The security men under Gen. [Fabian] Ver saw the slow motion picture of the attack on Imelda. And we still found it as shocking as ever and the escape from death of Imelda as miraculous. She is wonderful.
And Sec. [Juan] Manuel, Usec. [Narciso] Albarracin as well as Cong. Jose Aspiras tried to stop the assassin by pulling at the man’s coat except Cong. Jose Aspiras who tried to pull him from behind but did not know how.
Linda Amor Robles was not on top of Imelda protecting her. She was below the table and was hit when the assassin turned back to slash at everybody. She had fallen or gone under the table or beside it before Imelda fell.
We confirmed that Sgt. [Julio] Jaymalin made a flying tackle which pushed the assassin away from Imelda and when he started again to slash at everybody, Jaymalin shot him twice in
Official Gazette for December 12, 1972: RECENT APPEAL of President Marcos to the electorate to vote on Plebiscite Day has drawn strong support among the rural population. This finding was based on surveys made by branch credit managers of the Agricultural Credit Administration. These branch credit managers are stationed with their men in strategic sections of the country where the cooperative movement in agriculture has taken firm root. To date, there are some 325 farmers cooperatives having an aggregate membership of 150,000. All these organizations could be depended upon to assist the government in the current information drive to familiarize the people with the proposed Charter, the ACA said.
AUTHORITY TO sponsor public debates, discussions or meetings to present both sides in connection with the coming plebiscite on the new Constitution, was granted to the Voters Organization for Information and Civic Education (VOICE). Composed of nationwide citizens Groups VOICE had been created by the Comelec to help it conduct a, continuing education of the public “on election laws, procedures, decisions, and other matters relative -to the work and duties of the commission and the necessity for clean, free, orderly and honest elections.
CURFEW HOURS will be observed strictly during Christmas and New Year. In answer to many inquiries received by his office, Brig. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos, PC chief, said that carolers in the Greater Manila Area and the provinces should secure their permits from the Department of Social Welfare and the Office for Civil Relations in the local PC command or at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Gen. Ramos explained that although carolers have secured permits and clearances, they are not exempt from curfew hours. The PC chief said that carolers should be home before midnight.
PRESIDENT MARCOS signed Decree No. 80 extending from December 15 to January 31 the grant of tax amnesty to owners and possessors of untaxed or improperly taxed goods under certain conditions. To assure voluntary compliance, a tax amnesty of across-the-board rate of 25 per cent of the total duties and taxes, due will be imposed. Exempt from this decree are motor vehicles which are already covered by Presidential Decree No. 52; articles subject to specific tax, and those under seizure proceedings and/or pending criminal, civil or administrative cases.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Alejandro Melchor Jr. in Memorandum Order No. 321 created a Political Affairs Office in the Executive Office. This office is under the immediate control and supervision of the Assistant Secretary Flores Bayot for Local Governments. The functions of this office are: 1) assist the President and the Executive Secretary in formulating political policies and decisions; 2) gather, evaluate and analyze political information and/or data that may be necessary in formulating policies and decisions and monitor them to the President and the Executive Secretary; and 3) provide the President with immediate staff assistance to enable him to effectively exercise his power of control over local governments.
the body, once in the heart and once in the abdomen. These shots made him collapse but as he tried to move, MSgt. Mendoza shot him once over. P02 Bagnos Magno shot him in the head later.
Met the President of Intourist from Russia Boitchenko this morning.
And Gen. Hans Menzi on the policies of his papers. As well as Tony Zumel who is willing to see me.
He is involved in the Karagatan affair and propaganda.
I want to know from him if Red China is definitely helping the Communists here or Libya the Muslims.
And I want him to ask [Jose Maria] Sison to return to the fold of the law now that we are trying to achieve the objectives they claim they also seek.
I have started to carry a small 38 SW with hollow point bullets.