Ninoy Aquino: The Assassination Of Ninoy Aquino

Reaction Paper: The Assassination of Ninoy Aquino

Ferdinand Marcos and Ninoy Aquino.
Two prominent figures in Philippine history that both made a mark in Philippine politics. One was feared as a dictator while one was revered as a martyr. The dictator’s rule was considered as the darkest era of Philippine antiquity and the martyr served as the little ray of hope and peace for the Filipino people. The martyr was seen by the general public as the most capable successor of the dictator, thus, after his US exile and upon his arrival at the airport, may Filipinos flocked to witness the arrival of a political hero. But that hero’s welcome never came to be, for the martyr was assassinated right after he marched out of the plane.
Many questions arose

But, in some way, the dictator deserves the “benefit of the doubt”, thus, it is highly erroneous to immediately infer that he gave the order to kill. But one cannot deny the influence that he has to “allegedly” cover up the truth behind the murder.
Can a person imagine himself accusing a President who has served the country for almost twenty decades for murder? Considering the fact that this President was responsible of flourishing the Philippine economy in South East Asia?
As Imelda Marcos said in the documentary, ”Marcos is not stupid”. The dictator knew too well that if anything happened to the martyr, all fingers and blame will be pointed at him. And if he wanted to kill the martyr, he could have done so while the latter was still imprisoned here in the country. But one can say that the dictator was going to kill the martyr “sa tamang panahon”.
One can create a lot of speculations as to who, why, or how the martyr was killed. But the real question is not “who killed the martyr”. The question right now is that, “Will justice be ever served?” Considering the time that has lapsed since the murder, one can already say that maybe the truth will never surface, for the ones who knew it have already carried it to their