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‘1983’: An I-Witness documentary by Howie Severino
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1983: A documentary on the unknown Ninoy
Airing date: December 9, 2013
The Aquinos are the closest the Philippines has to a royal family, having produced two presidents in 25 years. But it all started with Ninoy, whose death 30 years ago this year changed the course of Philippine history.
Ninoy's political rise, imprisonment, and death are all well-known to Filipinos. But not the three quiet, vital years he spent in Boston with his family just before he died.
Howie Severino and his team travel to Boston to produce a documentary on the Ninoy that few Filipinos know, the transformed family man who loved mahjong and doted on his youngest daughter Kris.
It was a near-perfect, happy time for the Aquinos, but not enough to prevent Ninoy from returning home, where he was met by an assassin. What could have led to that fateful decision?
Howie visits the old Aquino home in a Boston suburb and tracks down Ninoy's best friends, who remember a man who told green jokes but who also recall his shy only son Noynoy who appeared out of place in America. 
It's a personal journey for Howie himself, who went to college in Boston in those same years and as a homesick Pinoy, would visit Ninoy to listen to his stories.
Kris Aquino, the so-called "female Ninoy," shares her memories of that time too as a child who loved America but who always knew that her father would go home to an uncertain fate.
Join Howie Severino this Monday, December 9, 2013, as he uncovers the unknown Ninoy in I-Witness.
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To celebrate Howie Severino's 25th anniversary as a journalist, we are having a live chat with him an hour before the episode airs (10:30 PM). Make sure to tweet Howie (@howieseverino) and us (@IWitnessGMA) and use the hashtag #Howie25 for your questions!
For live updates on "1983", follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/IWitnessGMA
For exclusive behind the scenes photos and videos of "1983", like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/IWitnessGMA
#IWitness
1983: A documentary on the unknown Ninoy
Airing date: December 9, 2013
The Aquinos are the closest the Philippines has to a royal family, having produced two presidents in 25 years. But it all started with Ninoy, whose death 30 years ago this year changed the course of Philippine history.
Ninoy's political rise, imprisonment, and death are all well-known to Filipinos. But not the three quiet, vital years he spent in Boston with his family just before he died.
Kris Aquino talks about her life in Boston
It was a near-perfect, happy time for the Aquinos, but not enough to prevent Ninoy from returning home, where he was met by an assassin. What could have led to that fateful decision?
Howie visits the old Aquino home in a Boston suburb and tracks down Ninoy's best friends, who remember a man who told green jokes but who also recall his shy only son Noynoy who appeared out of place in America.
Howie Severino interviewing Ninoy's best friends
It's a personal journey for Howie himself, who went to college in Boston in those same years and as a homesick Pinoy, would visit Ninoy to listen to his stories.
Kris Aquino, the so-called "female Ninoy," shares her memories of that time too as a child who loved America but who always knew that her father would go home to an uncertain fate.
Join Howie Severino this Monday, December 9, 2013, as he uncovers the unknown Ninoy in I-Witness.
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To celebrate Howie Severino's 25th anniversary as a journalist, we are having a live chat with him an hour before the episode airs (10:30 PM). Make sure to tweet Howie (@howieseverino) and us (@IWitnessGMA) and use the hashtag #Howie25 for your questions!
For live updates on "1983", follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/IWitnessGMA
For exclusive behind the scenes photos and videos of "1983", like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/IWitnessGMA
