Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was born Feb. 8, 1960, in Manila. His father was imprisoned after Marcos declared martial law in 1972 to remain in power.

A look at major events in the life of Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, who took his oath Wednesday as the 15th Philippine president. — Feb. 8, 1960: Born as the only son and third of five children ...

Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III was born on Feb. 8, 1960, into one of the nation’s wealthiest landowning political families. He was trained as an economist and worked in his family’s ...