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...Aquino's position was bolstered in Manila, where a 48-member commission, charged by Aquino with drafting a new constitution, defeated a move by leftist delegates to ban all foreign military bases from Philippine soil. Instead, the commission agreed to leave the issue out of the constitution, making lease extensions for the U.S. military bases subject to legislative approval...
...address began and ended with standing ovations, and was interrupted by applause eleven times. It was, said House Speaker Tip O'Neill, the "finest speech I've ever heard in my 34 years in Congress." Above the din of cheering officials, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole said to Mrs. Aquino, "Cory, you hit a home run." Without missing a beat, Aquino smiled and shot back: "I hope the bases were loaded...
...nine-day, four-city U.S. tour, Aquino garnered not just the affection of the Americans she had met but their respect. The woman who a year ago had been widely regarded as an untutored political amateur, famous only as the widow of the assassinated opposition leader Benigno (Ninoy) Aquino Jr., had no trouble persuading official Washington that a strategic U.S. ally in the Pacific is in capable hands. "She knows how to deal with the problems of the Philippines," said a senior U.S. official. "She's really done a hell...
...Aquino went a long way toward proving her credibility during her meetings with Reagan. At their private session in the Oval Office and a working lunch afterward, Aquino assured Reagan that her government would respect the existing agreement regarding the two major U.S. military bases in the Philippines, Subic Bay Naval Station and Clark Air Base. For months Aquino has been under intense pressure from many supporters to renounce the American military presence. The current pact expires in 1991 but is scheduled for review by both signatories in 1988. Said Reagan: "That gives us and the people of the Philippines...
...Aquino did her best to persuade President Reagan that if the economic wreckage that she inherited from former President Ferdinand Marcos, including a $26 billion foreign debt, is to be repaired, U.S. aid levels will have to rise. After their meetings, the two Presidents emerged on the White House portico for a press conference and a ceremony at which Treasury Secretary James Baker signed over to the Philippines $100 million in economic aid and $50 million in military assistance. In addition, the U.S. donated $20 million in medical supplies. All but the $20 million, however, was part...