Because of my order for the PC [Philippine Constabulary] and other police national agencies to augment the MPD [Manila Police District] in maintain peace and order in Manila, there is a hue and cry about militarism and fascism.
But the mayor, Mayor Antonio Villegas, has been incriminated by a witness in the vice investigations in the city. So have his brothers and some policemen. And the mayor wants us to notify him and the MPD of any raids by the national agencies when we know that he and his men are protecting the vice lords.
And the crime incidence has increased.
The hue and cry should now call attention to the fact that I cannot or could not do anything about the deterioration of peace and order in Manila.
Worked on the Villalon and de Leon cases. Jim Rafferty of the U.S. Embassy attended a sukiyaki party of [Sergio] Serging Osmeña [Jr.] on the 5th floor of the L & S building which floor was closed to the public (last Friday noon). There were call girls and models. They must be feeding the Americans some girls. But the disturbing thing was a telephone conversation between them Thursday (the day before) when they talked of equipment (apparently their code name for arms) as well as “plans.” This bears watching. For Osmeñna also tried to give a certain Monette de los Reyes (probably the Binibining Filipino) to Amb. [Henry] Byroade on a yachting spree but they planted tape recorders and a movie camera probably to compromise Amb. Byroade.
Official Gazette for May 31, 1970: President Marcos directed Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile to personally bring the victims of the Bantay incident to Manila so that they could give Malacañang a firsthand account of the burning and looting of Barrios Ora East and Ora Center in Bantay, Ilocos Sur last week. The President directed the defense secretary to make available as many aircraft as are available to transport the victims to Manila. At the same time, the President ordered the release of ₱20,000 through the Department of Social Welfare to help the Victims rebuild their houses.
The President also directed Secretary of Social Welfare Gregorio Feliciano to go with Secretary Enrile so that he would be able to see for himself how relief is being dispensed to the displaced residents of the two barrios.
He likewise asked Gen. Manuel T. Yan the AFP Chief of Staff, to see how military engineers could be of assistance in rebuilding the houses that had been burned down in the two barrios, as well as to report on the progress of civic action work being under taken by units of the civic action team sent by the AFP from Laoag to Bantay.
Earlier, the President created a Presidential Advisory Committee on Civil Aviation charged with updating civil aviation policies and upgrading and modernizing air services and facilities “to make air travel one of the safest and most speedy and efficient means of transportation.” The committee will be composed of the chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, the director of Civil Aviation, the commanding general of the Philippine Air Force, and the heads of all pilots’ associations.
But Amb. Byroade did not attend. They are still trying to invite him.
And about 24 officers and men have been meeting on the [Eleuterio] Adevoso plan with [Jose] Joe Maristela (although Adevoso is now notably absent from the meetings).
We must get Joe Maristela to finish his diary and infiltrate his men into the conspiracy.
Then we must be able to corroborate the testimony of Villalon and de Leon, the latter on the training ground in Samar.
Father Lana continues to submit reports on the establishment of a training ground in Iloilo (5th district).