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'Tito Noy was a private man, stickler for rules': nephew

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/06/25/20170801-cory-death-anniversary-1-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>President Benigno Aquino III visits his parents grave at the Manila Memorial Park on Aug. 1, 2017 on President Cory&#x27;s death anniversary. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Former President Benigno &quot;Noynoy&quot; Aquino was a private person who always followed the rules, his nephew said Friday.</p><p>&quot;He was a very private man. Really not good with social media, really wants to keep things low-key,&quot; his nephew Jiggy Cruz told ANC&#x27;s &quot;Rundown.&quot;</p><p>Jiggy, son of Noynoy&#x27;s sister Ballsy and first grandchild of Ninoy and Cory, also recalled that the late chief executive did things by the book.</p><p>&quot;The thing with my Tito Noy, he was very straight. No one was as straight as him. No one really followed the rules like him,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;I think that&#x27;s what made him unique as a person and as a leader. He really followed the rules. &#x27;Daang Matuwid&#x27; talaga ang kaniyang sinundan,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;Daang Matuwid&quot; was Noynoy&#x27;s platform of clean governance when he ran for the country&#x27;s highest post in 2010.</p><p>As an uncle, Noynoy was more like a father to his nephews and nieces, Jiggy said.</p><p>&quot;He was more than an uncle. He really took it upon himself to take care of his 8 pamangkins (niblings),&quot; he said.</p><p>Jiggy also said his uncle took it hard when his grandfather was imprisoned during martial law.</p><p>&quot;He had to be man of the house. He had to protect his mom and his 4 sisters. So, at an early age, he was given a big responsibility already and that carried on until he passed,&quot; he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/24/21/benigno-aquino-iii-noynoy-aquino-death">Former President Noynoy Aquino dies</a></li></ul><p>Noynoy died at a hospital on Thursday morning due to renal disease secondary to diabetes. He was 61.</p><p>He served as the country&#x27;s Chief Executive from 2010 to 2016. He was largely out of the public eye since the end of his term.</p><p>Noynoy has made only rare public appearances since. When he appeared publicly, however, this was meant to answer the controversies and decisions he made during his administration.</p><p>Asked what is his uncle&#x27;s legacy, Jiggy said: &quot;He&#x27;d always tell us 8 to be good. To keep the [Aquino] name clean. So, the Aquino legacy for me would be leading with integrity [and] being decent. Just being a good Filipino citizen.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1713866" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong> &#x27;INSPIRATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE&#x27;</strong></div><p>For Noynoy&#x27;s former close-in staff member, the late President was an inspiration to young people.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for all the accomplishment and actually for the inspiration not only to me but to a lot of young people who entered government and who also dedicated their lives to public service,&quot; said Cedrick Forbes of the Presidential Management Staff.</p><p>He recalled that during their trips overseas, Noynoy would read books in his hotel room instead of going out.</p><p>&quot;Buong araw siyang nakakulong sa hotel nagbabasa ng libro... Ayaw niya mag-ikot,&quot; Forbes said.</p><p>(He&#x27;s inside the hotel reading books the whole day... He wouldn&#x27;t go out.)</p><p>The late President liked to read books of the thriller genre, such as those written by American novelist Tom Clancy.</p><p>Noynoy will be laid to rest on Saturday at the Manila Memorial Park.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1713850" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino was a private person who always followed the rules, his nephew said Friday.</p>

Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino was a private person who always followed the rules, his nephew said Friday.