Herminio Sanchez Aquino (April 25, 1949 – July 31, 2021), also known as Hermie Aquino, was a

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businessman, politician, and a vice presidential candidate who ran as the running mate of

Raul Roco Raul Sagarbarria Roco (October 26, 1941 – August 5, 2005) was a political figure in the Philippines. He was the standard-bearer of '' Aksyon Demokratiko'', which he founded in 1997 as a vehicle for his presidential bids in 1998 and 2004. He was ...

in 2004.

Early life and education

Aquino was born in 1949 in

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, Philippines to Gen. Servillano "Mianong" Aquino and Belen Sanchez. He was the half-uncle of

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(Ninoy) and half-grand uncle of former

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. He graduated with honors with a degree of

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at the

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in 1969.

Career

As a businessman, he held various top-management positions that included vice president of G.A. Machineries Inc. from 1974 to 1981, senior consultant of Management and Investment Development Associates Inc. from 1972 to 1985, and vice president of Circa Nila Development Corp. from 1981 to 1985.

Political life

After the

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in 1986, he was invited by his relative by marriage the

Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People ...

to join the

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. He served as deputy executive secretary and minister of the Ministry of Human Settlements from 1986 to 1987. Aquino ran for congressman and won as the representative from the 3rd district of

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from 1987 to 1998. Since Philippine laws limit a congressman to serve only for three consecutive terms, he ran as

provincial vice governor under Margarita "Ting-Ting" Cojuangco, sister-in-law of

. He won the election and served from 1998 to 2001. He ran again for his second term in 2001 but together with Mrs. Cojuangco, lost to Lakas-NUCD-UMDP candidates.

Post-political life

Aquino returned to private life as a businessman. He became chairman and president of Buenavista Management Corporation which serves as management consultants, financial advisors, and project packagers. He was concurrently the chairman Trackworks Inc., an advertising and retail company for Metro Rail Transit. He was the campaign manager and fund raiser for the Aksyon Demokratiko Party. He was invited by

to be his running mate for the

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. He accepted the offer to run for the position of

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. However, he gathered less than a million votes and lost to

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. He returned again to private life and his previous position in business. In

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elections, he ran for congressman in 3rd district of Tarlac under the

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. However, he placed third and lost to Concepcion Mayor Noel Villanueva. He served as the national chairman of

Aksyon Demokratiko Aksyon Demokratiko ( ) or simply Aksyon is a political party in the Philippines founded by Raul Roco. It was recognized as a national political party in 1998 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and is considered to be one of the major partie ...

Personal life and death

Hermie, as many call him, was married to Ma. Victoria Guanzon. Their four children are Servillano II, Paolo Antonio, and Ma. Theresa Belinda and Ma. Camille Corazon. Aquino died due to complications from cancer on July 31, 2021 at the age of 72.

References

External links

Alyansa ng Pag-asa Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquino, Herminio 1949 births 2021 deaths Ateneo de Manila University alumni

Herminio Aquino Herminio Sanchez Aquino (April 25, 1949 – July 31, 2021), also known as Hermie Aquino, was a Filipino businessman, politician, and a vice presidential candidate who ran as the running mate of Raul Roco in 2004. Early life and education Aqui ...

People from Manila Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Tarlac Candidates in the 2004 Philippine vice-presidential election Chairpersons of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council of the Philippines Corazon Aquino administration cabinet members Aksyon Demokratiko politicians