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William Snow (Kingsley) and Neaera Duncan (Jackson) are turtle lovers, particular admirers of three large sea turtles housed in a small display case at the nearby zoo. They think that the turtles, denizens of their cramped quarters for nearly 30 years, should be freed and released to their more comfortable natural home...
Aquino's attempts to claim the Marcos millions topped a week in which the new President moved to consolidate her power. She freed prominent insurgents, including the founder of the outlawed Communist Party, took steps to replace local officials loyal to her predecessor and asked for the resignations of Marcos' judges. Aquino found that she could not please all of the people all of the time. The military opposed her decision to free the hard-core rebels, and leftists complained because she had not freed everyone earlier. Meanwhile, Marcos supporters accused her of acting arbitrarily in ousting local officials...
...Marcos era. Among them were were Jose Maria Sison, 47, founder and former chairman of the outlawed Communist Party; Bernabe Buscayno, 42, the alleged founder of the New People's Army, the party's guerrilla arm; and two members of a rebel hit squad. The four reputed Communists were freed over the objections of Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Chief of Staff Fidel Ramos. Aquino's move may prove to be a shrewd stroke. Both Sison and Buscayno have been in jail for nearly a decade. In the interim they have been replaced by Communist Hard- Liner Rodolfo Salas...
Arroyo's claim is probably exaggerated, but not by much. Task Force Detainees, a Philippine religious organization that investigates detentions, says that in 1985 there were 602 disappearances, 1,326 cases of torture and 276 political executions. Last week newly freed prisoners gave chilling accounts of confinement in Marcos' jails. "I experienced kicking, boxing and mauling," said Danilo dela Fuente, 36, a labor organizer who was among the first to be released. "My head was banged against a concrete wall. They put a gun to my temple and played Russian roulette. They put it in my mouth and twisted...
...sugar and coconut monopolies operated by Marcos cronies, reduce regressive fuel and electricity taxes, and do away with seed and fertilizer levies that hamper agricultural diversification. She has said she will try to negotiate better repayment terms for the foreign debt in the hope that export earnings will be freed to stimulate growth. Not surprisingly, businessmen were among her most ardent backers, and Aquino's economic policies are certain to retain a pro-private enterprise tilt...