Ninoy Aquino, youth, farmers and fisherfolk
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On the 32nd death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino, we remember his commitment to support youth, farmers, and fisherfolk. We should now put into practice this precious legacy he left behind. Aquino always showed full support for the youth. They have two advantages. First, the youth have almost no vested interests. Second, they can break out of their elders’ traditional thinking. Instead, they can offer innovative and creative alternatives. In 1968, there was a Senate bill about to be passed in two days that would have effectively stifled student organizations’ initiatives. To protest this action, we could not do the usual student demonstrations because there was no time to secure the required permit.
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Ordoñez, E. M. (2015, September 1). Ninoy Aquino, youth, farmers and fisherfolk. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. B3.
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Fishers; Environment management; Private sector; Public sector; Agriculture; Development projects; Economics; Federation of Free Farmers (FFF); Association Internationale Étudiants en Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC); Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF); Communist Part of the Philippines (CPP); New People's Army (NPA); Department of Agriculture (DA); Jopson, Edgar; Buscayno, Dante; Aquino, Ninoy
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