days to E-Day |publisher=GMANews.TV |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/40819/JIL-backs-Loren-Noynoy-Koko-Kiko-in-Senate-race |title=JIL backs Loren, Noynoy, Koko, Kiko in Senate race |publisher=GMANews.TV |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=75867 |title=Brother Eddie Villanueva endorses 3 more GO bets |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2009-09-01 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070926224349/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=75867 |archivedate=2007-09-26 }}</ref> With more than 14.3 million votes, Aquino's tally was the sixth highest of the 37 candidates for the 12 vacant seats elected from the nation at large. He assumed his new office on June 30, 2007. | |||
| During the campaign, Aquino reached out to his former enemy, Senator ], supporting his application for bail. ''"I endorse Honasan's request for bail para parehas ang laban. I was hit by bullets from Honasan's men in the neck and hips but that's past now. The principle of my father was, ' Respect the rights even of your enemies.' Ito ang nagpatingkad ng demokrasya. Genuine reconciliation is democracy in action,"'' Aquino told ] of ] on 5 March 2007.{{Citation needed|reason=former reference's link is dead.|date=March 2010}} He was referring to two bloody coup attempts against his mother in 1987 and 1989, in the first of which Aquino was seriously injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=56268 |title=ABS-CBN News Online Beta |publisher=Abs-cbnnews.com |date= |accessdate=2009-09-01}}{{Dead link|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=56268|date=March 2010|date=December 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ===2010 presidential campaign=== | |||
| In the Liberal Party, Aquino has held various positions such as Secretary General and Vice President for Luzon. He is currently the LP Vice Chairman. | |||
| After the death of President ], calls for him to run for higher office reached its highest and he has decided after the retreat that he would run as a candidate for the Presidency in the 2010 National Elections. This groundswell of support became known as the 'Noynoy Phenomenon.'<ref name=the-diplomat.com></ref> | |||
| A group of lawyers and activists formed the NAPM — the Noynoy Aquino for President Movement — and a nationwide campaign led by the son of the late influential businessman, Chino Roces, began to collect a million signatures in order to persuade Aquino to run for President. In the last weekend of August, Senator Aquino and his fellow partymate in the Liberal Party, Senator ] and an unnamed presidential aspirant commenced days of talks to decide what to do for next year's elections. | |||
| On September 1, 2009, in a press conference at the ] in Greenhills, San Juan City, Senator Roxas, a leading candidate for the Liberal Party nomination announced his withdrawal in the presidential race and expressed his support for Aquino's candidacy.<ref name="marnoy1">---The Philippine Daily Inquirer</ref> Sen. Aquino later stood side by side Sen. Roxas, but did not make a public statement on the said press conference.<ref name="marnoy2"/> | |||
| On September 9, 2009, 40 days after the death of his mother, Aquino officially announced his bid for the Presidency in a press conference at the ] in Greenhills, San Juan City, which also served as the site of his mother's Presidential Inauguration in February 1986. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090909-224337/Noynoy-Aquino-to-run-for-president-in-2010 |title=Aquino declares presidential bid |publisher=INQUIRER.net |first=Maila |last=Ager |date=2009-09-09 |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> | |||
| Aquino's campaign platform includes a promise to fight corruption and poverty as well as investing in public health and education.<ref name=the-diplomat.com/> | |||
| ==Criticism== | |||
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| While Aquino currently enjoys considerable support, those who stand to lose from his victory in the presidential race claim that this can only be attributed to both his parents' successes and not his own. However, months after the death of his mother, his popularity remains strong and analysts say that his lead is a sure sign of victory, unless he is cheated or blunders heavily.<ref name="gmanews.tv">{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/180010/noynoys-consistent-wide-lead-already-a-sign-of-victory-analyst|title=Noynoy's Consistent Wide Lead Already A Sign of Victory |publisher=GMA News|date= |accessdate=2009-12-25}}</ref> In 11 years in government, critics have said that Aquino has not made any significant contributions to legislation. | |||
| On a similar note, Noynoy's detractors have also pointed out that, at almost 50 years old he has neither a wife nor any children.<ref name="inquirer.net">{{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090809-219381/Why-Noynoy-Aquino-is-not-marrie|title=Why Noynoy Aquino is not Married |publisher=inquirer.net|date= |accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> Aquino had lived with his mother, the former president, until her death, and has said if he becomes president, he would choose to live in his modest ancestral home than in the presidential palace. | |||
| Another issue is Noynoy's stake in his family's 7,500 hectare estate, ]. His mother, the former president Corazon Aquino, was also criticized on these grounds, especially in failing to push for land redistribution reforms given their alleged conflict of interest. But the stock distribution option was ratified three times by a referanda by the farmer beneficiaries. In 2004, a clash with government troops and farms led to the massacre of 12 picketing farmers and 2 children and the injury of hundreds of other protesters. Aquino's side of the family, which owns a minuscule percentage, have met to deliberate how to turn over the land to farmers fairly while giving the farmers job security at such a time frame that the farmers will not absorb the land's many debts. | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| Aquino is a bachelor and he is an enthusiast of shooting and billiards. <ref name="senate.gov.ph">{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/aquino_noynoy_bio.asp |title=Senator Benigno S. Aquino III |publisher=Senate of the Philippines |date= |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> He is also an audiophile and enjoys listening to jazz, bossa nova, and OPM (Original Pinoy Music). One of Noynoy's favorite Filipino artists is singer/composer ]. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * {{official|http://www.noynoy.ph/}} | |||
| * on the website of the ] | |||
| * --- from the official website of Sen. Noynoy Aquino. | |||
| {{Corazon Aquino}} | |||
| {{Current Philippine senators}} | |||
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