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...Aquino Foundation was founded by a group of his friends and supporters following the opposition leaders assassination at Manila International Airport in 1983. Its aim is to foster academic opportunities in Philippine Studies, according to Ezpeleta...
...group consists primarily of seven officers, all Boston area residents, who serve as volunteers. Much of the Foundation's efforts until now have been directed towards the establishment of a museum and library in the Aquino's former Newton residence...
...RESULTS of the recent constitutional referendum in the Philippines provide further evidence of President Corazon Aquino's enormous personal popularity. The margin of victory--a three-to-one vote in favor of the new constitution proposed by Aquino--surprised many foreign observers and restored international confidence in the staying power of her government. Indeed, placed alongside the quick defeat of yet another coup attempt, the February 2nd vote seems to confirm the unassailable nature of the current regime...
Furthermore, land reform--which is at the heart of Aquino's strategy to deal with growing disaffection in the countryside--has not gotten off of the drawing board. Finally, the issue of the presence of American military bases remains as divisive and distracting as ever...
...critical question is whether the Aquino government is equipped and willing to deal with these problems. There is little reason for confidence that...