MANILA, Philippines — Allies of former President Benigno S. Aquino III hoped he would get better and stronger after his health deteriorated so “we did not expect that it would come to this,” Senator Francis Pangilinan, a close ally of the late leader, said Friday.
“Nagulantang. Nabigla. Hindi namin inaasahan [Startled. Shocked. We did not expect it] We did not expect that it would come to this. We knew he had a medical condition, we knew he was going through dialysis but hindi namin inisip na [we didn’t think it would lead to this,” Pangilinan said in an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel.
“We all assumed that this was just temporary. He will get …
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