27, 2016, file photo, then Philippines President Benigno Aquino III, right, greets visiting then Japanese Emperor Akihito before a start of their meeting inside the presidential palace in Manila.... The Philippines under Aquino saw rising tensions with China over conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea.... He also paved the way for a peace agreement between the government and a Muslim secessionist group on the southern island of Mindanao....

MANILA( Reuters)-Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino, the son of two of the Southeast Asian country's democracy icons, died on Thursday after being hospitalised in Manila.... The 61-year-old was president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016." It is with profound sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of former Pres.... Benigno Aquino," Supreme Court justice Marvic Leonen, who was appointed by Aquino in 2012, said in a statement." It was an honor to have served with him....

Imee Marcos, a daughter of the late dictator.... His mother, Corazon Aquino, led the 1986 “ people power ” revolt that ousted Marcos.... One of his first orders that lingered throughout his presidency was to ban the use of sirens in vehicles that carried VIPs through Manila’s notorious traffic jams. Aquino, whose family went into exile in the U.S. during Marcos’s rule, had turbulent ties with China as president....

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 23 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Bam Aquino said he was heartbroken by the death of his cousin.... Benigno Aquino Jr., was assassinated in 1983 while under military custody at the Manila international airport, which now bears his name....