Word: doy
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Corazon Cojuangco's wedding to Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1954, his best friend Salvador Laurel was part of the groom's entourage. When the widow Corazon Aquino ran for President against Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, Laurel stood as her Vice President. But don't let those ties fool you. Doy, as he is known to Filipinos, has chafed at being second best all these years, first to the charismatic Benigno and now to his wife. Accusing Cory of reneging on a promise to let him run the government once the two were elected, he bitterly broke off their alliance...
...well aware of Laurel's impatience and his ambition. Soon after Doy became Aquino's Vice President, a senior administration official laid it on the line during a meeting in Washington. "Look, pal," he said. "we support Mrs. Aquino. We don't care who you go to -- the Pentagon or the State Department or whoever -- the answer is the same." But the Vice President hasn't stopped trying. As the latest coup was under way, Laurel called it a display of democracy in action. Replied the U.S. State Department's deputy spokesman Richard Boucher: "We clearly do not view...
...most prominent member of the Cabinet is Aquino's Vice President, Salvador ("Doy") Laurel, 57, a childhood friend of her husband's and a former Marcos supporter who did not join the opposition until 1980. Laurel was also named Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The triple titles and double portfolio were largely a prearranged reward for Laurel, who set aside his own ^ presidential ambitions last December to become Aquino's running mate in the Feb. 7 election. As her part of the deal, Aquino, who had no party affiliation, agreed at the time to run on the ticket of Laurel...
During the precampaign maneuvering, Cardinal Sin met several times with Aquino and the other major opposition candidate, Salvador ("Doy") Laurel. The primate reassured Aquino that she could successfully challenge Marcos, and helped persuade Laurel to bury his own presidential aspirations and become her running mate. Sin tactfully refrained from endorsing the ticket in public, but there was no doubt about which candidate the church backed. Before the election, the Cardinal sent a letter to all Philippine parishes pointedly instructing the faithful to vote for those who showed "respect for human rights and life...
...other times, such tactics might have prevailed, but the mighty Marcos machine was running against a totally unconventional movement. The Aquino campaign, long on enthusiasm and short on organization, sometimes resembled a political Woodstock. As Aquino and her vice-presidential nominee, Salvador ("Doy") Laurel, crisscrossed 68 provinces, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos from all walks of life swarmed to hear the presidential challenger repeat a simple talk. At each stop, Aquino related the alleged suffering her family had endured at the hands of the Marcos government, culminating in her husband's 1983 assassination. She capped each speech with a slogan...