ists ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁birth s ▁Category : Mon et ary ▁policy ▁Category : Ital ian ▁num ism at ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Ben ign o ▁S ime on ▁" Ig no " ▁Aqu ino ▁Sr . ▁( Se ptember ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Ben ign o ▁S . ▁Aqu ino ▁or ▁Ben ign o ▁S . ▁Aqu ino ▁Sr ., ▁was ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese - sp ons ored ▁pu ppet ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Director - General ▁of ▁K AL I BA PI , ▁a ▁political ▁party ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁His ▁grand son ▁Ben ign o ▁S . ▁Aqu ino ▁III ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ben ign o ▁" Ig no " ▁Aqu ino ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mur cia , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Con ce pc ion , ▁Tar lac , ▁to ▁Serv ill ano ▁" M ian ong " ▁Aqu ino , ▁a ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Revolution ▁who ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ol os ▁Congress , ▁and ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁Qu i amb