Kris paid tribute to her mother, and in her parting words ... he decided to go back to the Philippines to help restore democracy. Upon arrival at the airport, he was assassinated.

MANILA, June 24 (Reuters) - Benigno Aquino, the only son of the Philippines' two enduring democracy icons and a ... the way to the presidency after his mother, Corazon Aquino, died in 2009.

MANILA, Philippines – MANILA ... opposing Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship and whose mother led the 1986 "people power" revolt that restored democracy — was leading the nine-candidate ...

Friday’s anniversary is especially significant for Philippine President Benigno Aquino the Third, whose parents were instrumental in restoring democracy ... president’s mother, was recognized ...