God forbid we will ever be another Vietnam. Amb. Pham Dang Lam explained to me that the US through Dr. [Henry] Kissinger just went ahead and entered into an agreement with Le Due Tho of North Vietnam without any guarranty [sic] that North Vietnamese troops would...
1972
October 28, 1972
1:00 AM Oct. 27th Had a fruitful meeting with the Episcopal Commission on Social Action. Imelda helped me. She charmed them. Mons. Labayen headed them. He started out to explain when I asked that instead of sniping at each other from a distance we now join hands to...
October 27, 1972
Signed the new tariff code and other decrees. Ordered the arrest of notorious smugglers specially embroidery firms who have lamented the law so long ostensibly importing raw materials for embroideries, foundation garments, children’s dresses, gloves, etc. but actually...
October 26, 1972
216,000 firearms have been surrendered as of this morning report. The 3rd PC [Philippine Constabulary] Zone turned in about 103,000. There was a robbery last night of the Philippine Veteran’s Bank, Quezon City Branch. The robbers killed the two guards, placed them...
October 25, 1972
145,000 guns have been surrendered as of this noon. 70,000 of this come from the III PC [Philippine Constabulary] Zone, 30,000 of which is good foreign make. We lost three men in Lanao del Sur when an armored car was ambushed 10 kms northeast of Marawi. The men are...
October 24, 1972
There is still sporadic firing in Marawi but the two additional companies including our PSC [Presidential Security Command? Philippine Service Command?] Special Forces company formerly assigned to Salvador and Malabang, Lanao del Norte are there. Even the two APC’s...
October 23, 1972
Credentials presentation of Ambassador of Portugal. Courtesy call of Mr. and Mrs. Weigley. Briefing on the GMTFM [Greater Manila Terminal Food Market] by DBP [Development Bank of the Philippines] and cooperatives. Housing for officers in Fort Bonifacio. Areas in...
October 22, 1972
Ambassador [Toshio] Urabe was able to move out of the PSU [sic] [Mindanao State University] where they were practically kept hostages by the Muslim rebels. He arrived in Manila at 4:10 PM and saw me at 5:00 PM to explain what he saw and what had happened. I just...
October 21, 1972
Just arrived from the informal dinner given by Pres. and Mrs. [Takeshi] Watanabe of the Asian Development Bank. Only Sec. and Mrs. [Alejandro] Alex Melchor [Jr.], Sec. and Mrs. Cesar Virata and ADB Vice Pres. Krishna Moorthi were present. Pres. Watanabe is returning...
October 20, 1972
Imelda started playing badminton today at 5:30 PM while we were playing golf. With her at the tennis court which we walled with lawanit and canvas to serve as windbreak were [Lourdes] Lulu Tinio, [Imelda] Meldy Cojuangco and Helen Cu-Unjieng. She played for almost...