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Butz Aquino

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This is both aFilipinoandSpanish name.Both surnames areAquino.

The Honorable
Agapito A. Aquino
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
November 13, 2000 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byAlfredo Abueg
Succeeded byEmilio Espinosa Jr.
Member of thePhilippine House of RepresentativesfromMakati's2nddistrict
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byAbigail Binay
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Personal details
Born(1939-05-20)May 20, 1939
Manila,Commonwealth of the Philippines
DiedAugust 17, 2015(2015-08-17)(aged 76)
San Juan,Philippines
Resting placeSt. Therese Columbarium
Political partyIndependent(2009–2015)
Other political
affiliations		BANDILA/LDP(1987–2009)
SpousePopsy Mendez
RelationsAquino family
Children5
Parent(s)Benigno Aquino Sr.
Aurora Aquino

Agapito"Butz"Aquino(May 20, 1939 – August 17, 2015) was aSenator of the Philippinesfrom 1987 to 1995,[1]congressmanfromMakatiand a part-time film and television actor. He was born to former senatorBenigno S. Aquino Sr.and Aurora Aquino-Aquino. He was the brother of former senatorsBenigno S. Aquino Jr.andTessie Aquino-Oreta,as well as the uncle of former PresidentBenigno S. Aquino IIIand former senatorPaolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV.

Early life[edit]

Aquino was born at May 20, 1939. His father is the former senatorBenigno Aquino Sr.and his mother is Aurora Aquino. His siblings areBenigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.,Paul Aquino,Maria Teresa Aquino-Oreta,Maria Gerarda Aquino, Maria Guadalupe Aquino and, Maria Aurora Aquino.[2]

Early career[edit]

He started out as an entrepreneur and was the President of Mofire Fiberglass Inc. from the 1970s until the 1980s. In that period, he wasn't interested in politics. He was said to be cynical about politics and believed that it was a "ballgame of the rich".[3]He started participating in politics when his brotherNinoy,wasassassinatedon August 21, 1983, atManila International Airport.[3][4]

Political career[edit]

Under the administration of PresidentFerdinand Marcos,Agapito was one of the founders of the August Twenty One Movement (ATOM), Coalition of Organizations for the Restoration of Democracy (CORD) and Bansang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin (BANDILA).[4]Jejomar Binaywas also one of the founders of ATOM as a legal counselor.[5]Agapito became close friends with Binay as co-founders.

In 1987, he was elected to be aSenator of the Philippinesand continued to be part of Senate in his 2nd election in1992.He then became part of the House of Representatives when he was elected as the first representative of the2nd District of Makatiin1998.He continued to be as a representative until his third term ended in 2007. In addition, he also was the Deputy Speaker for Luzon from November 2000 to January 2001 and the Minority Floor Leader from January 2001 to June 2001.

In 2010, he said in an interview withThe Philippine Starthat he had plans in returning to the Senate but after learning that his nephew,Benigno Aquino III,was one of theLiberal Party's candidate for president, he backed out and supported his nephew. He insteadranforMayor of Makatias an independent candidate but lost to 1st district councilorJejomar Binay Jr.After which, he never again pursued any political positions.

He was known for being an advocate of small farmers and of cooperative principles as he legislated the notable Magna Carta for Small Farmers, Seed Act, and the Cooperative Code of the Philippines.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

  • The Passionate Strangers(1966) - Julio Lazatin
  • Impossible Dream(1973) - Atty. Barredo
  • The Last Reunion(1978) - Japanese General

Television series[edit]

Death[edit]

Aquino died on August 17, 2015, while confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center, citing "natural causes", according to his nephew, SenatorBam Aquino.He was 76.[6]His remains were cremated, brought to the Senate for a tribute on August 19,[7][8]and laid to rest atSt. Therese ColumbariuminPasay.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^Axelrod-Contrada, Joan (September 1998).Women Who Led Nations.The Oliver Press, Inc. pp.83–.ISBN978-1-881508-48-9.RetrievedJuly 15,2011.
  2. ^"AGAPITO" BUTZ "AQUINO ON HIS BROTHER NINOY".Presidential Museum and Library.Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2016.RetrievedApril 27,2016.
  3. ^ab"Agapito Aquino".senate.gov.ph. Archived fromthe originalon May 2, 2016.RetrievedApril 27,2016.
  4. ^abc"Butz Aquino, former senator and pillar of anti-dictatorship movement, dies at 76".Interaksyon.Archived fromthe originalon May 5, 2016.RetrievedApril 27,2016.
  5. ^"AUGUST TWENTY-ONE MOVEMENT (ATOM)".CESDEV.RetrievedApril 27,2016.
  6. ^"Ex-senator 'Butz' Aquino is dead, says Sen. Bam Aquino".Philippine Daily Inquirer.August 17, 2015.RetrievedAugust 17,2015.
  7. ^Mendez, Christina (August 20, 2015)."Senate pays tribute to Butz Aquino".The Philippine Star.RetrievedFebruary 27,2022.
  8. ^"Tribute to former Senator Butz Aquino".Senate of the Philippines.August 20, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 27,2022.
  9. ^Mendez, Christina (August 23, 2015)."Butz Aquino's children share 'Butz-isms,' dad's lighter side".Philippine Daily Inquirer.RetrievedFebruary 27,2022.

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