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Monday, July 28, 2003 (Philippines)
| MUTINEERS. Leaders of the 296 “rogue soldiers” face journalists inside the Oakwood Towers to express their grievances about the corruption in the military and their superiors’ disregard for their plight. The press conference came an hour before the first deadline set by President Arroyo for them to surrender at 5 p.m. (AFP Foto) |
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MANILA---Nearly 300 rebel soldiers agreed late last night to return to barracks and to face military justice, bringing a tense one-day mutiny to an end.
“The crisis in Makati is over,” President Arroyo announced with a huge smile on nationwide television, after marathon talks with leaders of 296 soldiers who took over the Oakwood apartment complex in the financial district.
Arroyo will deliver her traditional State of the Nation Address before Congress today, as the country awaits the mutiny’s effects on markets and the economy.
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‘Cebu behind Arroyo’
AS the mutiny unfolded in Makati, officials in Cebu kept an eye out for sympathizers, even as they appealed for calm.
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‘It wasn’t a coup, rebellion perhaps’
WHILE rebellion or sedition may have been committed by the junior military officers who revolted against the government, they are not liable for coup d’ etat, two lawyers said.
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Mutiny dims economic prospects: analysts
MANILA—As the country woke up to yet another coup attempt yesterday, analysts and business leaders warned it would drive away investors and leave the country’s near-term economic prospects in tatters.
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