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Prominent public relations consultant, political strategist, and activist Aurelio &quot;Reli&quot; German has passed away.He was 86.German&#x27;s granddaughter Alex Castro confirmed his passing in a Facebook post Thursday.German was co-founder of the August Twenty-One Movement (ATOM) together with Agapito &quot;Butz&quot; Aquino, brother of slain Sen. Ninoy Aquino Jr.  The movement said German helped push the 1986 People Power revolution.&quot;We say goodbye to a man who helped write our history, not in textbooks, but in the streets. Aurelio &#x27;Reli&#x27; German, co-founder of the August Twenty-One Movement and one of the architects behind the strategy that carried the 1986 Revolution to victory, has passed,&quot; the statement read.&quot;He did not just witness the People Power Revolution. He helped push it. And when it came time to give our own movement a name, Butz thought of August Twenty-One Movement, and it was Reli who coined the very acronym we carry today- ATOM. Simple, but memorable.&quot;&quot;With his passing, and following the earlier loss of Butz Aquino and Nick Santiago, ATOM has lost its founding pillars. Ngayon, naulila na kaming lubos. But an organization built on principle does not end when its founders do. It continues, guided by the vision they left behind, carried by everyone who ever believed what they believed. Reli, Butz, and Nick did not build ATOM to depend on them. They built it to outlive themselves. Reli lived long enough to allow it to be revitalized again, for the new blood.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/22/atom-leads-walk-motorcade-marking-40-years-since-call-that-sparked-people-power-1513">ATOM leads walk, motorcade marking 40 years since call that sparked People Power </a> </div>Castro described German as a loving grandfather.&quot;I love you, Lolo. Thanks for never giving up on me, and for waiting for me all these years. I love you,&quot; she said.

Prominent public relations consultant, political strategist, and activist Aurelio "Reli" German has passed away.

Prominent public relations consultant, political strategist, and activist Aurelio "Reli" German has passed away.

Political strategist, activist Reli German passes away

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Political strategist, activist Reli German passes away

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Published July 09, 2026 11:27 PM PHT

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