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...Presidents? The military health care system in general seems to be at fault. Eleven Navy officers have so far been censured or face disciplinary action in the affair, including the officer who supervised Billig's recruitment, Commander Reginald Newman. The recruiter was convicted of perjury at a court-martial in January, fined $10,000 and docked $2,000 a month in salary for ten years. His crime: withholding information from an investigating team regarding Billig's competence. Perhaps because the Navy has difficulty attracting experienced surgeons (their average pay is $70,000, vs. nearly $240,000 in private practice...
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...
...become progressively disenchanted with his regime. Until the Camp Aguinaldo press conference, Defense Minister Enrile had shown little sign of restiveness. There had been widespread speculation, however, that he would be leaving the Marcos Cabinet. But there was no warning that the Harvard law graduate and architect of martial law would help mount a revolt. What may have tipped the scales was Enrile's discovery that officers loyal to Marcos were about to arrest opposition leaders and members of the military-reform movement. The allegation was later denied by the Philippine President...
...surprising disclosure, Enrile revealed last week that he had helped organize the reformists. He said his defection from the government was "an act of contrition for what I did during martial law," which Marcos had imposed between 1972 and 1981. Defending his dramatic action, Enrile explained, "I was affected by a moral dilemma: my loyalty to a man, and my loyalty to my country. I chose to serve my country." He added, "If I had had vision, I would have left the government long...
...President seemed determined to go through with his inauguration this week. However, the government that he ushers in is certain to be a government in name only. After enduring martial law, the Aquino assassination and a corrupt national election, the Filipino tolerance for wrongdoing finally seems to have reached its limits. Nothing emphasized that point so dramatically as the thousands of civilians who flocked to Camp Aguinaldo on Sunday, effectively offering to serve as buffers to any possible action by Marcos against the reformers...