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Benigno Simeon Aquino III KGCR (locally [bɛˈniːɡ.no ʔɐˈkiː.no]; born Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), [4] [5] also known as Noynoy Aquino [6] [7] [8] and colloquially as PNoy, [b] was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
Benigno Aquino III began his presidency at noon on June 30, 2010, following his inauguration as the 15th president of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Aquino, the third-youngest person elected president, [1] is the only son of the 11th president, Corazon Aquino, and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
This is a list of international presidential trips made by Benigno Aquino III, the 15th president of the Philippines.During his presidency, which began with his inauguration on June 30, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2016, Benigno Aquino III made 40 international trips to 24 countries internationally, including Vatican City.
Vice President of the Philippines, Secretary of Social Welfare and Development, Undersecretary of Trade and Industry, Assistant Secretary of Trade and Industry 15: Benigno Aquino III: Vice President of Intra-Stra Assurance Corporation 16: Rodrigo Duterte: Mayor of Davao City, Vice Mayor of Davao City: 17: Bongbong Marcos
Benigno Aquino III is opposed to plans to restart the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Aquino is not keen on utilizing nuclear energy as a remedy to a power shortage Mindanao experienced in the second quarter of 2012. Aquino said that while he is open to adopt nuclear energy he is more inclined to tap "other sources of energy that have less impact ...
The son of two of Asia's most prominent democracy icons, "Noynoy" built on his family's legacy with a mission to tackle corruption, and saw is nation thrive.
[citation needed] Benigno Aquino III was the first president to deliver the presidential speech in Filipino. He used Filipino in all of his six speeches from 2010 to 2015. The longest speech was made by Ferdinand Marcos in 1969, with a total of 29,335 words.
The presidential transition of Benigno Aquino III began when he won the 2010 Philippine presidential election. [1] On June 9, 2010, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, in Quezon City, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino as the president-elect of the Philippines, [2] following the 2010 election with 15,208,678 votes, [1] while Jejomar Binay, the former mayor of Makati, was ...