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...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...
...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...
...that context, many of the more extreme proposals being advocated on Capitol Hill run the risk of proving counterproductive. Sweeping moves to cut off military aid to the Philippines (a modest $55 million this year) seem especially likely to do more harm than good. Morale among the often corrupt and ill-equipped Philippine armed forces is already bad. An aid cutoff might make things worse, although some Philippine military reformists dispute that. Even so, eliminating all American money might prove especially hazardous for armed-forces reformers, who have been chafing at the stagnation of the late Marcos years. Without protective...
...national police captain resigned in support of Aquino, calling the Marcos government "illegitimate, repressive, unjust and corrupt...