Official Gazette for October 16, 1971: President Marcos addressed the opening of the 13th biennial convention of the Philippine Coconut Producers Association, held at mid-morning at the Malacañang Maharlika Hall. In his speech, the President appealed for the release...
1971
October 15, 1971
Official Gazette for October 15, 1971: President Marcos directed the Presidential Economic Staff and the Department of Finance to prepare a massive rural employment plan aimed at alleviating the unemployment and underemployment problem in the rural areas. The...
October 14, 1971
Am devoting most of my time to my new book and the theories on guerilla war. Although the Solicitor General seems to be against the filing of the libel case against Sen. [Benigno] Aquino [Jr.], I insisted as this is the only way in which I can wash my name of the...
October 13, 1971
The Advisory Committee on Rice submitted its report. There seems to be no rice in the markets according to the press. But this may be due to the storms. There will be about 173,000 tons available for this month. They are beginning to arrive at ports of destination and...
October 12, 1971
The two storms Barang and Krising have caused severe damage and loss of lives specially in Isabela, Cagayan and other provinces to the North. At the same time Krising which, strangely enough came from the West South West and was possibly caused by Barang being...
October 11, 1971
Nardong Putik alias Leonardo Manecio, Cavite bandit chieftain was shot and killed inside his red Impala car by the NBI [National Bureau of Investigation] at about 8:00 this morning at Panamitan, Kawit, Cavite. The PC [Philippine Constabulary] and local police served...
October 10, 1971
I have directed the filing of a libel case against Sen. [Benigno] Aquino [Jr.], the publisher of Manila Times, the writer of the article that appeared in the Sunday Times Jesus Dureza on the speech delivered in Davao City October 9th wherein Aquino says I should “tell...
October 9, 1971
I am all alone in the palace as Imelda left at about 6:30 PM by Quantas for Hongkong, thence to New Delhi. She may be away until the 25th. She goes to New Delhi where she meets with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who tenders a luncheon and President [Varahagiri Venkata]...
October 8, 1971
In the hearing this morning at the Supreme Court, the Justices showed their antagonism to the idea of a judicial review of the presidential decision in their questions. Sen. [Jose] Diokno and the other counsel were embarrassed when they were asked what was meant by...
October 7, 1971
We have just finished a meeting with about 44 delegates to the Cons. Con. [Constitutional Convention] at [Bahay] Pangarap. They themselves decided to organize and choose their leaders for an open confrontation with the [Raul] Manglapus-[Teofisto] Guingona [Jr.] group...