The four teams of the 4th IB [Infantry Battalion] led by Lt. Santos captured 100 M-14 rifles and 30 boxes of ammunition (7.62) as of 1840 today. I suspect that the insurgents were able to carry out anywhere from 200 to 400 rifles and 20,000 rounds of ammunition...
1972
July 10, 1972
The reaction time of the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] to the situation in Diguyo Bay was too long. Troops and communication were not too ready nor was air transport. The Air Force and Navy have bombarded the installations of the NPA [New People’s Army] now...
July 9, 1972
Irene has arrived. Her 6:55 PM arrival was delayed to 9:15 PM. The PAL [Philippine Airlines] plane was delayed two hours in Amsterdam. She is thinner and does not seem to have grown taller although her face is rounder. After mass, they are now eating dinner. Imee...
July 8, 1972
Met the Libyan and Egyptian delegations which went to Mindanao to look into the situation of the Muslims upon my invitation. Minister Aly Trekki [Ali Treki] (Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of Libya and Mahmoud Hassan el Aprousy [sic] [Arrousy], Egypt’s...
July 7, 1972
1:40 AM July 8th The parliamentary form of government won out in the Constitutional Convention against the Presidential form of government by a vote of 160 against 118 with three abstentions and about 27 absent. Some of the men identified with us like [Jose] Leido,...
July 6, 1972
1:35 AM July 7th Reports of a foreign submarine emerged in the vicinity of Digollorin River sometime last week and observed unloading supplies and undetermined number of arms and ammo have been coming to me from Task Force Saranay (Formerly Lawin). Additional...
July 5, 1972
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM—Golf and exercises 9:30—Left for Camp Crame for Metrocom [Metropolitan Command] 5th Inaugural. Gen. [Mariano] Ordoñez has retired, Col. Alfredo Montoya, his Ex. O. has taken over command. I Official Gazette for July 5, 1972: THE PRESIDENT issued an...
July 4, 1972
Am alone in the Palace as Imelda has gone to the tea or merienda given by the Congressional Ladies at the Hyatt Regency. After golf at 10:00 AM, Imelda brought us to the “Old Antique” which is under construction. It is the site of the first Phil. Senate, formerly...
July 3, 1972
Nick and Ramon Jimenez have just worked out the statement they recommend [Eduardo] Quintero to make in the opening day of his cross-examination, Friday, July 7th (9:30-11:30 PM). I have my misgivings about even dealing with Quintero’s emissaries. Today I brought Cong....
July 2, 1972
We have just finished the dinner for close friends and members of the family—only about 100. I prepared a program where Mike Velarde invited Ruby Jose Salazar and [Constantino] Bernaldez, the stars of the zarzuela “Walang Sugat” and Luis Tabuena invited Pilita...