Wednesday Called Father Jose Blanco to Malacañang with Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile, Gens. [Fidel] Ramos, [Fabian] Ver and [Prospero] Olivas to convince him to work for our reforms and support the government. He was agreeable and stated that he would ask that government...
Marcos Diaries
August 26, 1974
Monday The Sacred Heart Novitiate of the Jesuits at Novaliches has been raided by the NISA [National Intelligence and Security Authority] and the Metrocom [Metropolitan Command]. Father Jose Blanco, Jose Alto, head of the Liquidation squad (both of the (KASAPI)...
August 23, 1974
Friday Surveyed Central Luzon and the floods. Sullipan Central Dike, Apalit, Candaba and Arayat, Calumpit and Malolos by helicopter. Used both the twin engined Huey and the Bolkan-105. Rained out in Calumpit and Malolos so I had to return at about 1:30 PM. At Arayat I...
August 25, 1974
Brought Sec. Gen. [Mohamad Hassan El] Tohamy on a cruise on board the 777. Heavy meals at 6:00 AM—as I redirected the ship to Panamian Cove at Cavite where the helicopters landed to bring him to Corregidor with Sec. [Alejandro] Melchor [Jr.] and Amb. Arsetedjo. They...
August 18, 1974
Sunday At the meeting of the National Disaster Control Council in my study at 12:00 AM [sic] I announced: The proclamation of a stole of national emergency in 14 provinces: Benguet, Pangasinan, Quezon including the sub-province of Aurora, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija,...
August 19, 1974
Monday The weather is much better. Slight rain and the flood in Tarlac up north have reached. Played golf in the mud. Caught the sniffles. And attended to all the interviews. MacArthur of the Los Angeles Times, (he took the place of Jack Fosie), Arthur Zaih of...
August 6, 1974
Wednesday Gen. Yoga Sugomo, head of the Indonesian Intelligence “Bakin,” has arrived. The [Richard] Nixon confession has eroded his congressional support. He may have to resign.
August 17, 1974
Saturday The rains brought about by Typhoon Roning that sucked the Southwest monsoons towards the western part of Luzon, have continued for seven days and threatens to bring about floods as high as the floods of 1972. The central point of Sullipan near Apalit on the...
July 31, 1974
Upi, Cotobato was retaken this morning by the 2nd Inf. Bn. [Infantry Battalion] with special forces teams supported by the 15th PC [Philippine Constabulary] Bn. that came from Ulatanga. Only there WIA [wounded in action] on our side. We have to reveal the intensified...
August 2, 1974
I have scrapped the plan to release Operations Sea Hawk., the subversive activities and the new front in Calbiga, Swnar as these may prejudice the trip of Imelda to Peking. But Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile will brief both the Supreme Court and the Cabinet as well as the...