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...problems in "a spirit of neighborliness," the two leaders scheduled a foreign ministers' conference this week among their two nations and the Philippines (which also has mild objections to the Malaysia idea). While expressing interest in any eventual "summit conference" that might result with Sukarno and Philippines President Diosdado Macapagal, Abdul Rahman added firmly that the federation would come into being as scheduled on Aug. 31. "Malaysia is our domestic affair," he said. "It is not the concern of anyone else...
...week in Manila, the acrid dispute between Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia added an undertone of tension to the otherwise calm meeting of the Association of Southeast Asia. Not on the official agenda, the Malaysia question came up repeatedly in long private discussions between Abdul Rahman and Philippines President Diosdado Macapagal. The Tunku was anxious for the whole matter to be settled quietly. In an attempt to be reasonable and friendly with his "Malay brothers," he agreed to look into the Filipino claim to North Borneo, lukewarmly endorsed a proposal for an Asian summit meeting between himself, Macapagal, and Indonesia...
Just at this triumphant point in their careers, however, the brothers made a bad political bet. They backed the unsuccessful efforts of President Carlos Garcia to win a second term for his discredited regime. When crusading Winner Diosdado Macapagal moved into Manila's presidential palace last January, he went after politically entrenched businessmen in general, and the Lopez brothers in particular. The Lopez group, Macapagal bluntly told the nation, "is using political power and influence to promote the interests of its business empire...
Stonehill's activities in the Philippines were a major embarrassment to honest President Diosdado Macapagal, who swept into office last year, vowing to clean out the corruption that had proliferated under former President Carlos Garcia. Last March Macapagal had deportation proceedings brought against Stonehill, charging him with "economic sabotage, tax evasion, political interference, misdeclaration of imports, influence peddling, and corruption of public officials." But rumors persisted that Stonehill was tied up with top members of Macapagal's own Cabinet...
After six months in office as President of the Philippines. Diosdado Macapagal. 51, has created a double image of himself. At home he is the man-of-the-people who is vigorously reforming his country. Internationally he plays the man-of-the-world who is showing increasing independence from...