The World - News from Jan. 8, 1986
Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos again accused Corazon Aquino, his opponent in the February election, of having Communist advisers. He told a Manila rally that Aquino was influenced by Jose Maria Sison, a founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, who has been jailed since the early 1970s. He also mentioned former Sen. Lorenzo Tanada, who has been a key figure in Aquino’s camp and who is on leave from the chairmanship of the leftist group Bayan. Aquino and those named by Marcos could not be reached immediately for a response.
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