https://goresee.com/videos/watch/8d323a7a-fd8f-43e9-857d-dce41c8a1bac On August 21, 1983, on the apron of what was then Manila International Airport, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a former Philippine senator, was assassinated with a gunshot to the head. Aquino, a longtime opponent of President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., had just returned from three years of self-imposed exile in the United States, and was being taken to a vehicle which would return him to prison. Also killed was Rolando Galman, accused of murdering him. In 1967, Aquino was elected to the Philippine Senate. As a Senator, he was sharply critical of Marcos. In 1972, shortly after martial law was declared by Marcos, he was imprisoned on falsified charges; he was only released in 1980, when he had a heart attack. He spent the next three years near Boston before deciding to return to the Philippines. Aquino's assassination is credited with transforming the isolated opposition to Marcos into a national crusade, and, in tandem, with thrusting Aquino's widow, Corazon Aquino, into the spotlight. In 1986, Marcos called a snap presidential election. Corazon Aquino was a candidate, and though she did not win, she became President anyway when Marcos, concerned by the ensuing People Power Revolution, resigned, and fled the country. Although it is widely believed, including by his family, that Aquino was assassinated on the orders of Marcos, this has never been conclusively proven. An investigation instigated by Marcos shortly after the assassination resulted in 25 military personnel and one civilian being charged with murder; all were acquitted by the Sandiganbayan (special court). A second investigation, during the presidency of Corazon Aquino, led to a retrial of 16 military personnel, all of whom were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sandiganbayan. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision, and rejected later motions by the convicted soldiers for a retrial. One of the convicts was subsequently pardoned, three died in prison, and the remainder had their sentences commuted at various times. The last convicts were released from prison in 2009, the same year in which Corazon Aquino died. Sun, 03 May 2026 14:34:17 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://goresee.com https://goresee.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://goresee.com/videos/watch/8d323a7a-fd8f-43e9-857d-dce41c8a1bac All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://goresee.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.