Word: aquinos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...results of the plebescite demonstrate the enormous support Aquino still holds among the people. After two coup attempts and innumerable other threats to her presidency, Aquino is truly the political beast that won't die. Like Reagan in his halcyon days, she seems to stand above the swirl of events that surround her. In a country in which dishonesty and politics go hand in hand, Aquino is the non-political politician, the woman who claimed she was nothing more than a housewife...
...horizon, however. Yesterday the 60-day cease-fire with Communist rebels formally ended. While right wing members of the military were no doubt appeased by the renewal of violence, centrist hopes of peaceful, broad-spectrum political participation were crushed. Further polarization of Philippine politics can only weaken Aquino's grip on the military...
With popular mandate in hand, Aquino is now well-positioned to begin extending her authority. The center, the largest portion of the population, is behind her. But only 60 percent of her own armed forces voted in favor of the draft constitution; if she cannot increase her popularity within the military the threat of further coup attempts will continue to loom ominous. On the other hand, if she cannot control the Communist insurgency she may well lose popular support...
...While Aquino rightfully deserves praise for holding together her people against extremism, it is worth remembering that her presidency is still less than a year old. Unless she can parlay her enormous popular support into concrete political stability, the continual crises of the past months will continue to resurface...
...week's bungled takeover in Manila was a pretty tame affair. Few were hurt, and only one rebel soldier was killed. Despite some rock throwing and a few blasts of tear gas, the 61-hour drama often seemed more like a soap opera than a mutiny. Still, President Corazon Aquino did not need even a small rebellion on the eve of a critical vote on her proposed new constitution. She could not be happy that, for the second time in two months, she had to be rescued by her divided military. Nor could she be sanguine about a failed attempt...