Met the political leaders of Cavite, Gov. Lino Bocalan and Cong. Justiniano Montano on the spate of killings in that province.
Put the entire province under P.C. [Philippine Constabulary] control. Both of them agreed.
Issued orders of shoot to kill to all those who resisted lawful arrest and/or were engaged in the commission of a crime like carrying a gun.
Cancelled all permits to carry guns outside their residences (including licensed guns).
I attach the report on the latest murder, the ambush of Mayor Aling [Manuel] Rojas of Cavite City.
Also received the progress report on the MIA [Manila International Airport] from Col. Jolly Bugarin of the NBI [National Bureau of Investigation].
Sent Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile to the U.S. to negotiate for surplus equipment. I attach his instructions.
Imelda may go to Moscow, England and Madrid on the wedding of Alfonso de Borbon to Carmencita Franco Villaverde the granddaughter of Gen. [Francisco] Franco of Spain.
Official Gazette for February 29, 1972: EARLY today President Marcos issued two executive orders: one creating the Philippine Tourist Board; and the other further amending Executive Order No. 212 dated February 17, 1970, and designating Edgardo E. Q. Yap as vice-chairman of the National Artificial Rain Stimulation Committee.
The President attended to his scheduled callers at mid-morning. The first to be received was Mr. L. Gibbs, managing director of GM Holden, a car manufacturing firm of Australia, who called to pay his respects following his recent arrival in connection with the Australian Trade display at the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati, Rizal.
Australian Ambassador James C. Ingram accompanied the Holden executive to Malacañang.
Later the President presided over a conference of local officials from Cavite. During the conference, the President ordered that the entire province of Cavite be placed under Philippine Constabulary control for effective maintenance of peace and order in the province.
The Cavite officials present at the conference were Rep. Justiniano Montano, Gov. Lino Bocalan, Col. G. Manuel, Cavite PC provincial commander, and Col. E. D. Tobias. Also present were Senator Helena Z. Benitez who is from Cavite, and Col. E. C. Navarro, 2nd PC Zone commander.
The conference was also attended by Secretary of Justice Vicente Abad Santos and Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile, and Brig. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos, chief of constabulary.
The President ordered Abad Santos and Enrile to organize a team of interrogators to gather information on criminal activities from all those apprehended for various crimes. He directed Gen. Ramos to organize a task force exclusively for the province, suspend in Cavite all permits to carry firearms outside homes, and give all armed groups and wanted men in the province seven days to surrender along with their firearms.
The afternoon and evening was devoted by the President to paperwork.
Am finishing the roads for the Boy Scout Jamboree at Mt. Makiling. I attach the plans.
All attachments and other papers in Envelope No. XVI-E.