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...problems, Aquino does not seem to be in any immediate danger. In the peculiar logic of Philippine politics, the recent maelstrom may even boost the President's standing in this week's constitutional balloting. "If she loses," said Taxi Driver Ramon Iglesias last week, "I'm afraid there will be a civil war." For that reason alone, Iglesias is voting...
...effort to discover how the tragedy at the Mendiola Bridge could have happened, Aquino appointed Vincente Abad Santos, a retired Supreme Court Justice, to conduct an inquiry. She accepted the offer of General Ramon Montano, the constabulary chief of Manila, to take a leave. Montano admitted that the soldiers "might have overreacted," but "as far as we are concerned, we exercised maximum tolerance. We had to stop them, or they would have been all over Malacanang." That did not explain why tear gas, water cannons and fire hoses had not been used against the crowd before the security forces began...
...This is our award, and it should be held onour turf," said Ramon S. Jacobson...
...program that brought Ninoy to Harvard's Center for International Affairs. "She is comfortable and confident in those circles." Indeed, in 1954 when the well-bred young lady gave up her law studies at the Far Eastern University to marry Ninoy, the sponsor at the wedding was Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay...
...have no doubt that the next phase will be even more difficult," declared the government's chief negotiator with the rebels, Agriculture Minister Ramon Mitra, "but the obstacles will be overcome." The agreement with the Communist-dominated National Democratic Front, the political umbrella organization for the 20,000-member New People's Army, permits as many as 50 rebel negotiators to set up a headquarters in Manila. They will be immune from official search, arrest and prosecution. The armed forces will retain the right to respond to "hostile acts" by the N.P.A. during the truce...