MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday condoled with the Aquino family over the death of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, remembering him as a “kind and simple soul.”
“My heartfelt condolences to the family of former President Benigno Aquino III, a ‘classmate’ in Congress from 1998 to 2007,” Marcos said in a statement.
“I will always treasure the memories of our long years together as freshmen legislators and members of a tiny opposition. For beyond politics and much public acrimony, I knew Noynoy the kind and simple soul. He will be deeply missed,” she added.
The Aquinos and Marcoses have been at odds with each other since Noynoy’s father, former S…
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