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Benigno S. Aquino, the president's late husband and an opposition leader to Ferdinand Marcos, the deposed Philippines' president, served as a fellow at the CFIA before his assasination at the Manila International Airport in August...
...Corazon Aquino, who assumed her presidency in February, will be accompanied by the highest ranking ministers in the Filipino government on her visit the U.S. Her eight-day itinerary includes meetings with World Bank officials, addresses to both a Joint Session of Congress and the United Nations, as well as lunches with President Reagan, Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Congressional leaders...
...Aquino will stress the idea of "trade more than aid" in U.S.-Philippine relations throughout her working visit, which includes stops in Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston and San Fransisco, embassy officials said...
...Aquino's visit to the U.S. comes at a time when the stability of her country has come under question. Despite an absence of any domestic difficulties during Aquino's recent tour of Indonesia, remarks made by Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, a graduate of the Law School, have aroused controversy and speculation as to whether he plans to stage a coup d'etat during his bosses trip. Enrile enjoys strong support from the military and was one of the primary players in the ousting of Marcos...
...member of the Philippines' press secretariat said that an Enrile coup during Aquino's U.S. visit was unlikely...