Manila Standard issues for February 1987

Manila Standard news items for 1987 Feb 11 Wed

National news

• 39 soldiers... (p.1 missing ff-p.6) AFP coup attempt, dismissal, criminal case
• Misuari... (p.1 missing ff-p.6) autonomy, secession, MNLF, OIC, Islamic, Libya, Iran, Malaysia, Afghanistan
• PC major escapes (p.1 missing ff-p.6) PC, coup attempt, escape
• No Reds... (p.1 missing ff-p.6) Cory Aquino, coup attempt
• 11 NPAs... (p.1 missing ff-p.6) clashes, Central Luzon, North Cotabato, Apayao, San Pablo City
• KL airs... (p.1 missing ff-p.6) Malaysia, foreign affairs, illegal migrants, Sabah
• Opposition shifts... (p.1 missing ff-p.6) opposition, election, Senate
• Meet the Family. (p.2) Editorial staff, newspaper, Standard, Rodolfo T. Reyes
• PPSTA told to bare financial state. (p.3) Teachers, education, Lourdes Quisumbing
• Espina wants out from Unido slate. (p.3) Rene Espina, UNIDO, senator, election
• Opposition to field common slate. (p.3) opposition party, CODA, Mindanao alliance, Homobono Adaza, election, Lower House
• Interbank stock sale stopped. (p.3) Vicente T. Tan, National Development Corp., Continental Bank, Interbank, Makati RTC
• UP alumni in California set reunion. (p.3) Los Angeles, Heroico M. Aguiluz, UP Alumni Association
• Vatican urges debtors to get better terms. (p.5) Phil foreign debt. Catholic church support
• Tanod files raps vs Villa (p.6) Tanodbayan, graft, BIR, Romulo Villa
• More firepower for self-defense (p.6) AFP, PC-INP, Renato De Villa, loose firearms
• Aspiras, 4 others in PTA mess charged (p.6) Tanodbayan, graft, PTA, tourism, Jose Aspiras
• Cory proclaims charter today (p.6) new 1987 Constitution, proclamation, oathtaking
• Small-scale operations against rebs eyed (p.7) AFP, insurgency, operations, Rafael Ileto

Metro and provincial news

• Cordillera ceasefire extension inked (p.7) AFP, CPLA, peace
• Samar's boat people (photo p.8) AFP, NPA, Visayas, evacuees
• PC regional chief under fire (p.8) Central Visayas, PC-INP, Edgardo Abenina
• Cebu wants casinos out (p.8) Central Visayas, gambling
• Asia's largest bell (p.8) West Visayas, Panay, Capiz
• Evelio Javier remembered (p.8) West Visayas, Antique
• Two sleuths get medals (p.8) Northern Luzon, Sagada, drugs, hashish, police
• Program package for Cordillera (p.8) Northern Luzon, NEDA, Joseph Alabanza, autonomy
• Landless to get illegal lands (p.8) Bicol, landgrabbing
• Political Big Four breaks up (p.8) Bicol, Camarines Sur, local politics, Luis Villafuerte, Rolando Andaya, Edmundo Cea, Boboy Alfelor

Oped, features, sections

• Editorial: Room at the top. (p.4)
• Tony Gatmaitan column: The opera ain't over. (p.4) new constitution, Cory Aquino, opposition, Enrile
• Rosario A. Garcellano column: Journalists as newsmakers. (p.4) Petronilo Bn. Daroy, Luis D. Beltran
• Celso Carunungan column: An urgent call for unity. (p.4) Quick overview of Phil history
• Ricky La Vina column: A personal presidency. (p.5) Cory Aquino
• Public pulse: What do you think of the unprecedented number of dailies? (p.5)
• Name your senatorial candidates (p.5) news survey, senate, election
• Feature: The old bakery in Pateros (p.18)
• Feature: P.U.S.H. for Davao farmers (p.18) NPA, land reform, Jesuit priest, Fr. Emeterio Barcelon, poverty, marketing, technical assistance

Note

• sports section excluded
• foreign news excluded
• business news (p.13-15) for future indexing
• showbiz news (p.16-17) for future indexing
• lifestyle (p.19) for future indexing
• applause (p.20) for future indexing

Manila Standard news items for 1987 Feb 12 Thu

National news

• Truce is over; Cory unsheathes 'sword of war' (p.1)
• Tells AFP to resume operations vs Reds (p.1/6)
• 7 killed in 3 new rebel attacks (p.1/6)
• Tadeo says Mendiola evidence 'planted' (p.1/2)
• Ferrer backs opposition's Comelec bid (p.1)
• Another firm pulls out from BEPZ (p.1/2)
• Aquino proclaims Constitution (p.1/2)
• Maceda says 'Cory ticket' almost ready (p.1/2)
• NPA steps up fighters' training, recruits more from the middle class (p.6)
• A special report: Standoff at the Free Trade Zone (p.6)
• Soldier runs amuck, kills 4 men (p.6)

Metro and provincial news

• No mob rule, says fiscal (p.2) -- on the rebellion case of 119 civilian Marcos loyalists in connection with the GMA-7 takeover
• Fake drugs listed (p.2) -- health ministry bares list of fake drugs sold in local pharmacies
• Ouster of 10 HK Chinese sought (p.2)
• Kapunan denies giving 'death gun' in Olalia slaying (p.2)
• Missing PC major turns up (p.2)
• 13 jail bolters hunted (p.2)
• Gun-toting actor finds self in trouble (p.2)

Oped, features, sections

• Editorial: Killing corruption (p.4)
• Hector Villanueva: The mad scramble (p.4)
• Nelia Sancho: Choice as a woman's right (p.4)
• Kitch Ortego: A rebuff of Cory (p.4)
• Interview of Joseph Collins: 'There is an urgent need for serious agrarian reform' (p.5)
• Nestor Mata: Long live the people! (p.5)
• Creative home-building (p.16)
• The builders: Jerry Araos, sculptor, and Ning Encarnacion, architect

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