Jinxed?

I went to Tarlac yesterday on official business, and I noticed that the Ninoy Aquino monument along the Luisita Complex is gone. Only the base of the said statue remains. For those unfamiliar with this statue, click here. I was told that the statue was moved to the town proper.

Upon arrival at the town proper, I saw the statue that I was looking for. But something looks different.

It seems like Ninoy's statue was retrofitted in such a way that it looks like Ninoy is sitting down and giving an awkward wave. Oh, and the staircase is gone. Why?

Well, legend has it that the statue (or maybe the staircase) is bad luck, since it depicted Ninoy's final moments. The monument was originally erected at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati way back (I was still young at that time). Some say it was moved to Lusitia Complex in Tarlac (the hometown of the Aquinos) during the Financial Crisis of the late nineties. This was said to be the start of the so called jinx. Today, a different Ninoy statue occupies the same spot in Makati, where most rallies are held.

Just recently, it was said that the Luisita Complex was foreclosed (maybe due to bad bank loans) and sold to the Robinsons Land Corporation. Here is an article about the said sale.

Coincidence?