The September 1983 edition of the opposition tabloid magazine Mr & Ms, featuring the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr, in Philippines on Aug 21, 2022. - MARA CEPEDA
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network) Thirty-nine years ago, his death at the hands of a kill squad that allegedly had the tacit consent of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr sparked a popular revolt that forced the Marcoses to flee the Philippines.
But on Sunday (Aug 21), the anniversary of former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr's assassination in 1983 was a muted affair.
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