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I Am Ninoy.

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iamninoy shirts designed by Team Manila. From: Inquirer.net

 

I am a hero.
I do what I believe is right.
I do what I believe is good.
I fight for justice.
I fight for freedom.
I am a hero.
In a big way, in a small way.
In my own way.
I am a hero.
I am Ninoy.

I bought the Team Manila shirt with 5 eyeglass as the design last Friday. Yes, the advertising consultant is right. In order for the values and heroism of Ninoy to live on in the present generation, it has to come up with an advertising campaign that ticks. What better way than delivering the message through t-shirt. This is like Bono’s RED campaign before.

The idea of iamninoy is not encouraging the youth to do massive scale of heroism. But rather to do small deeds like offering your seat to an elderly in a bus or MRT. Likewise, this is also to veer the definition of hero from the politicians, celebrities that you saw on TV, or sports icon, to the ordinary you and me who makes sure that this country treads the path to economic progress.

According to the iamninoy campaign:

This advocacy puts its core belief in one thing – that it is the youth of today who are empowered and ready to step up and wear the mantle of heroism. Not necessarily through massive acts on a national scale, but through such simple deeds as offering one’s seat on the bus, or by picking up their litter, or by treating their peers with the utmost dignity and respect.iamninoy calls upon today’s youth from all walks of life, free of political affiliation, socio-economic class, or geographic location, to make a change in this world by standing by the same values that Ninoy Aquino lived and died for 25 years ago.

Through a simple credo,

Go on. Be a Ninoy.

August 23, 2008 - Posted by Romeo | Random Thoughts | , , , , | 23 Comments

23 Comments »

  1. I AM NINOY is a celebration of hope and idealism, a freedom movement, a community of heroes —- heroes who give out of sheer selflessness and serve the country the best way they can.

    http://www.iamninoy.com
    http://www.teammanila.com/iamninoy/
    http://www.analog-soul.com/yoninoy/

    Comment by iamninoy | August 24, 2008 | Reply

  2. Hi!

    Just wanted to know if it would be possible to order shirts online :)

    I really apprecitate this campaign and wearing the shirt as well. I and my family currently resides here in Doha, Qatar. Would love to have one (or even more) of this shirt.

    Thanks!

    Comment by Karen | August 25, 2008 | Reply

  3. sorry I mean **appreciate**

    Comment by Karen | August 25, 2008 | Reply

  4. I like this campaign but the problem is Filipinos almost forgot to respect. Well, i can’t blame our youth today. Because, respect should start from home, from their family and what i just noticed, even their parents don’t respect each other.

    Comment by Jie | August 29, 2008 | Reply

  5. just want to inquire where can i buy these shirts? my sister requested for it. thanks

    Comment by dean | August 30, 2008 | Reply

  6. Hi, Kindly post where can we avail the tshirts.

    Thanks!

    Comment by Jay | September 15, 2008 | Reply

  7. analog soul has a branch at the ramp in glorietta 3 (accross cibo). they have the black ninoy shirt for men (the stock for women would probably be in by end of month). as for the team manila ninoy shirt, i was told you can only get them at the jupiter branch.

    Comment by cRuel | September 17, 2008 | Reply

  8. i don’t believe the goals of the campaign are met at all with this “new” shirt idea. is it just me or does it look soul-less and trendy? not beffitting at all ninoy’s legacy. Ninoy Aquino isn’t known at all for his dorky glasses, which is somehow used here only as a trendy, pa-style thing. Retro glasses are all the rage in fashion today. Even on shirts like here:

    the classic yellow ninoy shirt already embodies this, so why go with Team Manila anyway? as if putting avaitor shades on rizal isn’t irreverent enough.

    Comment by zag | October 17, 2008 | Reply

  9. i do wanna purchase the shirts as well… are there any other shops where we can buy this??? by the way, just wanna comment on zag’s point of view…i think you shouldn’t be too literal…ninoy might not be known by his glasses…but if there’s a particular thing that would remind us of how he looks like, then that would be it… but actually, the point here isn’t about his glasses or the yellow thing…it’s about how we should embody idealism and being nationalistic through his example…it’s not just about wearing these stuff…come to think of it, if you’re not into it, then why bother wearing the i am ninoy stuff???if you don’t believe in in, then why carry it???always remember that a single person who stands for what is right can change the world.

    Comment by pam16 | October 26, 2008 | Reply

  10. i like the t-shirt can i have 1 please

    Comment by isaiah | October 27, 2008 | Reply

  11. ei ei..san makakabili ng shirts na yan???

    freedom of speech ang kelangan sa bansang ito..kaso maraming nananakot kya wlng nagsasalita.. mawawalan ng saysay ang ipinaglaban ng mga bayani natin pag nagkataon..tsk2

    Comment by van | February 3, 2009 | Reply

  12. at saka isa pa..
    tayong mga kabataan..dpat mei boses sa mdla..

    hnd puro sila na lng..
    sana mei makinig sa atin!

    Comment by van | February 3, 2009 | Reply

  13. hey, do you happen t know how i could have a t-shirt of my own like that? are there any yellow ones? I cant wit to get my hands on one..

    Comment by gaby | February 4, 2009 | Reply

    • I am Ninoy shirts are available everywhere. But I buy mine in Archaeology section of Power Plant Mall.

      Comment by Romeo | February 4, 2009 | Reply

  14. meron aqng shirt na ninioy ..

    i lub it ..

    cool ..

    marami aqng damt na ninoy ..

    yong iba display ..

    kaya cool n ninoy .

    im ninoy n pinoy

    Comment by aj | February 19, 2009 | Reply

  15. hi… i would like to buy a t-shirt of ur design… where can i find them? i would like to order for online but im not really sure about my size hahaha anyway please inform me how much they are… thank you…

    Comment by hanna ramirez | March 9, 2009 | Reply

    • Hi Hanna. Ninoy shirts are available in Team Manila stores. If you are in Manila, you may drop by Power Plant Mall in Rockwell.

      Comment by Romeo | March 10, 2009 | Reply

  16. i love iamninoy shirt

    Comment by annie | March 24, 2009 | Reply

  17. im from cebu, where can i buy iamninoy shirts..

    Comment by chingbee | April 29, 2009 | Reply

  18. my daughter is only 9 years old, can she join iamninoy? coz i want her to take part of this country while young and build a better mind.

    Comment by chingbee | April 29, 2009 | Reply

  19. gusto ko makasali sa iamninoy..

    Comment by andrei | May 13, 2009 | Reply

  20. Where can you purchase this shirts? :D

    Comment by Irish | July 13, 2009 | Reply

  21. how will i order the I AM NINOY shirts???

    Comment by charles | August 21, 2009 | Reply


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