Word: corruptability
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...given two different parties at the Real Estate Office and two more at Facilities Maintenance, without satisfaction. A call to Casa Mexico, the restaurant at 75 Winthrop that had been my intended destination, confirmed university ownership, however. I hereby irrevocably demand of Harvard University, disinvestiture from the corrupt Winthrop Street operation, refund of monies lost by the complaintant, and public apology in the form of visible signs erected where undevious-minded, innocent out-of-towners can see them. Cliff Johnson...
...influence the Defense Minister may exert, particularly if the coalition proves to be fractious. Sensitive to the criticism, the Harvard-educated Enrile went out of his way last week to underscore his commitment to the new government. "Do you think we would have laid down our lives for a corrupt purpose?" he said. "If these (doubters) will give me time to show them what kind of person I am, I will show them...
...Reaganesque, but in today's Philippines, less government means greater civil liberties as well as unfettered markets. Aquino raised the issue of decentralization before the election when she outlined a detailed plan for her first 100 days in office. Among the promises: to unshackle the government-controlled press, expel corrupt judges, and repeal labor laws that permit police to order strikers back to work...
...that is the case, military strength will count all the more. Under Marcos' Chief of Staff, the despised General Fabian Ver, the Philippine armed forces became corrupt, undisciplined and top-heavy with overage brass. Ramos, the West Point graduate and respected professional who took Ver's place, says he plans to change that. One of his first acts last week was to retire 22 generals, including Ver himself and the chiefs of the major branches of the armed services. It was the first step in a military reform program long urged by the U.S. The Reagan Administration was delighted with...
...President seemed determined to go through with his inauguration this week. However, the government that he ushers in is certain to be a government in name only. After enduring martial law, the Aquino assassination and a corrupt national election, the Filipino tolerance for wrongdoing finally seems to have reached its limits. Nothing emphasized that point so dramatically as the thousands of civilians who flocked to Camp Aguinaldo on Sunday, effectively offering to serve as buffers to any possible action by Marcos against the reformers...