Word: agrava
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...litany had become so predictable that spectators at the public hearings in Manila's steel-and-glass Social Security System building groaned at each recitation. Then last week the room began to buzz expectantly as former Appeals Court Judge and Commission Chairman Corazon Agrava announced a brief recess because of "an important development." The commission members took the elevator to the twelfth floor, then quietly descended to the parking lot and were whisked to Bangkal, a seedy area of Makati across town...
Balang's appearance before the Agrava commission was a blow to the government. Agrava confirmed that Balang's house had been staked out by people calling themselves CIS agents, and, in an act of considerable courage, she arranged protection for the witness. In his testimony, Balang questioned that Galman could have pulled the trigger. "I heard a shot, and when I looked back, the man in white [Aquino] was falling down," Balang recounted. "At that moment, I saw [Galman] just standing there parallel to Aquino, surrounded by members of the Aviation Security Command (AVSECOM). He was smiling...
...categorically that he saw a soldier fire at the late Senator." True enough, but his testimony was the commission's first break in the case. This week, Agrava and her colleagues are scheduled to go to Taiwan and Japan to interview other witnesses...