Bam Aquino

Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV (born May 7, 1977) is a Filipino politician and a social entrepreneur. He currently serves as the youngest Senator of the Philippines of the 16th congress.

Early life

1983-1986

Bam was born on May 7, 1977 in Manila. He is the son of Paul Aquino , youngest brother of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and Melanie Aguirre Aquino. Ninoy’s death ignited the Filipinos’ sense of nationalism, resulting to a series of rallies against Marcos. Bam spent his formative years as a young street parliamentarian, speaking in rallies and other activities against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. During those rallies, the young Bam provided protesters with inspiration as he spoke his heart out against the oppressive government.

From 1983 to 1986, Bam delivered around 200 speeches all over the country, doing his share to help the people’s clamor for change. That change happened in 1986 when the Marcos dictatorship was toppled and his aunt, Corazon Aquino, made history by becoming the country’s first woman president.

Aquino

Aquino may refer to:

Aquino (surname)

Aquino is a surname of Italian origin, existent within the greater region of Naples. It has also been adopted elsewhere, particularly under Spanish rule in Latin America and Asia, in honor of Thomas of Aquino.

Family of Corazon Aquino

Aquino, Italy

Aquino is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of Italy, 12 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Cassino.

History

The town had been founded in the 4th century BC by the Volsci, who successfully defended it against Samnite invasions, before the Roman conquest. The ancient Aquinum was a municipium in the time of Cicero, and made a colony by the Triumviri. It was crossed by the Via Latina.

Aquinum is thought to be the birthplace of the poet Juvenal, and was that of the emperor Pescennius Niger.

The earliest recorded Catholic Bishop of Aquino was Bishop Giovino in 593AD.

Aquino's patron saint is Saint Constantius of Aquino (San Costanzo).

Saint Thomas Aquinas (otherwise Thomas of Aquino) was born in 1225 in the castle of Roccasecca, 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwards.

Main sights

One of the gates through which the Via Latina passed, now called Porta San Lorenzo, is still well preserved, and there are remains within the walls (portions of which, built of large blocks of limestone, still remain) of two (so called) temples, a basilica and an amphitheatre.