INQUIRER.net: Fil-Ams mark 30th anniversary of Aquino murder, rise of People Power

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Fil-Ams mark 30th anniversary of Aquino murder, rise of People Power Aug 22nd 2013, 23:53 SAN FRANCISCO—Filipinos commemorated the 30th anniversary of Ninoy Aquino's assassination with a Mass and short recollections by guest speakers on Wednesday night at the newly opened gallery of the Philippine Consulate. Journalist Phil Bronstein, who covered the post-assassination events in the Philippines extensively, making him a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, told the audience of 100: "Ninoy's story is the story of personal courage" and that Filipinos "introduced to the world the concept of People Power" as a result of his murder.   Bronstein recalled Aquino's funeral as "unlike any I've experienced in my life," calling the groundswell o... Keep on reading: Fil-Ams mark 30th anniversary of Aquino murder, rise of People Power Media files: 4-mass-1024x1024.jpg (image/jpeg)

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