Marcos: Aquino's assassination has more clarity now

In a rare statement on his family’s storied political rival, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that time has allowed Filipinos to look at the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr.’s death with more clarity.

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Marcos declined to comment on Aquino’s character directly, carefully wording his statement to focus on the holiday itself, which commemorates the anti-Martial Law figure’s assassination.

“The commemoration of Ninoy Aquino Day brings to light a chapter in our nation’s shared story that continues to echo across generations and public memory,” Marcos said in his statement.

“The passage of time has allowed the country to approach this event with greater clarity and, therefore, with a deeper perspective. History invites reflection more than reaction and from that reflection arises a clearer understanding of civic duty,” he added.