Newly Elected Philippine President Noynoy Aquino III
Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III is the 15th Philippine President of the Philippines. He was born on February 8, 1960 and the third of the five siblings of late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Cojuanco Aquino. Noynoy has four sisters namely Maria Elena (Ballsy) Aquino-Cruz, Aurora Corazon (Pinky) Aquino-Abellada, Victoria Eliza (Viel) Aquino-Dee, and Kristina Bernadette (Kris) Aquino-Yap. Noynoy is the third-youngest person to be elected president, and the fourth-youngest president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo, Ramon Magsaysay, and Ferdinand Marcos.
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Noynoy may run for President in 2010 election
The son of the late ex-president Corazon C. Aquino might run for 2010 presidency when his main rival for their party’s nomination stepped aside. Liberal Party chief Senator Mar Roxas made a sacrifice by withdrawing his candidacy for next year’s presidential campaign so that Senator Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III could run.
In his speech, he said that Noy has made it clear to him that he wants to carry the torch of leadership. The passing of our beloved former President Aquino has reawakened a passion among us. He also added that he personally acknowledged this as fuel to bring us fellow Filipinos to the realization of our dream: Good will triumph over evil.
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