The Boys From The Barracks
The Philippine Military After Edsa
Ranked #71 in Philippines History
"The post-Ramos coup attempts did not have the same political magnitude and intensity as those which went on during the years of Cory Aquino in power in the 1980s. This is partly why putting the pieces together felt like writing a pos-mortem account. The old patterns were evident, starting from President Joseph Estrada's ouster in 2001 and up until the fiasco at the Manila Peninsula takeover in 2007. As I bring it to a closure, I still see the optimism of a military being professional again. I have also come to conclude that what has made the armed forces survive as an institution, and truly... more
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