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...government was close to signing a 30-day cease-fire agreement with the Communist guerrillas of the New People's Army. But then events took an unexpected turn. At 8:45 p.m. last Monday, Philippine security officers seized Rodolfo Salas, a top N.P.A. commander, outside a hospital in Manila. The military hailed the arrest, which ended a 13-year hunt for Salas, as its biggest catch in almost a decade. Lawyers for the rebels had a quick response: release Salas, or give up all hope of a cease-fire...
Aquino's position was bolstered in Manila, where a 48-member commission, charged by Aquino with drafting a new constitution, defeated a move by leftist delegates to ban all foreign military bases from Philippine soil. Instead, the commission agreed to leave the issue out of the constitution, making lease extensions for the U.S. military bases subject to legislative approval...
...stunningly successful U.S. visit will not diminish the problems Aquino must face when she returns this week to Manila. But it certainly added a luster of political sophistication to her image as an honest, principled leader. And that should buy her much needed time -- and the increased loyalty of the Phil- ippine people -- in the difficult months ahead...
...Philippine President Corazon Aquino's first official visit to the U.S. and a planned meeting with Ronald Reagan at the White House, Manila was rife with rumors that a military coup might take place during her absence. Despite persistent friction within her government between some civilian Cabinet members and Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, who last week warned that he might react "like Rambo" if his colleagues continued their criticism, the President seemed unperturbed. Looking fresh and relaxed, Aquino had just finished giving a group of schoolchildren a tour as she greeted TIME Hong Kong Bureau Chief William Stewart...
...Manila's $26 billion foreign debt. I have said all along that we will honor our debts. But I would like our creditors to look at it from our side. We inherited this debt when most Filipinos had no say on how this money was going to be spent. So when I meet with our creditor banks, I will ask them to give us more liberal terms. We have to be given the chance to grow, and we cannot do so if we have to continue paying 50% of our export earnings in interest payments...