Aquino, then and now
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Noynoy appears to be following the worn-out formula of Cory, his mother, in pounding on the alleged sins of a past administration as if everything relies on this for the country to prosper.
In 1986, when Cory Aquino took over the presidency, the formula seemed to be then guaranteed to maintain public sympathy since she, anyway, was swept to power by ousting an overstaying president who was accused of emptying the public coffers and withheld the exercise of civil rights.
As a result, the country went down the drain, all because of her focus on destroying Marcos and everything that he had established, to the point of abolishing the Ministry of Energy which resulted in the country experiencing 12 hour daily blackouts.
Now, more than 20 years after, public perception about the Marcos regime is changing with many, particularly those who had lived through the Marcos’ 14-year martial rule, saying that life then was better, perhaps because his regime built more, while Cory’s destroyed more..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110724com1.html
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