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The Loyalists, the Oppositionists and the Fence-Sitters – the conclusion

 By all means the GMA Loyalists have all the reasons to protect its leader no matter how unpopular she is as perceived by the oppositionists. May I volunteer some of their arguments: why can’t the oppositionists wait for GMA’s term to end, anyway its only less than two years; hey the economy is improving, the peso is getting stronger against the dollar, the physical infrastructures are being built to further support the...

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The Loyalists, the Oppositionists and the Fence-Sitters Part 2

During the first EDSA, the Marcos Loyalists had General Fabian Ver as the epitome of what a Marcos Loyalist should be. He was ready to shoot at the Cory Supporters if Marcos had ordered it.  There was even an anecdote that if Marcos ordered Gen. Ver to jump out of a building, Gen. Ver would have asked, “from which floor, Sir?” On the other side of the story, there was Cardinal Jaime Sin who was considered as the moving...

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The Loyalists, the Oppositionists and the Fence-Sitters

I do not have any intention of politicizing my purely showbiz entertainment blog but the recent events that transpired is enough motivation to push me to entertain you with my point of view on this latest political circus in our country!  In 1986, there were important actors during the EDSA revolution: the Marcos Loyalists, the Cory supporters and the Balimbings. There were three important big scenes: First, the Cory supporters...

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