Have ordered the declassification of the tentative findings of Intelligence Operations “Sea Hawk”; the briefing of the Catholic hierarchy, foreign correspondents and even the military officers on an on-the-record and off-the-record basis. This was after my conference...
Marcos Diaries
August 26, 1974
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) Kapisanan...
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 23, 1974
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 was...
August 19, 1974
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 Newsweek and...
August 18, 1974
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, Pampanga,...
August 17, 1974
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 Pampanga...
August 6, 1974
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. Official Gazette for August 6, 1974: THE PRESIDENT granted another incentive to oil explorers when...
August 5, 1974
Makati Medical Center where I brought Imelda at 7:30 PM because of viral infection Consulted Mr. ______ Zaada of the Trade ______ Bank of Switzerland on the world monetary and economic situation which is confused and in some areas critical. Then convoked the Armed...
August 4, 1974
On board Ang Pangulo August 4, 1974 Spent the whole day skiing. Am sunburned and physically tired but mentally relaxed. Imelda and the children were taking dinner at Suite I with the latter’s “cousinzes” when I arrived at the palace at about 9:45 PM. She is still...