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That was precisely what most worried Washington. Since Marcos declared martial law 13 years ago, the Philippine military has grown into a modern force of 230,000. But under General Fabian Ver, the armed forces' Chief of Staff, it has also become top-heavy with brass and riddled by corruption. Sagging morale has spawned sharp divisions within the ranks. A reformist movement, composed predominantly of young officers concerned about the corps' lack of professionalism, has emerged in the past year (see box). At his press conference, Marcos pointedly maintained that the bulk of the Philippine military supports him. Indeed, many...
...many Filipinos by surprise, both men have long been known to sympathize with the military reform movement. Only last April the two persuaded President Ferdinand Marcos to meet with junior officers to discuss their complaints. At the time, Ramos was standing in for Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Fabian Ver, who along with 25 others was facing conspiracy charges in the assassination of Opposition Leader Benigno Aquino Jr. (he was later acquitted). Ramos, a West Point graduate who has been in the army for 35 years, has a reputation for honesty, integrity and evenhandedness. But when he proposed sweeping...
...Fabian C. Ver., the armed forcescommander, told a television interviewer that a24-hour "red alert" declared at noon yesterday hadbeen extended "particularly in the hot spots toavert any potential election irregularity...
...opinion of the three-judge court ran to 90 pages and took more than two hours to recite, but the verdict boiled down to two words: not guilty. "Thank God, it's all over," said the most important defendant, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Fabian Ver, 65. The general then headed for Malacanang Palace, the presidential residence, where he delivered a letter requesting his reinstatement to the military's top post. Ver had been suspended from that post upon his indictment 14 months earlier, and Marcos had promised to reinstate him upon acquittal. Three hours after Ver left...
Marcos has come under especially sharp criticism at home and abroad for the government's conduct of the investigation into the 1983 assassination of Opposition Leader Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino, particularly the role of General Fabian C. Ver, the armed forces Chief of Staff and a longtime Marcos associate. Ver and 25 other defendants are charged with complicity in Aquino's murder. As their eight-month trial entered its final stages last week, Ver submitted a 141-page memorandum asking for acquittal. The court must return a verdict within 90 days. Though Ver has been suspended from his post since October...