The Concon [Constitutional Convention] and the sala of Judge [Julian] Lustre of Quezon City trying the subversives were bombed by unidentified persons this afternoon at 3:40 PM. It caused extensive damage and injured about twenty people. Two of the subversives were...
Marcos Diaries
September 17, 1972
MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA At “The Big Antique” or “Ang Maharlika” We escaped the loneliness of the palace for this old Antillan house now known as Ang Maharlika, the State Guest House several blocks from the palace. It has been restored beautifully by Imelda and is a...
September 16, 1972
\As I expected the Liberals and the Manila Times have started to make much of OPlan Saggitarius [sic]. So I have openly appealed to the Liberals not to connive with the communists, revealing that Jose Maria Sison and other communists have met with Liberals for a...
September 14, 1972
After golf, at 9:00 AM, at my room at [Bahay] Pangarap while taking breakfast I told the SND [Secretary of National Defense], C of S [Chief of Staff[, Major Service Commanders (Gen. [Fidel] Ramos, PC [Philippine Constabulary], Gen. [Rafael] Zagala, PA [Philippine...
September 13, 1972
Bongbong’s Birthday. Right now they have converted Suite I into a nightclub complete with strobe lights and blown-up pictures of Bongbong. And there are more girls than boys. In fact there are only a handful of boys and about five times of girls. At the rate the...
September 12, 1972
Hysteria continues because of the bombings, kidnappings and now the Pandacan battle of the NPA’s [New People’s Army] with the Manila police—2 dead. Finished working with the governors, city mayors and municipal mayors on their requests at 9:00 after starting at 4:00...
September 11, 1972
Birthday celebration donated to mass and a meeting with the governors and mayors which has turned out to be tedious. I have barely finished with 38 and will have to meet the rest after the Security Council tomorrow. But it has been an eventful day. The Meralco [Manila...
September 10, 1972
It is my birthday. I am 55. And I feel more physically and mentally robust than in the past decade. And have acquired valuable experience to boot. Energy and wisdom—the philosophers heaven. Parade and Review—in the rain. I trooped the line in a raincoat and hat. Felt...
September 9, 1972
Calamity Workers Golf Tournament— Bongbong arrived early this morning at about 3:40 AM from his date with the Veloso girls (he has been frank with me about what he does on his dates). We slept with Irene at her room, putting the two beds in her room together, because...
September 8, 1972
Official Gazette for September 8, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS conferred with the leaders of the sugar industry on the problems of the industry. Subjects discussed included the effects of the Supreme Court decision on parity rights on the Philippine sugar market in the...