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...Fabian C. Ver., the armed forcescommander, told a television interviewer that a24-hour "red alert" declared at noon yesterday hadbeen extended "particularly in the hot spots toavert any potential election irregularity...
...opinion of the three-judge court ran to 90 pages and took more than two hours to recite, but the verdict boiled down to two words: not guilty. "Thank God, it's all over," said the most important defendant, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Fabian Ver, 65. The general then headed for Malacanang Palace, the presidential residence, where he delivered a letter requesting his reinstatement to the military's top post. Ver had been suspended from that post upon his indictment 14 months earlier, and Marcos had promised to reinstate him upon acquittal. Three hours after Ver left...
...Rebecca Quijano, a passenger on the plane who said that she had seen a soldier in a military police uniform shoot Aquino. Quijano's disclosures, the opinion said, were marred by "emotional instability" and a "personal animus toward the military." The court had earlier rejected the main evidence against Ver, which consisted principally of contradictory statements about intelligence gathering that the general had made when he voluntarily appeared before the civilian board. Ver's testimony before that panel was ruled inadmissible by the court, a decision that was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that...
Even in Washington, where Marcos enjoys some of his strongest support, the official response was harsh. Under Secretary of State Michael Armacost said that the verdict was "impossible to reconcile with the conclusions of the widely respected (civilian board)." He also expressed concern over Ver's return to his post, a move that the Reagan Administration has openly opposed. Said Armacost: "It raises questions as to whether factional loyalties or professional accomplishments will determine advancement in the Philippine armed forces...
Marcos deftly eluded the barrage of criticism. Twelve hours after Ver's reinstatement, he signed Cabinet Bill No. 7, calling special presidential elections for Feb. 7. That was the signal Aquino had been waiting for, and a few hours later she made her announcement. The next day Marcos gave a million government employees a pre-election reminder of where their loyalties should lie: he approved $62 million worth of Christmas bonuses for them. Ver then announced pay increases and bonuses amounting to $14.9 million for soldiers and military retirees. Ver also began what was billed as a major military reorganization...