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Moving 'Ninoy Day' won't diminish fact that Aquino Jr. died fighting for country, says family

Moving 'Ninoy Day' won't diminish fact that Aquino Jr. died fighting for country, says family

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Updated Aug 17, 2024 06:43 PM PHT

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MANILA (CORRECTED) — Moving the celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day to a more "convenient date" would do little to diminish the legacy of the slain senator, according to Aquino's family.

The Aquino family reacted to Malacanang's decision moving the celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday issued Executive Order No. 665 to delay by a couple of days the nonworking holiday commemorating the 1983 assassination of former Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., a staunch political rival of his father's regime.

"Moving a day of commemoration will not diminish the fact that Ninoy died fighting for the country and the people he so loved and his death sparked a revolution that ended Marcos Sr.'s authoritarian rule," said the Aquino family in a statement.

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The Palace said the order was intended to create a "4-day weekend" with Aug. 26 (Monday) being National Heroes Day.

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