已故菲律宾领导人科拉松.阿基诺的儿子说,他将竞选明年的总统选举。

参议员阿基诺三世“诺诺”星期三在马尼拉历史悠久的菲律宾俱乐部对他的支持者说,他接受人民的呼声,投身打击腐败,为每个人争取民主,而不仅仅为富人和有人脉的人。菲律宾俱乐部是参议员阿基诺三世的母亲科拉松.阿基诺在1986年2月宣誓就职总统的地方。她领导的“人民力量运动”推翻了独裁总统费胞d南德 -马科斯长达20年的独裁统治。

尽管参议员阿基诺三世担任议员11年,他说,此前他从未考虑过参选总统,直到他母亲一个月前死于癌症后,他看到大众对他的家庭给予的巨大支持。

The son of late Philippine leader Corazon Aquino says he will run for president in next year’s elections.

Speaking to a crowd of supporters Wednesday at Manila’s historic Club Filipino, Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino said he accepted the call of the people to fight corruption and try to make democracy work for everyone, not just the rich and well connected.Club Filipino was the same place where Senator Aquino’s mother took her oath as president in February 1986 after leading the “people power” revolution that removed then dictatorial President Ferdinand Marcos from office, ending his 20-year reign.

Although Senator Aquino has been a member of parliament for 11 years, he says he had not considered running for president until he saw how much support the public gave his family in the wake of his mother’s death from cancer last month.