Yesterday, one of the original members of the Rebolusyunaryong Alyansang Makabansa or RAM, Col. Rex Robles tearfully expressed his apologies to the family of President Cory Aquino. Robles, who led RAM's special operations team, revealed that their group nearly assassinated Aquino at the height of coup attempts in the late 80's. To understand the context of Robles' revelation, let's revisit History for a while.
Shortly after the EDSA revolution, then Defense secretary Juan Ponce-Enrile decided to break away from the Cory Aquino government. I still remember the photo of Enrile splashed as the headline of the Philippine Daily Inquirer then. Enrile was photographed walking down the steps of the palace. Enrile had a serious policy disagreement with Cory.
Immediately after that, a series of coups happened. The first ones were led by Marcos remnants. The serious ones were launched by the RAM-SFP-YOU, a group which was formed in 1983.
Robles was part of the RAM. He was one of those who sacrificed their futures for the pursuit of a better society. Yesterday, however, Robles revealed what really prompted them to take strong military action against Arroyo. Robles said their group feared that Cory's government was turning into a Communist-inspired one.
I ask Robles--so that's the only thing? Hindi ba masyadong mababaw?
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