Ibinahagi ni dating senador at Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Representative Leila De Lima ang kaniyang mga sentimyento at pahayag sa paggunita ng “Ninoy Aquino Day” ngayong Huwebes, Agosto 21, 2025.
Mababasa sa Facebook post ni De Lima na inaalala nila umano ang dating senador na si Ninoy Aquino sapagkat ang kuwento nito ay nagpapakita ng lakas ng loob at tapang.
“We remember Ninoy Aquino because his story reminds us of the cost of courage. He knew what waited for him at the airport. He knew the danger of returning. But he chose to come home because the struggle for justice demanded presence, even at great personal risk,” ani De Lima.
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“August 21 speaks of a moment that continues to unfold. It lives on in every Filipino who refuses to be silent in the face of repression. It calls to mind those who choose to stand firm even when the institutions meant to protect them are used instead to persecute them. It affirms the quiet bravery of those who tell the truth when doing so can cost them everything,” dagdag pa nito.
Ayon pa sa ML Partylist representative, ginugunita pa rin ngayon ang “Ninoy Aquino Day” dahil sa bansa raw na ito, ang mga tagapaghatid ng katotohanan ay pinarurusahan, ang mga kritiko ay pinatatahimik, at ang institusyon ay baluktot at naglalayong pumabor sa iilan.
Ibinahagi rin ng dating senador na sa mga nagdaang taon, naunawaan niya ang uri ng katapangang ito, sapagkat siya mismo ay naranasan ito.
“From behind bars, in courtrooms, and in the long hours of waiting for justice to catch up. I have seen how lies are dressed up as law, and how power bends institutions to protect itself. But I have also seen how the spirit of resistance endures—in communities, in movements, and in the hearts of the young who are learning to remember,” anang Leila.
“They can delay justice. They can distort history. They can try to convince us that silence is safety. But the memory of August 21 reminds us: there is power in standing up. There is power in telling the truth. And there is power in never giving up,” dagdag pa niya.
Aniya, naniwala si Ninoy sa kaniyang mga katagang “The Filipino is worth dying for.” Ang kuwentong ito umano ay tinuturuan tayo magpasahanggang ngayon na ang laban ay nagpapatuloy, at ang apoy ay hindi pa rin namamatay.
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