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The Philippines
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1986
U.S. grants Marcos sanctuary
United Press International
WASHINGTON — The United States, with praise for the dignity and compassion displayed by both sides, gave sanctuary yesterday to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and formally recognized a new government headed by Corazon Aquino.
Marcos, his family and political clowns flew in four U.S. helicopters from the presidential palace in Manila to Clark Air Base north of the capital after President Reagan guaranteed, in the words of White House spokesman Larry Speaks, his peace, his safety and his dignity.
Marcos, apparently ill, later left the Philippines aboard U.S. Air Force planes for the U.S. possession of Guam, where U.S. officials said he would stay temporarily and receive a checkup at a Navy hospital.
It was not known where Marcos might eventually settle, but Secretary of State George Shultz offered the ex-president haven in the United States.
U. S. officials said the decision on a final destination is up to Marcos, whose dictatorial rule was supported for 20 years by the United States, mainly to guarantee the protection of vital American military bases on the islands.
The dramatic change in the U.S. stand on the Marcos regime, a shift Speakes said was carefully orchestrated, came just two weeks
after Reagan stunned election observers by declaring both sides were responsible for the violence and fraud in the Feb. 7 presidential election between Aquino and Marcos.
Since then, support for Marcos on Capitol Hill and among top administration officials dwindled to the point that the White House said Monday a solution to imminent civil war could only be achieved through a peaceful transition to a new government.
"We praise the decision of President Marcos," Shultz said in announcing formal recognition of the Aquino government. "Reason and compassion have prevailed in ways that best serve the Filipino nation and people."
Marcos, faced by insurrection from much of his army, opposition from the Catholic Church and throngs of civilians in the streets protecting the military mutineers, finally resigned yesterday just after he was inaugurated for a new term and a day after he vowed to fight until the last.
Shultz supported the outpouring of democratic spirit in the Philippines and said, "We stand ready to work with the new government of President Aquino."
While it was plain that the United States had stage-managed Marcos' departure, officials credited the Philippine people for the peaceful revolution.
"It was essential that it be seen as a Filipino"
decision," said Speakers, who said the U.S. role was "a carefully orchestrated one to reach a peaceful solution, to reach a democratic outcome."
However, a senior administration official who asked not to be named said the outcome was less likely to have occurred without U.S. maneuvering. Nonetheless, he said, "The people dignified the democratic process. It was not an open rebellion."
The key event came Monday when Marcos telephoned Sen. Paul Laxalt, R-Nev., a friend of Reagan's, who had urged Marcos to reform in a trip to Manila last year. During the call Laxalt deferred giving advice, then consulted with Reagan and Shultz and called Marcos back with advice that he quit.
But Speakes said, "There was no deal."
In White House meetings Monday, Speakers said, "The president indicated that he would like to guarantee President Marcos his peace, his safety and his dignity," a message that Laxalt apparently passed on.
Schultz said, "The president is pleased with the peaceful transition to a new government of the Philippines. The United States extends recognition to this new government headed by President Aquino. We pay special tribute to her for her commitment to nonviolence, which has earned her the respect of all Americans."
Millions of Filipinos celebrate new leaders
United Press International
MANILA, Philippines — Go-girls abandoned bars, motorists honked horns and passengers on a Manila-bound jet broke into applause when they learned that President Ferdinand Marcos stepped down yesterday after 20 years in power.
The news that Marcos was leaving the country sparked a spontaneous celebration in Manila and its suburbs by millions of people that was punctuated by the sounds of automobile horns and firecrackers.
"We have been waiting for this day for a long, long time," one taxi driver said. "When we heard that Marcos was gone, we could not believe it at first. But it is true, and the people are very happy now."
All across the city, automobile tires were burned in the streets to greet the downfall of Marcos and welcome the inauguration of Corazon Aquino, who was sworn in as the nation's seventh president and first woman chief executive.
Reports of looting and gunfire at the presidential palace marred the fiesta atmosphere that gripped the
city of 8 million people, but civilian volunteers moved in to protect the compound.
The celebrations were peaceful elsewhere in the capital.
in the Ermita tourist district, scantily clad go-go girls chanting Aquino's nickname, Cory, abandoned the bars where they worked and danced in the streets.
Traffic through the business district of Manila slowed to a crawl as happy Filipinos crawled over stalled cars, cheering, waving banners and chanting for "Cory."
Seaside Roxas Boulevard, one of Manila's main streets, was jammed with cars filled with cheering young men.
The news even prompted a celebration in a Manila-bound jetliner over the South China Sea. An announcement by the captain that Marcos had stepped down and "we have a new president, Corazon Aquino," brought cheers from Filipino passengers heading home.
The impromptu celebration in the capital ended as suddenly as it began, and the streets of the capital were quiet shortly after midnight.
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