The passage of the BBL could have been Mr. Aquino’s real legacy in the area of securing the peace and confidence-building. On the Marcos burial, Mr. Binay tried to forge a compromise formula, which got no go signal from Mr. Aquino’s administration. The staying power of the Revolutionary Left has been amazing. In 1988, Mr. Gaddafi hosted in Tripoli a gathering of the groups involved in two activities, communist insurgency and separatism/secession. The Philippine revolutionary Left, far from dying, reportedly opened up more guerrilla fronts during the time of Mr. Aquino.

Source: Manila Times August 30, 2016 16:07 UTC