MANILA, Philippines — Former president Benigno Aquino III’s allies in the Liberal Party (LP) have wished that Filipinos get a better understanding of the late leader despite being caught up in a flurry of controversies in the past few years.
The magnitude of tributes paid to Aquino has been overwhelming, and the LP—to which he had long been an important member, ultimately serving as its emeritus chairman — said that it was also looking forward to the time that Filipinos would realize how much they had lost when Aquino died.
“When the veneer of disinformation fades and history holds everyone to account, Filipinos will realize what they had lost today. Mabuting tao si PNoy,…
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