a populist president whose policies have included a bloody war of drugs. Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was born on Feb 8, 1960. He never married and had no children.

What's their new leader -- Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, better known as "Noynoy," really like? "Don't let me start out having an inflated sense of my own worth or my ego, not having my ...

Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was born Feb. 8, 1960 in Sampaloc, Manila. He was also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy when he became president.

MANILA, Philippines - To help voters make an informed choice in May, The Philippine STAR has started a series of interviews, in no particular order, with candidates for president. Meetings are ...

Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was born Feb. 8, 1960, in Manila. His father was imprisoned after Marcos declared martial law in 1972 to remain in power. The elder Aquino was allowed to seek ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III has passed away, former Malacañang officials said Thursday morning. He was 61. Aquino died at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday ...

Benigno Aquino III, a longtime political figure who was president of the Philippines for six years, died of renal disease on Thursday after fighting health problems for more than a year.

(Photo: IANS) New Delhi: Former Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and had troublesome ties with China ...

Aquino III used Simeon as his middle name instead of Cojuangco during his presidency because the mastermind behind the death of his father, former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Simeon Aquino Jr ...

It is considered bad taste to talk ill of them. But the sudden death of former president Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino 3rd last Thursday stirred emotions and debate. These conversations reflect more ...

A scion of the country’s most prominent pro-democracy political family, he was celebrated early in his administration for stabilizing the country’s faltering economy. By Seth Mydans and ...

t the stroke of noon on June 30, 2016, Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III will once again become a private citizen. For the past 6 years, he was the Philippines' most powerful man, leader of more ...