The Huk Supremo, Pedro Taruc, alias Commander Boyong was killed while resisting arrest by a penetration agent at Tibagin, Angeles City at 1400 hours in intelligence operations of the 10th BCT [Battalion Combat Team] of the 1st Inf. Division and with the 20th BCT...
Marcos Diaries
October 15, 1970
Typhoon “Sening” was as violent as we feared it would be. I have declared all of the Bicol (Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte) and the two Southern Tagalog provinces of Quezon and Marinduque. But the airfield in Legaspi is still...
October 14, 1970
The center of the typhoon (Sening) has just passed Manila with maximum and gusty winds of 150 kms. an hour. It hit Manila and environs at about 0500 hrs. It is now in Bataan and Zambales. No report of damage yet but there is no accompanying rain and no flood. Must...
October 13, 1970
Typhoon Signal No. 3 is up in Manila. It is due to hit the city at 0200 Hrs. Originally expected this afternoon, the typhoon has slowed down and the original winds at the center of 220 miles an hour have slowed down to 110 miles an hour. The typhoon (called “Sening”)...
October 12, 1970
Worked out the support for DBP [Development Bank of the Philippines] by both government and the Central Bank. DBP needs about P500 million up to June 1971. Right now the National Treasury is buttressing it. This cannot go on. Leo[nides] Virata has a plan that requires...
October 11, 1970
Congress has approved only two bills—the peace and order fund bill as well as the borrowing authority bill. What a pity. Congress has been the butt of jokes and criticism. It could have refurbished its image this special session. What with the [Wenceslao] Lagumbay,...
October 10, 1970
I met the teachers’ associations including the city teachers associations, superintendents and some principals. They agreed to return to their classrooms next Monday. Some of them boycotted their classes yesterday. They were friendly and I was sympathetic as I have...
October 9, 1970
Golf under the sun so I can reverse the inflammation of one of my vocal chords. Enforced silence up to Monday upon the advice of Dr. Ariston Bautista. The teachers of the four cities boycotted their classes today. Will meet their heads tomorrow. Worked on the IISMI...
October 8, 1970
I write this after an afternoon of paper work on [Richard] Nixon’s new peace proposal for the whole of Indo China (Laos and Cambodia included; not only Vietnam) on the basis of a ceasefire-as-is and a general conference for the three countries; smuggling; USec. [Jose]...
October 7, 1970
Still am not using my vocal chords. And so all appointments have been cancelled except for such close friends like Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile, [Ernesto] Maceda, [Alejandro] Melchor [Jr.] and [Gilberto] Duavit [Sr.]. As well as congressmen like Cong. [Ramon] Durano [V],...