THE assassination of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. reflects the efforts of Filipinos who fought against a dictatorship, Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo said on Wednesday.

In her message on Ninoy Aquino Day, Robredo recalled how Aquino’s death had “inspired a movement” that had put an end to the “rapacious” regime of then president Ferdinand Marcos.

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