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...Aquino said her greatest obstacle was rebuilding confidence in a government wracked by corruption under the Marcos regime...
...strength of a government lies within its reputation for honesty," Aquino said. "It was said that it was not the economy that did Marcos in, it was his greed...
...Corazon Aquino got a taste of "people power" Harvard-style last night before a standing ovation of 500 students and dignitaries...
...guests at the inauguration of new Philippine President Fidel Ramos this week. Marcos, who wasn't welcome at home a year ago, won a very respectable 2 million votes in the recent presidential election (to Ramos' 5.3 million). Ramos, who is inheriting a more stable situation than Cory Aquino did six years ago, seems eager to heal old wounds. He is expected to offer amnesty to communist, Muslim and military rebels. And he is rumored to be planning to end the government's campaign to seize the Marcos billions. Last week the official charged with retrieving the "hidden wealth" recommended...
Ramos, who was Aquino's Defense Secretary during the early stages of negotiating a new military-bases agreement with Washington, shares the blame for loss of the bases and a corresponding reduction in multilateral aid pledged by Japan and other U.S. allies. After the Philippine Senate rejected a provisional accord, Ramos urged the government to delay the U.S. withdrawal at least until the facilities could be converted for commercial use. American officials complain, however, that as soon as Ramos launched his quest for the presidency, he stopped talking about the touchy issue...