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...force began circling overhead, it looked as if the reformist rebellion was all over. If the choppers had fired into the Enrile-Ramos headquarters, the reformers would have been helpless. But then the choppers landed, and out came airmen waving white flags and giving the "L" sign for laban (fight), a symbol of the opposition. Suddenly the crowd, realizing that the air force was now defecting, went wild...
...balance on the other side, Aquino chose two center-left Assemblymen from the Pilipino Democratic Party-Laban. Aquilino Pimentel, 50, repeatedly jailed during the Marcos period for opposing the government, became Minister of Local Government, while Ramon Mitra, 58, an outspoken rancher, assumed the post of Minister of Agriculture. Aquino repaid debts to political independents who strongly supported her during the bitterly contested election. Among them: Jaime Ongpin, 47, the chairman of the Benguet Mining Corp. and one of her main campaign strategists, who was named Finance Minister, and Jose Concepcion, 54, a businessman and head of the National Movement...
...laid into a temporary cement sepulcher, where it will remain until members of his family can agree on a final resting place. Before masons had cemented the vault closed, several thousand youths returned to the center of Manila, within a block of Malacanang, beating pots and pans and shouting, "Laban!" (fight). They were met by squads of police toting guns and riot shields. As the youths threw rocks and small homemade grenades, the police waded in, eventually dispersing the demonstrators by shooting into the air. At the end of the confrontation, one student had been killed and several police wounded...
...enough." The President then pressed Begin hard, insisting that Israel sign the treaty. "No, sir," replied the Israeli leader. "We are a free people and we are not going to sign it unless we decide." In a separate meeting with senior Israeli deputies, Carter was chided for dealing as Laban did with the Patriarch Jacob in Genesis 29: 15-28, reneging on a bargain and increasing the price. Retorted Carter, an accomplished student of the Bible: "But look at what a beautiful wife Jacob...
...Laban backers took to the streets to protest the results. In one demonstration on Manila's busy España Boulevard, 600 of them followed two coffins representing Philippine democracy and freedom. After a silent walk of half an hour, 560 were arrested and carted to jail. Most were later released, but eight leaders, including venerable former Senator Lorenzo Tanada, 79, one of the country's most respected politicians, were charged with sedition...