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Marcos, in his 'finest hour', said no to pleas from Ver to bomb Crame (and consequently EDSA). It was live on TV, so the chances of him accepting Ver's demands then was nigh.

But what if the conference was held secretly? OTL it was done on TV. What if before he said no, he fainted (his health was faltering by that time so this is reasonable) during the conference, with a vague gesture from Marcos before fainting signalling Ver to bomb Crame? By the time of this event not all of the air force had defected. Marcos is then rushed to a Manila hospital (briefly) before being airlifted to Ilocos.

The conference is secret, so is it possible for word of this act to not come to light amongst the protesters quickly? (Of course they still would have learned).

The marines in Metro will not pull a China 1989; no they are too exposed there. Bombing them is a different thing. Maybe have loyalist units bomb them on the grounds of higher rankings, better family life, pensions, etc. whatever benefit you could imagine.

If Ver gets his way, I could see a Phillippine Civil War occuring. Upper half of Luzon with a share in Metro Manila= Marcos, Lower half with a share of Metro Manila and Part of Mindano = Opposition, and Muslim Insurgents expanding in Western Mindanao.

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