PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has heaped praises on the late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr., saying that the former opposition leader has effected positive change in the country. Duterte made the compliment in his message for the 34th death anniversary of former Senator Ninoy, father of Duterte’s predecessor and former President Benigno Aquino 3rd. “History is witness to how Ninoy’s work as a journalist and a politician drove him to effect positive and meaningful changes in our society. Even at a time when hope was lost, he remained steadfast in his struggle to retire democracy through non violent means,” Duterte said. Ironically, Duterte has called the late senator’s son and former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III “stupid” in Filipino when he claimed that the Duterte administration’s war on drugs had been useless.

Source: Manila Times August 20, 2017 06:45 UTC