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...murder of four key supporters of challenger Corazon C. Aquino in the provinces over the last three days is most likely just the beginning. One of the slain was Evelio Javier, the hometown rival of Arturo Pacificador, the leader of Marcos forces in the national assembly...
Reagan's comments on the Philippines came with the outcome of the election between President Ferdinand E. Marcos and challenger Corazon Aquino still in doubt several days after the balloting closed. Each side has claimed victory, and the Marcos-controlled National Assembly is preparing a final, official canvass...
Under Marcos' misrule and martial law government, the Filipinos have put up with a long tradition of election fraud--that is, when there are elections. Friday's election farce culminated two months of campaigning by Marcos and Aquino; it should also culminate Marcos' power. It is now up to the United States to apply pressure in order to achieve that...
Though in the past the U.S. has botched its role in the Philippines, we now have a chance to atone for that history and do something good. Whether she has 51 or 55 percent of the "official vote," it is time to back Corazon Aquino. Marcos, meanwhile, should be strongly encouraged by his Uncle Sam to do as did "Baby Doc" Duvalier and catch the next plane...
...advocate the abandonment of the democratic process is to advocate its only alternative: rule by might. Whether this may mean a coup or a revolution, it means a dark future for Philippine politics. Neither Corazon Aquino, the moderates, or the Philippine people will benefit...