nytimes June 24, 2021 4:00am Benigno S. Aquino III, Ex-President of the Philippines, Is Dead at 61 #aquinobenignosiii #deathsobituaries #philippines #politicsandgovernment #news Benigno S. Aquino III, 61, Former President of the Philippines, Dies A scion of the country’s most prominent pro-democracy political family, he was celebrated early in his administration for stabilizing the country’s faltering economy.