Censorship Philippines

The Philippine government announced the closure of an opposition newspaper but said it is not reneging on a promise of a free press. Critics said the move constituted censorship. The Presidential Commission on Good Government, citing a drain on the treasury, said that the Daily Express, regarded as a mouthpiece of ousted President Ferdinand E. Marcos during the martial-law years of the 1970s, will be closed Jan. 31.

The renegade Philippine army colonel who led last year's coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino vowed Tuesday "to act and act boldly" against her government and implied that he and his supporters will use violence. In a letter addressed to "my countrymen" and delivered to The Times, Col. Gregorio (Gringo) Honasan also said he decided to escape Saturday from a prison ship in Manila Bay rather than face court-martial because "the Aquino government has convicted me without trial."

The renegade Philippine army colonel who led last year's coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino vowed Tuesday "to act and act boldly" against her government and implied that he and his supporters will use violence. In a letter addressed to "my countrymen" and delivered to The Times, Col. Gregorio (Gringo) Honasan also said he decided to escape Saturday from a prison ship in Manila Bay rather than face court-martial because "the Aquino government has convicted me without trial."

An Australian film crew that has been here shooting a $12-million Home Box Office miniseries re-creating the 1986 Philippine "People Power" rebellion that overthrew Ferdinand E. Marcos began packing its bags to leave Manila on Friday after a regional trial court judge refused to lift an injunction blocking the production.

An Australian film crew that has been here shooting a $12-million Home Box Office miniseries re-creating the 1986 Philippine "People Power" rebellion that overthrew Ferdinand E. Marcos began packing its bags to leave Manila on Friday after a regional trial court judge refused to lift an injunction blocking the production.

The Philippine government announced the closure of an opposition newspaper but said it is not reneging on a promise of a free press. Critics said the move constituted censorship. The Presidential Commission on Good Government, citing a drain on the treasury, said that the Daily Express, regarded as a mouthpiece of ousted President Ferdinand E. Marcos during the martial-law years of the 1970s, will be closed Jan. 31.