According to an article from the Los Angeles Times,
Philippine President Corazon Aquino, in a speech to a joint session of Congress that drew three standing ovations, pledged Thursday to take up "the sword of war" to end the Communist insurgency that has plagued the Philippines for 17 years if rebel leaders spurn her government's offers of peace.
sponsoring a similar but long-pending
Sen. Richard G. Luger (R-Ind.), who is $200-million aid appropriation in the Senate, said in an interview that he hopes Aquino's speech will be a catalyst for action on the bill, which has been threatened by special-interest amendments.
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