Butz Aquino
| Agapito A. Aquino | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995 |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Makati City's Second District | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Abigail Binay |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 20, 1939 Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Died | August 17, 2015 (aged 76) San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Spouse(s) | Popsy Mendez-Aquino |
| Relations |
Servillano Aquino (grandfather) Benigno S. Aquino Jr. (brother) Tessie Aquino-Oreta (sister) Corazon Aquino (sister-in-law) Benigno S. Aquino III (nephew) Bam Aquino (nephew) |
| Children | 5 |
Agapito A. Aquino (May 20, 1939 – August 17, 2015), more popularly known as Butz Aquino, was a Senator of the Philippines and congressman from Makati City. He was born to former senator Benigno S. Aquino Sr., and Aurora Aquino-Aquino. He was the brother of former senators Benigno S. Aquino Jr. and Tessie Aquino-Oreta, as well as the uncle of President Benigno S. Aquino III as well as Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV.
Agapito “Butz” Aquino was born at May 20, 1939. His father is the former senator Benigno S. Aquino Sr. and his mother is Aurora Aquino. His siblings were Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., Paul Aquino, Maria Teresa Aquino-Oreta, Maria Gerarda Aquino, Maria Guadalupe Aquino and, Maria Aurora Aquino.
Agapito Aquino went to San Beda College for his elementary education. He then went to Ateneo de Manila University for his secondary education. For his tertiary education, he attended Mapua Institute of Technology.
He started out as an entrepreneur and was the President of Mofire Fiberglass Inc. from the 1970s until the 1980s. In that period, he wasn’t interested in politics. He was said to be cynical about politics and believed that politics was a "ballgame of the rich". He started participating in politics when his brother Ninoy, was assassinated in August 21, 1983 at the Manila International Airport in Pasay.
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