February 25th, 1986 & Onwards: The Aquino's get revenge on the Marcoses

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Ramos
2:29 PM PDT, Monday, May 14th, 1986
Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines

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General Fidel Ramos, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines had been moving up the ranks of the Philippine Army; his decision to break from the Marcos Dictatorship was noteworthy as well as pledging allegiance to the Aquino government. His story was very intriguing to many people....

Born on March 18th, 1928 in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Ramos was raised later in Asingan, Pangasinan. His father, Narciso Ramos was a lawyer, journalist & later 5-term legislator in the Philippine House of Representatives, who eventually rose to the post of Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs; he was also the Philippine signatory to the ASEAN declaration forged in Bangkok, Thailand in 1967, including being a founding member of the LP. His mother, Angela Valdez was an educator, woman suffragette & member of the respected Valdez clan of Batac, Ilocos Norte, which would make him cousins to Ferdinand Marcos.

He received his elementary education in Lingayen Public Schools. Ramos then began secondary education at the University of Philippines High School in Manila, & continued in the High School Department of Mapua Institute of Technology; Ramos graduated from Centro Escolar University Integrated School in 1945. He later obtained his degree in Civil Engineering at National University in Manila: he was Top 8 in the Civil Engineering Board Exam in 1953. Afterwards, he went to the United States & graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) with a Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Military Engineering & the University of Illinois with a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering; he held a Master's Degree in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines & a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Ateneo de Manila University. In addition, he received a total of 29 honorary degrees.

During his military career, Ramos married Amelita Martinez on October 21st, 1954. They would be blessed with 5 daughters: Angelita Ramos Jones, Josephine Ramos Samartino, Carolina Ramos Sembrano, Cristina Ramos Jalasco & Gloria Ramos.

Interested in continuing service, Ramos went to the United States Military Academy at West Point, & he graduated in 1950. Ramos, along with the Philippines' 20th Battalion Combat Team & the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK), fought in the Korean War. He was an Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon Leader. Ramos was one of the heroes of the Battle of Hill Eerie, where he led his platoon to sabotage the enemy in Hill Eerie. He was also present in the Vietnam War as a non-combat civil military engineer & Chief of Staff of the Philippine Civil Action Group (PHILCAG). It is during this assignment where he forged his lifelong friendship with his junior officer Major Leonard Geromo, who went on to become his National Security Adviser throughout his Presidency from 1992 to 1998.

Ramos received several military awards including the Philippine Legion of Honor (1988, 1991), the Distinguished Conduct Star (1991), the Distinguished Service Star (1966, 1967, 1981), Philippine Military Merit Medal (1952), the United States Legion of Merit, the French Legion of Honor, the United States Military Academy Distinguished Graduate Award & Legion of Merit (1990). During his stint in the Philippine Army, Ramos founded the Philippine Army Special Forces & then he was named to the commander of the Army's 3rd Division based in Cebu City, Cebu.

He also headed the Philippine Constabulary, then a major service branch of the Armed Forces, that acted as the country's police until 1972, when then-President Marcos imposed Martial Law. It was under Ramos' watch & leadership at the Philippine Constabulary, many experts & analysts strongly held him responsible for the human rights abuses committed under Martial Law; the Constabulary Unit was responsible for in the arrest & torture of civilians.

In 1975, all civic & municipal police forces in the country were integrated by decree, & it became known as the Integrated National Police (INP), which was under the control & supervision of the Constabulary. As head of the PC, Ramos was the ex oficio the INP's first concurrent Director-General. Martial Law was lifted 9 years later on January 17th, 1981, but Marcos retrained absolute powers.

Due to his long accomplishments, Ramos was supposed to be on track of being named Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1981, to replace retiring General Romeo Espino, who was the longest-serving Martial Law Chief of Staff. However, Marcos chose to snub his own cousin by appointing his trusted military officer, General Fabian Ver, graduate of the University of the Philippines into the top military post; Ramos was named AFP Vice Chief of Staff in 1982, becoming the military's 2nd most powerful official & promoted to Lieutenant General.

 

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Reagan
4:28 PM CST, May 15th, 1986
Air Force One

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Aboard Air Force One flying across the United States, President Ronald Reagan's foreign policy initiatives were considered a great success by many Americans & across the world: leading by peace through tough & hardcore strength. He also had witnessed watching the successful People Power Revolution taking place in the Philippines, where the Marcoses fled to the United States to escape being violently murdered by angry Filipinos & had members of his administration such as US Secretary of State George Shultz & US SECDEF Caspar Weinberger working with the new Philippine government led by Philippine President Corazon Aquino.

 

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More highlights of President Aquino's 1st year:

President Aquino greeting well-wishers at the International Rice Research Institute HQ.

July 6th-8th, 1986: Mutinous soldiers seized the Manila Hotel & ended without violence once the Armed Forces of the Philippines easily prevented this coup attempt from going any further.

July 22nd, 1986: DZMM & DWKO established as the first post-Revolution Radio Stations in the Philippines.

July 28th, 1986: The Philippine Star established as the first post-Revolution newspaper.

September 2nd, 1986: Typhoon Miding hits Northern Luzon killing 36 people. A total of 523.5 millimetres (20.61 inches) of rainfall was recorded at Clark AFB in the Philippines; in addition to the 36 fatalities in the Philippines as a result from Typhoon Miding, which totaled all the way to 490 fatalities overall (with majority of them in Vietnam), tens of thousands left homeless & US$399 million in damage can be attributed to Typhoon Wayne. Despite its impact on the region & longevity, the name Wayne was not retired from the western Pacific naming list, being used again in 1989. At the same time, President Aquino declared a state of calamity over Northern Luzon.

September 13th, 1986: The Mount Data Peace Accord was signed between the Philippine government & the separatist Cordillera Bodong Administration-Cordillera People's Liberation Army.

 

[kasumigenx]

You can have the Eruption of Taal in the 1990 happen effectively paralyzing the central government.

 

[49ersFootball]

You can have the Eruption of Taal in the 1990 happen effectively paralyzing the central government.

I'm still working on 1986 in this TL.

 

[Simeon]

You can have the Eruption of Taal in the 1990 happen effectively paralyzing the central government.

Unfortunately, it will have the good chance of reclassifying this TL into the ASB forum... And honestly, I just want to see the ramifications of the Aquino Family and the Fifth Republic trying to whack the hell out of the Marcoses.

 

[kasumigenx]

Unfortunately, it will have the good chance of reclassifying this TL into the ASB forum... And honestly, I just want to see the ramifications of the Aquino Family and the Fifth Republic trying to whack the hell out of the Marcoses.

Actually, I remember that there is a possibility of Taal erupting in 1990 instead of Pinatubo..that was discussed by a tour guide in my visit to Batangas.

This was already forecasted ITTL but never happened FYI.

 

[49ersFootball]

Unfortunately, it will have the good chance of reclassifying this TL into the ASB forum... And honestly, I just want to see the ramifications of the Aquino Family and the Fifth Republic trying to whack the hell out of the Marcoses.

Still working on 1986 in this TL, I haven't gotten that far yet. I can see Imee Marcos being spared, I'll include her in this TL at some point.

 

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Imee Marcos
8:34 AM HST, May 17th, 1986
Honolulu, HI.

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For the oldest of the Marcos kids, things were looking very bleak for Imee Marcos, who had previously served as Assemblywoman in the previously Batasang Pambansa (which she was elected to a seat in 1984) for Ilocos Norte. She held this post until the Batasang Pambansa was dissolved following the 1986 People Power Revolution. She also had a penchant for extreme wealth & luxurious tastes such as purchasing planes for personal use, massive jewelry as well as secret appetites which included some which would be unknown for the moment.....

She also had an urging, juicy secretive appetite that couldn't be controlled whenever it suited her everyday & every night....

 

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Ferdinand & Imelda
12:54 PM HST, May 17th, 1986
Marcos Family Villa, Honolulu, HI.

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The former Philippine President & former Philippine First Lady were inside their backyard of their family villa overlooking downtown Honolulu as they pondered what to do next in the later stage of their lives. Knowing international & federal investigations were brewing or already underway, things were going to get worse.

It was discovered in many multiple investigations, that in 1968 Ferdinand & Imelda, under the pseudonyms William Saunders & Jane Ryan, opened four bank accounts in Swiss banks amounting to nearly $1 million. Ferdinand Marcos' salary then was only $600,000 pesos a year. Imelda Marcos, on the other hand, did not have any visible means of income. Eventually the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), the body created by the government of President Aquino to recover the Marcos hidden wealth would determine the disgraced former Philippine Dictator stole between $5 to $10 billion from the Philippine treasury.

The initial deposit of under $1 million grew into hundreds of millions especially after Marcos declared martial law in 1972. Marcos & his cronies milked major sectors of the economy, extorted business establishments, skimmed from international loans, borrowed from banks without collateral, established phony companies, & siphoned off vital capital funds to overseas donations.

In March 1986, the Philippine government identified an $800 million Swiss bank account held by the former President, which at the time was the largest asset of Marcos & his wife, Imelda, yet made public. But another commission member, Mary C. Bautista, said the commission actually had information on more than one account held by Marcos in Switzerland. The commission is seeking to regain five buildings in NYC, NY St worth an estimated $350 million that it asserts are secretly owned by the Marcoses.

 

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Enrile
2:38 PM PDT, May 18th, 1986
Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines.

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Philippine Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile (who held this post under the Marcos Dictatorship) was seen by many people as somebody, who couldn't be trusted due to his association with the Marcoses in previous years based on his actions & body language & with good reason. Born on February 14th, 1924 in Gonzaga, Cagayan, to Petra Furagganan, the stepdaughter of a poor fisherman. He was born out of wedlock----his Spanish mestizo father was the already married powerful regional politician & renowned lawyer Alfonso Ponce Enrile, & his second great-uncle was Mariano Ponce. As a young man, he was reunited with his father in the City of Manila, & took his secondary education at Saint James Academy in Malabon.

Graduating cum laude in 1949 with an Associate of Arts Degree (AA) from Ateneo de Manila University, Enrile then attended the University of Philippines College of Law & graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Laws Degree (BL). While in law school, he joined the Sigma Rho Fraternity; upon graduation, he was elected to the Pi Gamma Mu & Phi Kappa Phi international honor societies. He scored 11th in the 1953 bar examinations with 91.72% rating & a perfect score in mercantile law. As a scholar at the Harvard University Law School, Enrile earned a Master of Laws Degree (ML) with specialized training in international law. During this time, he married Cristina Castaner, a Spaniard & they would have 2 kids: Juan, Jr., & Katrina.

He taught law at the Far Eastern University & practiced law in his father's law firm before taking responsibility for then Senator Ferdinand Marcos' personal legal affairs in 1964, especially during the latter's term as Senate President. After Marcos was elected President in 1965, Enrile quickly became part of his inner circle. From 1966 to 1968, he was the Undersecretary & sometime Acting Secretary of the Department of Finance. He concurrently became acting Insurance Commissioner & Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs & from 1968 to 1970, he served as the Secretary of Justice.

Enrile, like Marcos, came from Northern Philippines, a region that had become Marcos' recruiting ground for key political & military leaders during his time. Enrile was with Marcos since his election in 1965. His aggressive campaign efforts were rewarded with an appointment as Chief of the Customs Bureau & the government's Insurance Commission.

It was during this time, the Philippine Department of National Defense would greatly expand its power & authority when Marcos assumed the Presidency on December 30th, 1965. Marcos appointed Enrile as his Secretary of National Defense on February 9th, 1970, a position Enrile held until August 27th, 1971, when he resigned to run unsuccessfully for the Senate of the Philippines. He was then re-appointed to the post of Philippine Secretary of National Defense by Marcos on January 4th, 1972. As National Defense Secretary, he was the highest-ranked commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Enrile was one of the few that the President had trusted, & was seen by many as Marcos' protege. For almost the entire period of Martial Law, Enrile served officially as the martial law administrator as he was in charge of all of the country's Armed Forces during that time. Furthermore, as early as Marcos' planning & preparation for the declaration of Martial Law, Enrile was involved. In his memior, Enrile recalled Marcos' careful preparations. He narrates that as early as December of 1969, Marcos instructed him to study the 1935 Constitution, specifically the powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief. Marcos had already foreseen a rise in violence & chaos in the country & wanted to know the exact extent of his powers.

 

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Cardinal Jaime Sin
7:00 PM PDT, May 20th, 1986
Palacio Arzobispal, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

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Cardinal Jaime Sin had one of the bravest individuals to speak out against the Marcos Dictatorship in the height of the 1986 People Power Revolution & during the hotly-contested Snap Elections of February 7th, 1986. Political & other events in the Philippines under the Marcos Dictatorship had forced Sin, who was the spiritual leader of Filipino Catholics, to get involved in politics.

He became witness to corruption, fraud, & even murder by the Dictatorship & rising popular discontent with the dictatorial rule of Marcos & his wife, Imelda. Within 6 months of his appointment as Archbishop, Sin was criticizing the authorities after the Philippine military raided a Manila seminary on the grounds that it was harboring insurgents. Sin appealed to all Filipinos of all regions to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Gospels & use peaceful means to change the political situation in the Philippines.

Beginning in the 1970s, Cardinal Sin, a moderate, was among the leaders who publicly pressured then-President Marcos to end Martial Law, out of concern that leftist radicals would overthrow the government. Sin eventually decided to speak out in support of Corazon Aquino, the widow of assassinated opposition leader & former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., in calling for an end to Martial Law. This led to massive popular demonstrations, often led by nuns whom riot police dared not to attack. In February 1986, Sin called on Filipinos to surround the police & military headquarters in Manila to protect then-AFP Vice Chief of Staff Fidel V. Ramos, who had broken with the Marcos Dictatorship. More than 1 million people took to the streets praying rosary & singing hymns in an outpouring that shielded anti-government rebels from attack. Some soldiers decided to join the marchers.

In what later became known as the People Power Revolution, Marcos, his family, & close advisors were forced to flee the Philippines & took up residence in Honolulu, HI, upon the invitation of President Ronald Reagan. Cardinal Sin, along with Presidents Corazon Aquino & Fidel Ramos, became known to Filipinos as the architects of the People Power Movement.

 

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President Cory
6:56 PM PDT, May 25th, 1986
New Executive Office Building, Malacanang Palace Grounds, Manila, Philippines.

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It has been a whirlwind 3 1/2 months since ascending to the Presidency, President Aquino had her work cut out for her in getting the Philippines back on its feet in terms of economic, political & international standing. She was going to need all of the luck she can get considering many enemies were circling, plotting to undermine her every step of the way at every turn.

 

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Over in Honolulu

It was in the middle of the early HRS of the morning of May 31st, 1986. US Army Reserve Major Marcus Alexander was stationed at US Army Fort Shafter. He & his wife, Isabelle had hit a rough patch during their 29 year marriage (they had 7 kids), Isabelle wanted Marcus to have more time with the family, but he explained that his Army Reserve Unit was busy with deployments & other training missions, etc., Marcus, not wanting to cause any further arguments waking up the kids, "I'm going over to the guesthouse & taking some time with myself."

Driving all the way to the suburban hotel, Marcus was tired & annoyed with the latest arguing with Isabelle, he answered a phone call from a mysterious woman "Hello baby. I need to see you today, we must have some fun, I know it's wrong, but we just cannot stop." It was obvious the voice on the other hand was a young Filipina, who replied, "Alright, I'll be there as soon as I can, see you soon."

 

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President Aquino addresses the Constitutional Convention
3:24 PM PDT, June 2nd, 1986
National Assembly, Quezon City, Philippines.

President Aquino addressing the 48-member Constitutional Convention inside the then-National Assembly (later Batasang Pambansa Complex).
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Pushing the new framework for a real democracy. President Aquino exhorted the members of the Constitutional Convention to do the following: 1.) be quick about their work because the nation is eager to have a new Constitution & 2.) limit themselves to their constitutional mission: providing for a new legislature & let this legislature of elected representatives enacting new laws.

"You are here today vested with the full authority & the complete independence to write our country's new Constitution. Nobody, not even I your President, can interfere with, or overrule you, in this great task. Our nation has placed its trust in you. Do not let it down.

I join you today only to honor your beginning. What happens from here on is a matter for you & you alone.

Today, apart from wishing you well & saying the hopes & prayers of our whole nation are with you, I want only to make two points. The first is, please be quick. Nobody can impose a deadline on your deliberations but you know that our whole nation is eager for a new Constitution, & the subsequent elections as soon as possible. The people expect a constitutional draft for their sovereign acceptance or rejection within three months, so eager are they to have, in the shortest time possible, a full-blown democratic republic.

Second limit yourselves to your constitutional mission. Your task is to design a constitution that will provide for a new legislature. Not to do that legislature's work for it. That is for the people's elected representatives to do.

You must define & protect our individual freedoms & rights; you must decide how different our institutions of state will relate to each other. Do not be distracted by political debates & matters of policy that do not belong within your constitution-making exercise. You are here appointed, by the people's wish, to write a constitution; you are not here as elected politicians.

Bear in mind that you shall be pondering, debating & writing a constitution not only for our contemporaries with their present concerns, but also for succeeding generations of Filipinos whose first concerns we cannot presume to know beforehand. Future Filipinos must always be free to decide how to address these concerns as they arise. Even the wisest cures for present maladies should not be imposed on succeeding generations that will have their own unique problems & priorities.

True & long-lived constitutions, a wise justice has told me, should be broad enough to be able to meet every exigency we cannot foretell & specific enough to stoutly protect the essentials of a true democracy; in short, open-ended documents that will always be relevant. Remember that constitutional changes are not safe or easy to come by. Our first attempt at constitutional revision was followed by dictatorship. & this, our second endeavor, was preceded by a revolution.

Future Filipinos & their legislatures & Supreme Courts can best assess & address the challenges they will meet if they enjoy the widest latitude of thought & action. In writing a constitution have the fullest confidence that the wisdom of our race is exhausted in us. Our race has grown in wisdom over time. I believe it will continue to do so.

Yours is indeed no easy task. On the other hand, depending on the result, yours will be no small glory. Our people have suffered much.

Thank you very much for welcoming me to address all of you today & good luck."

 

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Ministerial Cabinet of President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino (February 25th, 1986 to March 25th, 1987)
President: Corazon Cojuangco Aquino
VP & Prime Minister: Salvador Laurel
Presidential Executive Assistant: Joker Arroyo
Minister of Agrarian Reform: Jezreel F. Pattaguan
Minister of Agriculture & Food: Ramon Mitra, Jr.,
Minister of Budget & Management: Alberto Romulo
Minister of Education, Culture & Sports: Lourdes Quisimbing
Minister of Finance: Jaime Ongpin
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Salvador Laurel
Minister of Health: Alfredo Bengzon
Minister of Local Government & Community Development: Aquillino Pimentel, Jr.,
Minister of Justice: Estelito Mendoza
Neptali Gonzales
Minister of Labor & Environment: Augusto Sanchez
Minister of Defense: Juan Ponce Enrile
Minister of Natural Resources: Ernesto Maceda
Minister of Public Works & Highways: Rogaciano M. Mercado
Minister of Tourism: Jose Antonio Gonzales
Minister of Trade & Industry: Jose Concepcion
Minister of Transportation & Communications: Hernando Perez

Presidential Cabinet of President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino (1987 to 1992)
President: Corazon Cojuangco Aquino (February 25th, 1986 to June 30th, 1992)
VP: Salvador Laurel (February 25th, 1986 to September 20th, 1987)
Fidel Valdez Ramos (September 20th, 1987 to June 30th, 1992)
Executive Secretary: Joker Arroyo (March 25th, 1986 to September 15th, 1987)
Catalino Macaraig, Jr., (September 17th, 1987 to December 14th, 1990)
Oscar Orbos (December 16th, 1990 to July 14th, 1991)
Franklin Drilon (July 15th, 1991 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Agrarian Reform: Jezreel F. Pattagun (March 25th, 1986 to March 30th, 1986)
Conrado Estrella, Jr., (March 30th, 1986 to May 1st, 1986)
Heherson Alvarez (May 1st, 1986 to March 7th, 1987)
Philip Jucio (July 23rd, 1987 to July 1st, 1989)
Miriam Defensor Santiago (July 20th, 1989 to January 4th, 1990)
Florencio Abad (January 4th, 1990 to April 5th, 1990)
Benjamin Leong (April 6th, 1990 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Agriculture: Ramon Mitra, Jr., (March 25th, 1986 to June 30th, 1987)
Carlos Dominguez (June 30th, 1987 to January 1990)
Senen Bacani (January 1990 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Budget & Management: Alberto Romulo (March 25th, 1986 to March 13th, 1987)
Guillermo Carague (March 13th, 1987 to February 12th, 1992)
Salvador Enriquez, Jr., (February 12th, 1992 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Education, Culture & Sports: Lourdes Quisimbing (March 25th, 1986 to December 1989)
Isidro Carino (January 3rd, 1990 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Environment & Natural Resources: Ernesto Maceda (March 25th, 1986 to December 1st, 1986)
Carlos Dominguez (December 2nd, 1986 to March 9th, 1987)
Fulgencio S. Factoran (March 10th, 1987 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Finance: Jaime Ongpin (March 25th, 1986 to September 14th, 1987)
Vicente Jayme (September 15th, 1987 to December 31st, 1989)
Jesus Estanislao (January 1st, 1990 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Foreign Affairs: Salvador Laurel (March 25th, 1986 to February 2nd, 1987)
Manuel Yan (February 2nd, 1987 to October 14th, 1987)
Raul Manglapus (October 15th, 1987 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Health: Alfredo Bengzon (March 25th, 1986 to February 7th, 1992)
Antonio O. Periquet (February 10th, 1992 to June 30th, 1992)
Minister of Local Government: Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., (March 25th, 1986 to December 7th, 1986)
Jaime Ferrer (December 8th, 1986 to August 2nd, 1987)
Secretary of Local Government: Lito Monico C. Lorenzana (August 3rd, 1987 to November 8th, 1987)
Luis T. Santos (November 9th, 1987 to December 10th, 1991)
Secretary of the Interior & Local Government: Cesar N. Sarino (December 11th, 1991 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Justice: Neptali Gonzales (March 25th, 1986 to March 1987)
Sedfrey A. Ordonez (March 1987 to January 1990)
Franklin Drilon (January 4th, 1990 to July 14th, 1991)
Silvestre Bello, III (July 1991 to February 1992)
Eduardo Montenegro (February 1992 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Labor & Employment: Augusto Sanchez (March 25th, 1986 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of National Defense: Juan Ponce Enrile (March 25th, 1986 to November 23rd, 1986)
Rafael Ileto (November 23rd, 1986 to January 21st, 1988)
Fidel Valdez Ramos (January 22nd, 1988 to July 18th, 1991)
Renato de Villa (July 20th, 1991 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Public Works & Highways: Rogaciano M. Mercado (March 25th, 1986 to November 1986)
Vicente Jayme (November 1986 to 1987)
Juanito Ferrer (1987 to 1988)
Fiorello Estaur (1988 to 1990)
Jose de Jesus (1990 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Social Welfare & Development: Mito Pardo de Tavera (1986 to 1992)
Secretary of Tourism: Jose Antonio Gonzales (March 25th, 1986 to April 14th, 1989)
Narzalina Lim (April 14th, 1989 to June 7th, 1989)
Peter Garrucho (June 8th, 1989 to January 8th, 1991)
Rafael Alunan, III (January 9th, 1991 to February 16th, 1992)
Narzalina Lim (February 17th, 1992 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Trade & Industry: Jose Concepcion (March 25th, 1986 to January 8th, 1991)
Peter Garrucho (January 9th, 1991 to June 30th, 1992)
Secretary of Transportation & Communications: Hernando Perez (March 25th, 1986 to March 16th, 1987)
Rainerio Reyes (March 16th, 1987 to January 3rd, 1990)
Oscar Orbos (January 3rd, 1990 to December 9th, 1990)
Arturo Corona (December 20th, 1990 to May 16th, 1991)
Pete Nicomedes Prado (March 23rd, 1991 to June 30th, 1992)
Press Secretary: Teodoro Benigno (September 6th, 1986 to June 14th, 1989)
Adolfo Azcuna (June 16th, 1989 to December 31st, 1989)
Tomas Gomez, III (January 4th, 1990 to February 11th, 1992)
Horacio Paredes (February 12th, 1992 to June 30th, 1992)
Director-General of the National Economic & Development Authority: Winnie Monsod (July 22nd, 1987 to 1989)
Jesus Estanislao (1989 to 1990)
Cayetano Paderanga, Jr., (1990 to June 30th, 1992)
Solicitor General: Sedfrey A. Ordonez (1986 to 1987)
Francisco Chavez (1987 to February 6th, 1992)
Ramon Desuasido (February 6th, 1992 to June 30th, 1992)
Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Authority: Jejomar Binay (1990 to 1991)
Ignacio Bunye (1991 to June 30th, 1992)

 

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Meanwhile in Honolulu

Marcus was watching TV inside his hotel room on the 3rd floor in a suburban Honolulu hotel, when he heard knocks on the door. Opening up the door, he smiled at the beautiful young Filipina, "Welcome there. It's nice to see you after a long day at the office a few days earlier." It's unknown who this young female was, but she was in her early 30s & after putting her stuff down on the chair next to the round-table, she replied "Marcus, I see you've got a nice overview at the beach in your hotel room. It's getting quite hot in town, anytime we can have some fun ?" Marcus looked back & smiled "Baby! You're smoking fine wine & you're right, it's getting hot in here, I'm going to take a shower real quick."

While Marcus was taking a shower, he was thinking to himself "I need this break. Isabelle just kept nagging & nagging all of the damn time. If she can just understand that I'm doing deployments from my Reserve Unit, she might understand considering her father was in the United States Marine Corps for 25 years." Hearing the sliding glass door opening up, the young Filipina woman was naked & said, "I'm coming in right now baby." Both Marcus & his female companion were smiling at each other, it was obvious a steamy sex escapade was about to happen, which eventually occurred & lasted for 3 1/2 HRS.

 

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The First Coup Attempt
July 6th, 1986
Manila, Philippines.

Swiftly, silently, 16 trucks & buses rolled into Manila under the cover of a moonless tropical night. The curious convoy carried an estimated 800 Philippine Army troops, all loaded with weapons. According to a carefully laid plan, the vehicles split up &, as midnight approached, drove to assigned points around the Capitol City. Two of the trucks preceded to a key location: Malacanang Palace, the headquarters of President Aquino, 53. Asleep inside the Arlegui Mansion (where she made her official residence as President) about 50 Yds away from the main building, Aquino didn't hear their approach.

Shortly after 1:00 AM, a woman sitting in a snack bar near the Palace saw about 50 soldiers wearing black ski masks run past. Moments later the night was shattered by automatic-weapons fire & the blast of mortars & grenades. Those unexpected sounds of combat signaled the beginning of the several coup d'etat attempts against President Aquino throughout her Presidency from here on out. Upon hearing gunfire, members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) immediately awoke President Aquino & her family, escorted them to an undisclosed location, while the Armed Forces of the Philippines & Philippine National Police launched a surprise attack on the rebel soldiers, who were led by Colonel Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan, founder of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement.

Not too long afterwards several HRS later, Pro-Marcos military officers took over the Manila Hotel (ambushing the hotel by holding up people hostages) for 2 days, declaring Arturo Tolentino the new President. However, the public was unfazed by this failed coup d'etat attempt, which ended on July 8th without any further violence. This wouldn't be the first of several unsuccessful coup attempts during the Aquino Presidency.

 

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President Aquino's State Visit to Indonesia
August 24th, 1986
Jakarta, Indonesia

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Beginning her first overseas trip as President of the Republic of the Philippines, Aquino traveled to Indonesia, leaving the Philippines for the first time since coming to power 6 months ago & brushed aside warnings of possible disturbances back at home during her absence. The Armed Forces of the Philippines were put on what was called a precautionary alert during her 4-day trip, which was described by her aides as in some ways a test dry run for her upcoming visit to the United States for next month, beginning on September 15th. Before the President began to depart & boarded Boeing 747-400, she delivered a departure speech at the Manila International Airport, where Aquino made light of warnings that Pro-Marcos forces might stage another incident similar to their takeover of the Manila Hotel on July 6th.

The Philippine Government Commission, which investigated the takeover of the Manila Hotel, indicated in their findings, the coup plotters wanted a declaration of a rebel government, the Commission warned that a similar or more serious incident was possible during this trip to Indonesia & Singapore, or during her visit to the United States from September 15th to 23rd. "I am leaving my government in good & trustworthy hands," Aquino said, adding that she was sure the Filipino people "will help anytime there is need to protect the peace of our country." The President & her 15-member official party were seen off at the airport in Manila by VP Laurel, Defense Minister Enrile & AFP Chief of Staff General Ramos, who said he had placed 25,000 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on alert as a precautionary measure & not as a result of any specific threat.

Upon arriving in Jakarta, Aquino was greeted by Indonesian President Suharto, with whom she was scheduled to hold talks on Monday morning. She was later scheduled to travel to Singapore on Tuesday before returning to Manila on Wednesday.

 

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Other Highlights during President Aquino's 1st year:

September 14th, 1986: ABS-CBN went back on the airwaves once again as it began rebroadcast to viewers & for station ID, the network carries the first tagline Watch Us Do It Again! followed by a second tagline Sharing A New Life with You. It features the first Ch. 2 logo is a wing-shaped blue crest with a white curved at the top & a white line as a tail, the Broadway 2 logo was used until 1987.

October 15th, 1986: Signing of the new Constitution by Cecilia Munoz Palma & other members of the Commission.

October 20th, 1986: Milk Code of 1986 (Executive Order No. 51) is signed by President Aquino in order to implement rules & regulations in the manufacture of infant formula products.

November 13th, 1986: KMU Chairman Rolando Olalia was shot dead in Antipolo, Rizal by attributing his party leaders within the military.

November 22nd, 1986: God Save the Queen incident takes place. However, rebel leaders failed to overthrow Aquino.