We docked at Pier 5 at 7:30 PM after coming from the Esso pier at Limay, Bataan at 6:00 PM. I brought the Berlins to the Dambana Ng Kagitingan which they admired. We had docked at the Esso pier at 3:30 PM and left by our cars which we had asked to come all the way from Manila at 4:00 PM. It took us about 40 minutes to get to Mt. Samat.
We were supposed to go by helicopter to Mt. Samat from Corregidor where we docked at 8:00 AM but the wind was about 50 knots an hour and gusty so we went to Talaga Bay by the 777 at about 11:30 AM (it took us some time to see Corregidor as the visit included a 50-minute film “The Flame and the Sea” at the auditorium of the Pacific War Memorial, although the Berlins who are close friends of Jean MacArthur thoroughly enjoyed it and were greatly impressed).
Left Talaga Bay after lunch and a short visit to the beach house with Mr. Richard Berlin whom we were calling Dick by now, while “Honey” rested.
Last night they had stayed up to 3:30 AM singing and dancing. I went to sleep at 2:00 PM and woke up 8:30 AM.
The strike leader, Atty. Lupiño Lazaro, has again reneged on his promise. He did not call off the strike of the jeepney drivers. Typical of him.
The situation in the UP [University of the Philippines] (Diliman) has worsened. Ninoy [Benigno] Aquino [Jr.] who met with Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile says the radicals have Armalites and a machine gun, have been visited by Jose Maria Sison twice, but are not helped by Dante [Bernabe Buscayno], whose commanders, Commander Pusa [Benjamin Sanguyo] etc., met him (Aquino) last week in Novaliches.
Official Gazette for February 7, 1971: PRESIDENT MARCOS devoted the whole morning and most of the afternoon to desk work. He did not receive callers, but consulted with aides as he worked on official papers. One of the actions taken by the President during the day was the designation of Fr. Horacio de la Costa as chairman of the Burgos, Gomez, Zamora Centennial Commission. In the executive order which created the commission, the President also designated Supreme Court Associate Justice Calixto O. Zaldivar and Carlos Quirino as additional members of the said commission. Fr de la Costa filled the post vacated by retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Jose Ma. Paredes, who resigned his chairmanship of the commission when he ran for delegate to the Constitutional Convention. The Commission was created on October 28, 1963 to take charge of preparations for the observance of the 100th anniversary of the martyrs’ execution which falls due on February 17, 1972 The martyr-priests are Fathers Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez and Jacinto Zamora. Others in the commission are Secretary of Education Onofre D. Corpuz, vice-chairman; and Luis Montilla, Jose P. Apostol, Mrs. Carmen Guerrero Nakpil. National library Director Serafin D. Quiason and National Museum Director Galo B. Ocampo, members.
And this is confirmed by a spokesman of the non-academic personnel of the UP community, Mr. Ramon J. Fernando of 27 M. Viola St., Area 3, UP Campus.
I enclose his letter as well as the report of Nering [Nereo] Andolong, urgently requesting the intervention of the national government or giving them arms and ammunition to fight the radical students.
I have ordered the acceleration of the plans by the military to take over the UP campus through the Metrocom [Metropolitan Command].
In Los Baños, the mayor let a protest demonstration of 600 against the students barricading the streets to and in the U.P.
Tomorrow, there will be a mass demonstration where the radical students will close Jones Bridge. Mayor [Antonio] Villegas has given them a permit and now he asks for 200 PC [Philippine Constabulary] men to support his police and under his control. I have ordered that they be held available but in reserve and under the operational control of the highest PC officer.
The situation is developing where the people themselves will be demanding the proclamation of martial law.