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...derring-do has become routine for Flynn, an athletic 48. Since he was elected in 1983, he has rescued a woman from an office fire, been first on the scene of an early-morning plane crash, and plucked a man from a wrecked car near city hall. Though critics carp that Flynn's heroics amount to headline grabbing as he prepares for a second-term bid this November, the mayor vows that he will continue helping citizens in need. Says he: "I'll do it again whenever a situation arises, and never mind the fallout...
Currently, Aquino holds complete executive and legislative power, including the power to draft and implement the proposed Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The proposal calls for the Philippine government to purchase land in installments from landowners and sell it back to tenants. But when Congress site on July 27, the power of legislation will be transferred. The matter will be out of Aquino's hands...
While farmers remain hopeful that an Executive Order implementing the CARP will be issued before that time, there are powerful factors which may cause Aquino to wait out the final weeks...
Should Aquino not issue the Executive Order on CARP, the chances for comprehensive agrarian reform seem dim. The majority of newly elected congressmen are landowners themselves, backed by the landowning class. As such they stand even less to gain from agrarian reform than does Aquino herself...
...World Bank has announced that it does not consider the proposed CARP plan a viable program, primarily for reasons of funding. The government is severely strapped for cash. Originally the funds to be recovered from Marcos' illegal dealings were to be used to fund the agrarian reform program; much of this money, however, has yet to materialize...