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Chants of "Cory! Cory!" filled the room as Corazon Aquino, 52, spoke into the microphone. "I hereby affirm my candidacy and confirm my willingness if elected to serve our people as President of the Republic of the Philippines." With that declaration, the widow of slain Opposition Leader Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino Jr.--a career housewife and mother of five who has never before run for office--ended weeks of speculation and confirmed that she would ) oppose President Ferdinand Marcos, 68, in a snap election called...
...explain the course of the Aquino assassination investigation...
...This tragedy came about notwithstanding the efforts of our administration to stop the return of Mr. Aquino when there were confirmed warnings that there was going to be an attempt against his life. Unfortunately, Mr. Aquino did not listen to our pleas. We are at the point where we are waiting for the results. I am afraid that any comments on the trial might be considered improper on my part...
...Communist insurgents, meanwhile, have been steadily profiting from the domestic unrest sparked by the August 1983 assassination of Benigno Aquino, who was Marcos' chief political rival. Marcos estimates that the Communist New People's Army has only about 9,000 armed troops, and he proudly pointed last week to a ceremony in which 45 alleged former Communist guerrillas surrendered to the government and 3,000 purported sympathizers swore allegiance to him. The Administration's Armitage, on the other hand, last week put the rebel ranks closer to 16,500. In addition, military unity has begun to fray. While acting Chief...
...President, his political opponents are in disarray. Moderates among them say that if the President were to call a "snap election," as he has threatened on occasion, the parties would be able to unite around a single candidate. But the jostling has turned up no clear favorite, save Aquino's widow Corazon, who is resisting pressure to run. Meanwhile, the anti-U.S. leftist opposition seems to be growing in strength...