Benigno Aquino Jr. was born on November 27, 1932.
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8, 1960), popularly known as Noynoy Aquino or Benigno S. Aquino IIIwhich is simeonAll three Benigno Aquino's (Sr., Jr., III) are named "Benigno Simeon Aquino":Benigno Simeon Aquino, Sr.Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr.Benigno Simeon Aquino IIIAlso related:Why_not_use_Benigno_C_Aquino_III_and_not_Benigno_S._Aquino_III
It is personal choice.In the Philippines, it is the custom to use the mother's maiden name as the middle initial, and President Aquino knows this. That is how we do it in the Philippines, but not in other countries like the USA.However, his grandfather and father who had the same name did not use their mother's maiden name as a middle initial either. The grandfather wrote his name as "Benigno S. Aquino" even if his mother's maiden name is "Quiambao". Many government officials like him during that time wrote their name without including the mother's maiden name (Manuel L. Quezon, José P. Laurel, etc.). Ninoy was "Benigno S. Aquino, Jr." The style all three Benigno's use is very common in the USA.Benigno Simeon Aquino, Sr.Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr. (Ninoy)Benigno Simeon Aquino III (Noynoy)Lastly, Noynoy says: "If you use C., I'm the first." (There is no one else named Benigno Cojuangco Aquino)The (original) purpose of the suffix is to separate your name from your father/grandfather when you have exactly the same name. In the Philippines, children cannot really have the exact same name as their fathers because we always include our mother's maiden name, but we use the suffixes anyway. (Family is more important to us than "traditional" usage.)Parallel US example:John Fitzgerald KennedyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. (Exact same name = suffix used)George Herbert Walker BushGeorge Walker Bush (Not exactly same name = no need for suffix)Plus Ninoy (indirectly) told Noynoy to write his name as "Benigno S. Aquino III" when he wrote his 1973 letter to him.See source below.
LIEUTENANT General Eduardo S. Oban Jr. has been appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III as the 42nd Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), succeeding General Ricardo A. David Jr. (14 March 2011)
The inauguration speech of President Benigno S. Aquino was a remarkable speech of our history. The speech is about the problems of our country that needs response from our government officials. For him, we need to fight our freedom against corruptions because it is the cause of poverty in our society. We need not to act blind to the problems of our nation. We need to take huge actions for our nation to achieve our hope; to be a rich and progressive country!
The officials of the Philippines are led by President Benigno S. Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
There is no longer a prime minister in The Philippines because the position has been abolished. The president is the head of the Goverment, Benigno S. Aquino.
No one. This position has not existed since 1986 March 25. The Philippines now has a president.
Without a doubt, even when there was no media documentation because rights were curtailed during that time, it is the funeral of Sen. Benigno S. Aquino.
President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed Carlos Oca, Jr. as new Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. Mr. Oca replaced Ms. Jennifer Jardin-Manalili, an appointee of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The inauguration speech of President Benigno S. Aquino was a remarkable speech of our history. The speech is about the problems of our country that needs response from our government officials. For him, we need to fight our freedom against corruptions because it is the cause of poverty in our society. We need not to act blind to the problems of our nation. We need to take huge actions for our nation to achieve our hope; to be a rich and progressive country.
Benigno del Castillo S. has written: 'Trujillo y su obra'