Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino, the son of two of the Southeast Asian country's democracy icons, died on Thursday after being hospitalised in Manila, Trend reports citing Reuters.
The 61-year-old was president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
"It is with profound sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of former Pres. Benigno Aquino," Supreme Court justice Marvic Leonen, who was appointed by Aquino in 2012, said in a statement.
"It was an honor to have served with him. He will be missed," the statement said.