The counter attacks have been successful in Cotabato. I attach the self-explanatory reports. The PC [Philippine Constabulary] organization ties it down to garrison duty. It has the most number of men in the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] but the least capable...
Marcos Diaries
March 6, 1973
Official Gazette for March 6, 1973: THE PRESIDENT received the letters of credence of Ambassador Olaf Tellefsen as the new non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Norway to the Philippines. Following the presentation ceremonies, the President...
March 5, 1973
We have just come from Clark Air Force Base where we went to meet the Filipino Prisoners of War (106 of them) at 6:00 PM leaving by Fokker (Imelda in the Central Bank King Air). Only the Filipinos were received directly by their families—and emotionally. We have sent...
March 4, 1973
1:00 PM Mar. 5th The situation in Cotabato has deteriorated. Confirmed is the wiping out of the 21-man detachment of Lt. [Calindada?] at Maganoy, the presence of 15 Malaysian officers as advisers, foreign guns and foreign-trained troops in the province landing in...
March 3, 1973
What we feared has happened. There has been o general attack on all AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] detachments in Cotabato as of yesterday. Lebak is under attack by about 500 Muslims being reinforced from Basilan and Zamboanga. We have only 80 officers and men...
March 2, 1973
With the country and people moving forward steadily, investments coming in, confidence reinstated, people hopeful and achieving, there is pride for our Republic and notion. Official Gazette for March 2, 1973: THE PRESIDENT received the officials of two foreign oil...
March 1, 1973
Chairman Leo [Leonides] Virata, drunk, indolent, bad manager but a good think man. Strategy for over-all economic relations. The Command and General Staff College Civilian Supremacy and the Arrogance of Infallibility. Electronics—Sharps of Japan, Araki Saiki and...
February 28, 1973
Official Gazette for February 28, 1973: THE PRESIDENT released P2.6 million to provide a counterpart fund for an aquaculture research and production project, primarily for shrimps and Center. Southeast Asian governments, including Japan, have allocated some P4 million...
February 27, 1973
Official Gazette for February 27, 1973: THE PRESIDENT received three separate foreign economic missions which are currently conducting surveys on the feasibility of investing in the country. The first group, composed of English and Hongkong businessmen informed the...
February 26, 1973
Official Gazette for February 26, 1973: SECRETARY OF JUSTICE Vicente Abaci Santos ruled that the prospective members of the interim National Assembly (members of the defunct Congress and Constitutional Convention delegates who have opted to serve in, the Assembly) are...