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Aquino may find the rebels more tractable than politicians in Manila. Last week members of Marcos' New Society Movement were angry because the new Minister of Local Government, Aquilino Pimentel, indicated that Aquino might name many of her own people to provincial and municipal slots and postpone local elections expected in May. The new President ran into less opposition when she attempted to recast the Marcos-dominated judiciary. By week's end she had secured resignations from ten of the twelve members of the Supreme Court and from 37 of 38 judges on the appellate court...
...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...
...accused will be arraigned this week and their joint trial may begin shortly thereafter. As many as 26 lawyers are expected to cross-examine witnesses before the three judges of the Sandiganbayan. "This is just a preview to a whitewash," said a Manila businessman after the indictments. Aquilino Pimentel, leader of the Democratic Party, has called Ver's indictment a ploy "to get acquitted and prevent any further charges against him." Said a member of Marcos' Cabinet: "If Ver ever gets reinstated, it will only be for two weeks, and it will only be to save face. So after that...
...council members are: Gilberto A. Pimentel '84, Adams; William J. Jason '83 Currier; Luis C. Silva '84, David R. Traum '84, Dunster; John F. Coburn '84, Eliot; Gregory B. Williams '85, North; Karen M. Park '84, Quincy; and Thomas A. Schuler '84, South...
...still have to persuade Congress of the wisdom of the president's proposals," Pimentel said. He called the research allocations "a long-range investment in the future of the country at a time when the government is tightening its belt...