I am Ninoy (Ako si Ninoy) by Vince Tañada

Title: I am Ninoy (Ako si Ninoy)
Director: Vince Tañada
Characters:
Vince Tanada as Ninoy Aquino
Cindy Liper as Corazon Aquino
Patrick Libao as Noli
Allison Gonzales as Joy
Tere Tajan as Ms. Nuñez
Regie Caranyagan as Oscar
Kierwin Larena as Yosef
Patricia Lopez as Andeng
Alex Dorola as Quentin
Jm Bautista as Dr. Ungria
Monique Azerreda as Ingrid
Chin Ortega as Nanding
Gabby Bautista as Osborne
Tope Palma as Manager Fernando Carlos
Jill Villar as Dean Argos
Melbourne Estrana as Tanya

SYNOPSIS

The play showed the different faces of
Ninoy- as a husband, father,
reporter, icon, and eventually
Ninoy as the hero.
As a father, the struggle of Ninoy
to choose to leave Boston and his
family behind to go back to the
Philippines was compared to
Noli, the migrant worker who
was forced to leave the
Philippines so that he can
provide for his wife Ivy and their
son Osborne.
During his exile in Boston, Ninoy
was also portrayed as a migrant
who is homesick for his country,
just like Nanding, a war veteran
who lives in the United States.
As a reporter, Ninoy was
portrayed as always searching
for the truth which was
highlighted by his choice to join
Philippine soldiers in Korea with
the United Nations Allied Forces.
This was compared to a
professor, Miss Nuñez, who
discovers that another professor
sexually harassed Ingrid, her
student and vowed to give
justice to her. Ninoy as a media
person was compared to Oscar, a reporter who exposed a
politician who is also a jueteng
lord. Both Miss Nuñez and Oscar
were challenged by their
superiors to stand up for their
beliefs.
Ninoy’s selfless attitude was
portrayed through Dr. Ungria, a
doctor who helps patients pro
bono. The brave Ninoy was
compared to Ingrid, the student
who despite being a victim of
sexual harassment managed to
graduate at the top of her class.
Ninoy as an icon was compared
to Yosef, a young actor who
despite his fame is still searching for other things that he can achieve.
As a hero, Ninoy was shown as
championing the cause of the
masses especially when he
decided to join the fight against
the fascism and dictatorship of
the Marcos regime. This was
compared to the struggles of
Quentin, an activist calling for
genuine agrarian reform and
Andeng, a labor union leader.

The play’s message is simple,
that anyone and everyone who
struggles for the truth, against
tyranny and injustice even in
their own little way is a hero. We do not need the blood of Ninoy t run in our veins to be able to fight for our rights. What we need is the resolve to do more for our country, and that is to join in the struggle of the majority for peace and justice.

Commentaries

Another wonderful play i had watched was the musical play,'Ako si Ninoy' which was primarily a tribute to the heroism of the late ninoy aquino. The play had made me amaze ,laugh, and clap because of the professional actors with great acting talents and a sense of humor. It had been a very good play presentation that was interesting and a must see stage play. The play was educational for it had delivered a clear message about the life of the hero ninoy aquino from being an ordinary person with patriotism, unselfish belief and principle for his country until he became a great hero by fighting for what he know is very right. The whole message of the story was to let everyone know that each of filipinos can be a 'Ninoy' or a hero in their own way. It might be by profession or by social and political involvement through social and political participation concerned with the wellness of the country and filipinos. The near ending of the stage play had been presented by the death of a leader of rally of a group of farmers fighting for a genuine agrarian reform. The assassination death of ninoy aquino was also presented to show the relevance of his death to the death of the rally leader which was both were example of heroism. After that incedent, the farmers finally achieved what they are fighting for. By this scenario the quotation of Ninoy Aquino had proved that filipinos are worth dying for.