The second typhoon “Miling” with more than 2000 kms. per hour wind velocity at the center missed us again and weakened to a 50 kms. per hour hitting only Calayaan and other islands north of Luzon.
I hope our luck holds and no typhoons hit us.
I gave an amnesty to the three PAL [Philippine Airlines] hijackers and directed Benny [Benigno] Toda [Jr.] to put them on apprenticeship job.
There seems to be some serious combat fatigue if not demoralization in the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines]. There has been a firefight between PA [Philippine Army] and Marine elements in Jolo. Commodore [Romulo] Espaldon had to move the Marines to Tawi-Tawi.
And there are pervasive cases of abuses by AFP personnel all over Mindanao. We will have to recall them, put them through retraining and get them back to their families—a moderating and calming (civilizing) influence.
They have been fighting for about a year.
It looks like we can negotiate the surrender of the Jolo rebels who are not Maoists. In fact they are ready to go after the Maoists and eliminate the leader Nur Misuari.
Tony [Antonio] Raquiza is playing an important role daring to go to the rebel areas. And Commodore [Romulo] Espaldon is the right man for the job.
I have put the papers on this project in Envelope No. XXXIII-F.
The offer of Eugenio Lopez Sr. to sell his shares of Meralco [Manila Electric Company] is being implemented with a reorganization, removal of excess personnel and deadwood as well as the chance of new management and the organization of a foundation to take over the shares of Meralco.
I attach the papers on this case in Envelope No. XXXIII-G.
The Israelis seem to have cracked the Syrian line in the Golan Heights and are charging through to Damascus. While they are merely fighting a holding action in Sinai against the Egyptians. Moshe Dayan, the Israeli Minister of Defense, claims they will take Damascus in
Entry is misdated as October 11.
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twenty four hours.
I place the records in newspapers in Envelope No. XXX-H.