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Last week Secretary of State George Shultz made a five-stop Asian trip to bolster those ties against recent strains, and to coincide with the annual meeting in Manila of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The Manila trip, Shultz's second visit to the Philippines since Corazon Aquino toppled Ferdinand Marcos in February, was also intended to show staunch U.S. support for the new Filipino President, whose fledgling administration lacks the stability of an established government...
...stop in Manila, the Secretary's next destination, was not so & refreshingly simple. The U.S. is intent on strengthening the Aquino government, partly because of its democratic principles and partly because Washington is worried by the continuing Communist insurgency in the Philippines. Shultz came armed with a check for $200 million that was previously promised to the Philippines but then held up in the complicated U.S. foreign aid appropriation process. While Aquino gladly accepted the funds, several Filipino officials grumbled that the check was not nearly generous enough. Retorted Shultz: "It's only $200 million, but I'm still...
Shultz supported Aquino's policy of putting military pressure on the Communists while inviting them to the negotiating table. Yet Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile seemed to undercut that two-pronged approach by stating that it would take a "miracle" to produce a political solution. Aquino and Enrile denied persistent rumors of a serious rift between them, and the two made several joint appearances. Enrile did say that he might run in the next presidential elections...
...mounted a campaign of violence against the regime of Ferdinand Marcos. The former President is in exile, and Ching, pregnant with her first child, is weary of the hardships of guerrilla life. Last week she and 167 other rebels laid down their guns and met privately with President Corazon Aquino at a Roman Catholic monastery in the southeastern city of * Davao, where rebel activity has been strong. Said Ching: "Now there's hope for a new life...
...Aquino undertook the trip, her second outside Manila since assuming power in February, to prove that there is popular support for her conciliatory efforts toward the Communist rebels. As she rode through Davao, thousands waved the yellow ribbons that have come to symbolize her People Power campaign. It was an impressive reception. Even so, some could not help being reminded of similar events staged by her predecessor...