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Benigno S. Aquino III
15th President of the Philippines
Assumed office
June 30, 2010
Vice PresidentJejomar Binay
Preceded byGloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 2nd District of Tarlac
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Preceded byJose Yap
Succeeded byJose Yap
Personal details
Born
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III

February 8, 1960
Manila, Philippines
Political partyLiberal Party
RelationsBenigno Aquino, Jr. (Father)
Corazon Aquino (Mother)
Alma materAteneo de Manila University
Websitewww.noynoy.ph

Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8, 1960) is the 15th and current President of the Philippines. He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino and assassinated former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr.

Early life

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Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III was born on February 8, 1960 in Manila.

House of Representatives

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Aquino entered politics in 1998 when he successfully ran for a seat in the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Tarlac, the same district once represented by his grandfather Benigno Aquino, Sr. in the Philippine Legislature.[1] He won re-election twice and served for three consecutive three-year terms, the maximum allowed by the constitution.

Senate

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Aquino ran for the Senate in 2007, [1]

Presidency

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Personal life

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Senator Benigno S. Aquino". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
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