I have amended Proclamation No. 889 to exclude crimes committed in connection with or incident to rebellion and insurrection, emphasized the crime of actually engaging in armed rebellion and insurrection—with Proclamation No. 889-A.
And the page-proof of the book which I have entitled Today’s Revolution: Democracy.
But I am still finishing the epilogue trying to put in the explanations of the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.
Sec. [Carlos] Romulo left at 7:15 PM for Europe then to UN [United Nations] to lead our delegation and support the two-China policy thereat.
We have just produced the first corned beef by Delta. The part cara beef that is carabao meat is P1.85 per tin as compared to the P4.20 of the imported variety. They should be producing 10 to 12 thousand cans a month by October.
Official Gazette for August 30, 1971: IN VIEW of doubts expressed as to the scope of the proclamation (No. 889) suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, and to further limit any possibility of abuse in the implementation of said proclamation, President Marcos amended his proclamation of Saturday, August 21.
In another move, Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr., on authority of the President, issued Memorandum Circular No. 500, urging all concerned to encourage aggrieved citizens to wire complaints and grievances to the Presidential Administrative Assistance Committee. According to the Circular, any citizen who has any grievance to report in connection with the implementation of the proclamation suspending the writ privilege may send his complaint by telegram, through the Bureau of Telecommunications, to the PAAC at the Department of Justice building. The telecom bureau would transmit the complaint wire at a nominal charge of ten centavos per 50 words. Secretary Melchor also instructed the Director of Telecommunications to accommodate any and all citizens who may wish to avail of the telecom bureau facilities in sending their complaints, should there be any abuse in the implementation of the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.
The President was in his private study most of the day disposing of piles of state papers and going over reports from various government agencies.