51 Facts About Noynoy Aquino

Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.

Noynoy Aquino is the third of the five children of Benigno Aquino Jr.

Noynoy Aquino has four sisters, namely: Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon, Victoria Elisa, and Kristina Bernadette.

Noynoy Aquino attended the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City for his elementary, high school, and college education.

Noynoy Aquino finished his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1981.

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Noynoy Aquino was one of the students of former professor of economics at the Ateneo de Manila University, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Noynoy Aquino joined his family in their exile in the United States shortly thereafter.

In 1980, after a series of heart attacks, Noynoy Aquino's father was allowed to seek medical treatment in the United States, where Noynoy Aquino's family began a period of self-exile.

Noynoy Aquino had a short tenure as a member of the Philippine Business for Social Progress, working as an assistant of the executive director of PBSP.

Noynoy Aquino later joined Mondragon Industries Philippines, Inc as an assistant Retail Sales Supervisor and assistant promotions manager for Nike Philippines.

From 1986 to 1992, during the presidency of his mother, Noynoy Aquino joined the Intra-Strata Assurance Corporation, a company owned by his uncle Antolin Oreta Jr.

Noynoy Aquino was two blocks from the palace when he came under fire.

Noynoy Aquino was employed as the executive assistant for administration from 1993 to 1996 and subsequently worked as manager for field services from 1996 to 1998.

Noynoy Aquino was a member of the Liberal Party, where he held various positions such as secretary general and vice president for Luzon.

Noynoy Aquino was Chairman of the Board of the Central Luzon Congressional Caucus.

Budget Impoundment and Control Act, wherein "impoundment" refers to the power of the president to refuse the release of funds appropriated by the Congress of the Philippines, is another bill Noynoy Aquino was proud of; he regretted that such power has been used and abused by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a result of which abuse has been the significant emasculation of Congress' ability to check the president's authority.

Noynoy Aquino filed this bill so that the president would have to pass a measure through Congress every time that they the chief executive had the impetus to impound part of the budget.

Noynoy Aquino later stood side by side with Roxas, but did not make a public statement at the press conference.

The next day, Noynoy Aquino announced that he would be going on a "spiritual retreat" over the weekend to finalize his decision for the elections, visiting the Carmelite sisters in Zamboanga City, reminiscent of his mother's own soul-searching in 1985 before deciding to run for the elections the following year.

Later presented by Delgado at a press conference, the psychiatric report was supposedly signed by Father Jaime C Bulatao, S J, PhD, a Jesuit priest, a professor of Psychology and a clinical psychologist at the Ateneo de Manila University, taken when Aquino was finishing his bachelor's degree in economics at the university in 1979.

The university's psychology department later debunked the documents, with Noynoy Aquino labelling them as another desperate effort by rivals to malign his reputation.

Noynoy Aquino was unofficially referred to at the time as "president-apparent" by the media.

Noynoy Aquino took residence in the Bahay Pangarap, the first president to do so, instead of the Malacanang Palace, which has been the official residence of his predecessors.

Noynoy Aquino announced the formation of a truth commission that would investigate various issues including corruption allegations against his predecessor President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo with former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.

Noynoy Aquino resumed stalled peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a rebel group in Mindanao seeking self-determination for Moros.

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Noynoy Aquino met with the MILF in Tokyo, Japan in August 2011 to initiate peace talks which resulted to the signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro between the Philippine government and the rebel group the following year.

In 2015, President Noynoy Aquino was accused of evading responsibility for the Mamasapano clash, a botched police operation, which resulted to the death of 44 Special Action Force officers.

Noynoy Aquino was criticized for entrusting the operation to suspended police chief Alan Purisima.

Noynoy Aquino introduced reforms on the Philippine education program by introducing the K-12 curriculum by signing into law the Enhanced Basic Education Act in 2013.

Benigno Noynoy Aquino III is noted for his confrontational foreign policy against China, especially concerning the Philippines' approach in pursuing its claims in the South China Sea.

Noynoy Aquino is responsible for instituting the term "West Philippine Sea" in 2012 for the eastern parts of the South China Sea which the Philippines claims to be part of its exclusive economic zone.

Noynoy Aquino appointed the following to the Supreme Court of the Philippines:.

Noynoy Aquino defended the actions of the police at the scene, stating that the gunman had not shown any signs of wanting to kill the hostages.

Noynoy Aquino ordered a "thorough investigation" into the incident, and would wait until it is completed before deciding whether anyone should lose his or her job.

Noynoy Aquino made reference to the Moscow theater hostage crisis, which, according to Noynoy Aquino, resulted in "more severe" casualties despite Russia's "resources and sophistication".

Noynoy Aquino actually has direct supervision of the Philippine National Police, since Noynoy Aquino had asked Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Jesse Robredo to address other concerns, such as coming up with a comprehensive plan on delivering social services to and relocating informal settlers in coordination with the local governments.

President Noynoy Aquino's administration was criticized during and after Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 for the government's "slow" response to aid the victims.

However, in November 2016, Noynoy Aquino attended a concert at Rizal Park and joined protests against the burial of Ferdinand Marcos.

In February 2017, Noynoy Aquino commemorated the 31st anniversary of the People Power Revolution by marching to the People Power Monument and joining the protests against the Ferdinand Marcos regime.

Noynoy Aquino never married and had no children, making him the Philippines' first bachelor president.

Noynoy Aquino previously had a relationship with Shalani Soledad, a Valenzuela metropolitan councilor and niece of former Senator Francisco Tatad.

In November 2010, Noynoy Aquino confirmed that he and Soledad had ended their relationship.

Noynoy Aquino had previously dated Korina Sanchez, Bernadette Sembrano, and Liz Uy.

Noynoy Aquino was in a relationship with Korean television host Grace Lee.

Noynoy Aquino had openly stated that he preferred younger women because he wanted to have children.

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Noynoy Aquino was an enthusiast of shooting, billiards, and video games.

Noynoy Aquino did not drink alcoholic beverages but was a chain smoker.

Noynoy Aquino said that he was not keen on being a poster boy for anti-smoking campaigns.

Speculation surrounding Noynoy Aquino's health began circulating in August 2019 after he was unable to attend the commemoration of his late father's 36th death anniversary; however, his spokesperson Abigail Valte said that his illness then was "nothing serious".

Noynoy Aquino was confined in an intensive care unit, although according to his spokesperson, he was never in critical condition and the accommodation was just to limit visitors.

Funeral rites of Noynoy Aquino were covered by Radyo Katipunan, the radio arm of his alma mater, for the wake and Radio Television Malacanang for his burial.