The wounded in Cabugao has increased to more than 200 and the dead number 12.
I have rejected the proposal to declare martial law in Ilocos Sur. But I have ordered a dragnet of strangers in any locality in the north.
Adrian Seca has come to offer 50% of Pacific Communications, Ltd. of Hongkong. It publishes The Asian, Orientations, Insight, Chic etc.
He brought out Eugenio Lopez Jr’s (Genie) 50% and would like us to join him in partnership.
Official Gazette for April 26, 1972: WITH a heavy schedule of callers on deck, the President started working at his desk early. He signed and submitted to the Commission on Appointments for confirmation the nominations of nine individuals to various posts in the government.
Most of the nominations were to positions in the judiciary.
Among others, he conveyed a congratulatory message to Ben Villaflor following the latter’s successful bid for the world’s Junior Lightweight title.
The President then received callers, mostly congressmen, starting with a three-man delegation of the German Federation of Trade Unions who paid their respects to the President.
Accompanied by German Ambassador J. W. Buddenbrock and former Labor Secretary Blas F. Ople, the delegation was composed of Alfons Lappas, member of the federation and the board of trustees of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung; Erwin Kristofferson and Klaus Pretzer, F-E-S representatives to Asia and the Philippines, respectively.
The President also received the members of the executive committee of the National Labor Union Center (NLUC) headed by Antonio Policarpio, who invited him to speak at a labor rally on Labor Day (May 1).
The delegation included Ben B. Navarro, Cesar Legayada, Tim Dejon and Filemon Arce.
Other callers included some 32 Nacionalista congressmen who sought public works fund releases, allocations of prefabricated school buildings and assistance in procuring hospital ambulance.
The congressmen who called on the President were House Majority Floor Leader Marcelino Veloso, Reps. Rafael Legaspi of Aklan, Pablo Malasarte of Bohol, Artemio Mate of Leyte, Pedro C. Medalla of Mindoro Occidental, Constantino Navarro of Surigao del Norte, Jose P. Neri of Camiguin, Fernando Pajarillo of Camarines Norte, Benjamin Perez of Nueva Vizcaya; Jose J. Puyat of Surigao del Sur, Francisco G. Reyes of Manila, Pablo R. Roman of Bataan, Guillermo Sanchez of Agusan del Norte, Lorenzo Sarmiento of Davao del Norte; Celestino Sybico, Eduardo Gullas, Emerito Calderon, Gaudencio Beduya and Manuel Zosa of Cebu; Fermin Caram, Jr. and Gloria Tabiana of Iloilo, Simeon Valdez of Ilocos Norte, Fernando Veloso of Western Samar, Felipe J. Abrigo of Eastern Samar, Rodolfo Albano of Isabela; Felipe Almazan of Kalinga-Apayao, Vicente Cerilles of Zamboanga del Sur, Amando D. Cope of Albay, Andres Cosalan of Benguet, Ali Dimaporo of Lanao del Norte, Macacuna Dimaporo of Lanao del Sur, Tito Dupaya of Cagayan and Felix Fuentebella of Camarines Sur.
Early in the evening, the President had an interview with Malacañang newsmen during which he announced that he had rejected proposals to proclaim martial law in Ilocos Sur and to increase the number of troops in that strife-torn province.
He told newsmen it was a matter of organizing five teams to follow up five theories that had been submitted for investigation.
I attach his Prospectus and Financial Statement enclosed by Blas Ople in his letter recommending that we do not pass up this opportunity to be associated with the pioneer media enterprises of Southeast Asia.
The organization of the Moro National Liberation Front has been confirmed by the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency]. This report includes Raschid Lucman as organizer. Libya is the source of aid.