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In this June 30, 2010, file photo, then newly inaugurated Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, center, swears in local officials during his first day at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines. Aquino, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China, died Thursday, June 24, 2021, a cousin and public officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino, democracy scion, dies at 61

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Four of the remaining 32 alleged WWII sex slaves clench their fists along with their legal counsel Harry Roque, center, to demand compensation and apology from the Japanese Government during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. The announcement Wednesday came following a landmark agreement between South Korea and Japan recently of an “irreversible” settlement of a decades-long standoff over Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s WWII military. They are, from left, Avelina Culala, 85, Isabelita Vinuya, 84, Emilia Mangilit, 83, Isabelita Vinuya, 84 and Candelaria Soliman, 85. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Filipinos raped by Japanese WWII troops demand compensation

By TERESA CEROJANO - Associated Press

Pope Francis in the Philippines: Ecstatic Filipinos mark first papal visit in 20 years

By Nicole Winfield and Teresa Cerojano - Associated Press

Filipino Muslims cheer after learning that a peace accord has been signed between Moro Islamic Liberation Front leaders and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally Thursday March 27, 2014 outside the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country's largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino III. (AP Photo)

Philippines and Muslim rebel group sign peace deal

By OLIVER TEVES - Associated Press

Two soldiers lay wounded after a mortar landed near them as the government troopers continue their assault at Muslim rebels who have taken scores of hostages and used them as human shields for the fifth straight day Friday Sept. 13, 2013 at Zamboanga city in southern Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Muslim rebels holding more than 100 people hostage in the Philippines clash with troops

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Catholic devotees jostle near the centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene on its feast day Wednesday in Manila. The Catholic Church no longer sways the masses on issues such as birth control as it once did. (Associated Press)

New law points to Philippine church’s waning sway

By Hrvoje Hranjski - Associated Press

New law points to Philippine church’s waning sway

By HRVOJE HRANJSKI - Associated Press

A "Pro-Life" message flashes on an electric signboard outside the Roman Catholic Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in downtown Manila on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

New contraceptives law points to Philippine church’s waning sway

By Hrvoje Hranjski - Associated Press

Philippine Supreme Court suspends cybercrime law

By OLIVER TEVES - Associated Press

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Sunday “this framework agreement paves the way for final and enduring peace in Mindanao,” the southern Philippine region that is the homeland of the country’s Muslims. (Associated Press)

Long-running Philippine conflict with Muslim rebels may be ending

By Jim Gomez and Eileen Ng - Associated Press

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III speaks on national television from the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Mr. Aquino said his government had reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation's largest Muslim rebel group in a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency in the country's south. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine government, Muslim rebels forge peace pact

By Eileen Ng and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Protesters dance around the burning effigy of Mr. Aquino during a rally at Quezon City on Monday. Mr. Aquino announced that more than 40 military aircraft and other weapons will be delivered in the next two years. (Associated Press)

Philippines will not give in to China

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

President Obama meets with Philippines President Benigno Aquino III (left) on Friday, June 8, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama, Aquino hail growing U.S.-Philippine alliance

By Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

Benigno Aquino, Philippine president, delivers his inaugural speech at Quirino Grandstand in Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Aquino, who rose from political outsider to Philippine president in less than a year, takes office today pledging to fight poverty, narrow the budget deficit and refrain from raising taxes in a nation trailing its neighbors in economic growth and international investment. Photographer: Edwin Tuyay/Bloomberg

PEARSON: Obama’s message for Aquino

By Elaine Pearson

Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona sits in a wheelchair after being forced back to court after abruptly leaving the witness stand without the permission of the Senate judges during his impeachment trial at the Senate in Manila on Tuesday. Mr. Corona denied that he stole from the country's coffers and said he would open his bank accounts for inspection if the 188 lawmakers who voted to impeach him do the same. (Associated Press)

Philippine justice denies graft charges

By Teresa Cerojano - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this May 10, 2012, file photo released by Fox, Jessica Sanchez poses in Los Angeles. The Philippines' leader is rooting for Sanchez, the 16-year-old American Idol finalist of Filipino and Latino heritage. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker, File)

Jessica Sanchez: Philippine leader Benigno Aquino III backs her on ‘American Idol’

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Philippine leader backs Sanchez on ‘American Idol’

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Gunmen shoot Philippine reporter who covers president

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Secret’s out: Philippine president dating Korean

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