Opposition Coalition Formed by Philippine Vice President
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MANILA — Philippine Vice President Salvador Laurel announced a new opposition movement Saturday, claiming President Corazon Aquino’s “blundering and immoral administration” would lead the country to disaster.
Laurel was joined by representatives of several opposition groups, including the New Society Movement of ousted President Ferdinand E. Marcos, in launching the Union for National Action.
“I accept the honor and the challenge to lead a coalesced opposition against a blundering and immoral administration that has betrayed the people,” Laurel told reporters. “If (Aquino) continues to run the government, the country is headed for national disaster.” Included in the group’s platform is a call for a new treaty on the status of U.S. military bases in the Philippines that would provide for a gradual phasing out of the facilities over a 10-year period.
Aquino had no immediate reaction to the formation of the group.
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