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Kinship Politics in Post-War Philippines: The Lopez Family, 1945–1989

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2008

Mina Roces
Mina Roces
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, Sydney
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Abstract

On being awarded the Legion of Honor by President Corazon Aquino, Joaquin ‘Chino.’ Roces, publisher of The Manila Times, pleaded with the president:

Please allow me to remind you, first. That our people brought a new government to power because our people felt an urgent need for change. That change was nothing more and nothing less than that of moving quickly into a new moral order. The people believed, and many of them still do, that when we said we would be the exact opposite of Marcos, we would be just that. Because of that promise which the people believed, our triumph over Marcos was anchored on a principle of morality . . . . To our people, I dare propose that new moral order is best appreciated in terms of our response to graft and corruption in public service. We cannot afford a government of thieves unless we can tolerate a nation of highwaymen.

Type
Research Article
Information
Modern Asian Studies , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , January 2000 , pp. 181 - 221
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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