Word: sison
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...investigate alleged army offenses. The rift between the civilian and the military factions has been seized upon by the Communists as yet another reason not to accept Aquino's invitation to disarm. "How can she secure her share of responsibility in the negotiations," says Communist Party Founder Jose Maria Sison, "without having full control of the armed forces...
...however, the new leader may mostly be a victim of her single great achievement: returning political freedom to the Philippines. It was Aquino, after all, who released Sison from jail, along with some 500 other political prisoners. She also permitted Marcos loyalists to protest her rule for three straight weeks in the streets of Manila. And she has actively encouraged the open questioning that Marcos so forcefully muzzled. "Less than 100 days is not enough time for a government to produce an impact," says Businessman Leonardo Alejandrino, "especially a government that almost by its own admission was not ready...
While the struggle over the missing millions was going on, President Aquino also had to deal with more routine government business. Last week she kept her campaign pledge by releasing all known political prisoners of the Marcos era. Among them were were Jose Maria Sison, 47, founder and former chairman of the outlawed Communist Party; Bernabe Buscayno, 42, the alleged founder of the New People's Army, the party's guerrilla arm; and two members of a rebel hit squad. The four reputed Communists were freed over the objections of Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Chief of Staff Fidel...
...felt that she should show at least as much compassion for Marcos' victims as she had for Marcos. The next day Aquino ordered the release of all remaining political prisoners, subject to "certain administrative requirements." However, it was announced that four specific cases, including that of Jose Maria Sison, the 47-year-old head of the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines who has been behind bars since 1977, would have to be carefully studied before any action is taken...