Philippines Sen. Benigno ` ` ' '' Aquino III announces he will run for president . Aquino , 49 , is the only son of Corazon Aquino , who died on August 1 , and the late Benigno `` Ninoy '' Aquino , a senator who opposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos and was assassinated in 1983 on returning home from exile in the United States . He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino , who died on August 1 . He said he will continue the fight started by his parents to restore democracy . President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 's term ends in 2010 .
Philippines Sen. Benigno ` ` ' '' Aquino III announces he will run for president . He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino , who died on August 1 . He said he will continue the fight started by his parents to restore democracy . President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 's term ends in 2010 .