Will Aquino's death trigger a national soul-searching?: Inquirer columnist


The urn of former Philippine president Benigno Aquino during a public viewing at the Church of Gesu, Ateneo de Manila University in Manila on June 25, 2021. - AFP

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The biggest political paradox in our nation's history is this - our 15th president, Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III, was the best president our country ever had by all standards.

But why did we end up choosing his polar opposite as successor?

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