Benigno Aquino III

Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8, 1960) is the son of Benigno Aquino, Jr.., A former senator and critic Marcos and Corazon Aquino, former president of the Philippines. He was elected as the fourth president of the Philippines fifteen. He serves as Senator for the 14th Congress of the Philippines and he was a deputy he Tarlac for 11th, 12th, and 13th Congress of the Philippines (1998-2007).

Biography

Aquino was born in Manila family of politicians. He was the only son of Benigno Aquino, Jr.. and former President Corazon C. Aquino. He had four other brothers were Kristina Bernadette, Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon and Victoria Eliza.

Profession

He graduated from elementary, secondary, and college at the Ateneo de Manila where he achieved the title of Bachelor of Economics in 1981. He was a member of the Philippine Business for Social Progress in 1983. She also worked as a retail sales supervisor at Nike and as assistant to the advertising and promotion Mondragon Philippines from 1985 to 1986. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as the executive assistant for administration for Best Security Agency and as a field service manager at Central Azucarera Tarlac from 1996 to 1998.

Politics

Aquino is a member of the Liberal Party, the banner of the opposition. He ran for Congress in 1998 and served as deputy of the second district of Tarlac until 2007. He also served on various committees this term. He was elected Senator in the midterm election of 2007 as a partner of the Genuine Opposition, an alliance of various parties which belong to his own Liberal Party. He amass 14.3 million votes, the sixth highest of 37 candidates for 12 seats in the Senate.

Election 2010

The beginning was not sure at first if Aquino has he run for president in 2010. He went to the Carmelite convent in Zamboanga on 4 September 2009, a few days for a retreat that he was enlightened. After the retreat, Aquino announced his desire to run on 9 September 2009 at the Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan. On 28 November 2009 he passed his certificate of candidacy at the same time by Mar Roxas as his vice-president under the Liberal Party.

Education

Noynoy graduated elementary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Manila University. He graduated BA Economics also mentioned universities.