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Evelio Javier, director of Corazon Aquino's campaign in the remote province of Antique, was sitting on the lawn in front of the capital building, taking a break from a debate over contested votes in his region, when a white vehicle pulled into the driveway. Without warning, a man in a black knit ski mask leaped out and started shooting. Javier jumped up and ran. Zigzagging across the building's broad concrete plaza, he tried to escape the relentless barrage of bullets. At least one hit its mark. Javier stumbled and fell into a small fishpond...
...following the murder, the Aquino campaign released an interview that Javier had taped before his death. "Every time I move around Antique, I have to play cat and mouse with the goons of Pacificador," said the voice of the dead man. "I have to be elusive." The accused man denied any involvement. He insisted that the murder had been committed by Communist insurgents or by Javier's political enemies...
Philip Habib, Reagan's special envoy, met with Aquino for the second time yesterday. Her spokesman said she told him, when asked where her protests might lead, "Wait...
Leftist groups pledged support for boycotts, strikes and demonstrations planned for next week by Corazon Aquino, who claims she won the February 7 election. Marcos was declared the winner by the National Assembly, in which he controls two-thirds of the seats...
...national police captain resigned in support of Aquino, calling the Marcos government "illegitimate, repressive, unjust and corrupt...