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Less than a month after his ouster as Defense Minister, Juan Ponce Enrile quietly reentered the political arena last week. In his first public appearance since being sacked by President Corazon Aquino, Enrile spoke to members of the right-wing Nacionalista Party. He denounced Aquino's cease-fire with the Communists and indicated that he opposed the new Constitution. Though Enrile turned down an offer to head the Nacionalista Party, he may lead a coalition of opposition groups in next May's legislative elections...
This damage control method is the teflon of our "teflon President." Reagan has played the same game in every major political scrape throughout his Administration. He used it after the breakdown of the Reykjavik summit, after the Libyan disinformation scandal and during the coming to power of Corazon Aquino in the Philippines. Reagan has applied this method to the Iran crisis in an effort to regain his stature. But this time the damage control has failed. The media has so far sustained its onslaught...
...yearbook for the class of 1950 described Graduating Cadet Fidel V. ("Eddie") Ramos. It was a prescient judgment. Since he became Chief of Staff of the armed forces of the Philippines ten months ago, General Ramos has shouldered more than his share of the decision-making burden within President Corazon Aquino's fledgling government...
Scarcely a week after her government seemed about to falter under intense pressure from within the armed forces, President Corazon Aquino reasserted her authority with skillful timing. First she fired her leading critic within the Cabinet, Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. Then, following three months of negotiation, she reached an agreement with Communist-backed rebels for a 60- day truce beginning Dec. 10. The cease-fire, the first in the 17-year history of the insurgency, will give the government and the rebels a chance to explore the possibilities of a longer-lasting settlement. Moreover, the truce will free Aquino...
That night, Corazon Aquino hardly slept. Seven times she called her executive secretary, Joker Arroyo, with questions. At 8 a.m. she summoned her Cabinet and asked each member what she should do about Enrile. It was obvious, said a staffer, that she had made up her mind...