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| As a host, Aquino was featured in youth-oriented shows on Studio 23’s “Y-Speak” and “Breakfast” then later on in ANC’s entrepreneurship show “Start-Up”. He has also starred as Ninoy Aquino in the August 2009 docu-film "The Last Journey of Ninoy", which chronicled the last few days of his uncle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/170455/in-new-cory-ninoy-docu-a-lesson-in-letting-go |title=In new Cory-Ninoy docu: A lesson in letting go |publisher=GMANews.TV |date=August 22, 2009 |accessdate=June 26, 2010}}</ref> | As a host, Aquino was featured in youth-oriented shows on Studio 23’s “Y-Speak” and “Breakfast” then later on in ANC’s entrepreneurship show “Start-Up”. He has also starred as Ninoy Aquino in the August 2009 docu-film "The Last Journey of Ninoy", which chronicled the last few days of his uncle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/170455/in-new-cory-ninoy-docu-a-lesson-in-letting-go |title=In new Cory-Ninoy docu: A lesson in letting go |publisher=GMANews.TV |date=August 22, 2009 |accessdate=June 26, 2010}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV was born on May 8, 1977 in ]. Aquino is the son of Paul Aquino, brother of the late former Senator ]. | |||
| After graduating valedictorian and summa cum laude with a BSC in Management Engineering from ], Aquino went to the Ateneo Law School for a year and a half. He then went to work with the ABS-CBN Foundation for special projects that required him to organize youth volunteers. During the ] debacle, Bam was at the forefront of student groups clamoring for a renewed society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/154379 |title=Bam Aquino On his own |publisher=''Manila Bulletin'' |date=2a January, 2004 |accessdate=June 30, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Paolo Benigno "Bam" A. Aquino IV (born May 8, 1977) is the current chairperson of the National Youth Commission of the Philippines, and an ANC host. He became the youngest person in Philippine history to head a government agency when he was appointed at age 26 to become Chairman of the National Youth Commission.
The son of Paul Aquino, brother of the late former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., he is also the cousin of the fifteenth President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III.
As a host, Aquino was featured in youth-oriented shows on Studio 23’s “Y-Speak” and “Breakfast” then later on in ANC’s entrepreneurship show “Start-Up”. He has also starred as Ninoy Aquino in the August 2009 docu-film "The Last Journey of Ninoy", which chronicled the last few days of his uncle.
Early life and education
Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV was born on May 8, 1977 in Manila. Aquino is the son of Paul Aquino, brother of the late former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr..
After graduating valedictorian and summa cum laude with a BSC in Management Engineering from Ateneo de Manila University, Aquino went to the Ateneo Law School for a year and a half. He then went to work with the ABS-CBN Foundation for special projects that required him to organize youth volunteers. During the Joseph Estrada debacle, Bam was at the forefront of student groups clamoring for a renewed society.
References
- ^ "BAM AQUINO: humbled by constant comparison to his "Tito Ninoy"".
- "In new Cory-Ninoy docu: A lesson in letting go". GMANews.TV. August 22, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- "Bam Aquino On his own". Manila Bulletin. 2a January, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
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