IN PHOTOS: Yellow lighting, ribbons found across PH in honor of Noynoy Aquino Jun 27, 2021 5:38 PM PHT Rappler.com From expressing their gratitude online to tying yellow ribbons around trees and lamp posts, Filipinos from different parts of the Philippines paid tribute to former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III following his passing on Thursday, June 24. Several institutions including the Philippine Educational Theater Association, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and Roxas City Heritage Zone lit up their buildings in yellow to pay homage to the departed president. The CCP explained that the color was a “symbol for freedom from dictatorship and reinstating democratic institutions.”