I have just ordered the Intelligence agencies (NISA [National Intelligence and Security Authority] and J-2 [Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence]) to prepare a plan to counteract any plan of subversion on the part of the Peoples Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (actually to update existing plans). I attach copy of the letter.
The first would use the Peking oriented CPP [Communist Party of the Philippines] and NPA [New People’s Army] with the Chinese community as support and the second would use the old Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas.
While I have publicly avowed trust in the leadership of the two big communist countries, I am not so naive as to close my eyes to the possibility of subversion.
So we have to prepare for it.
We must control the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce. And get closer to the PKP who surrendered personally to me sometime ago.
No Official Gazette entry for this day.
Office of the President of the Philippines
Manila
Top Secret
June 9, 1976
MGen. F. [Fabian] Ver
BGen. I. [Ignacio] Paz,
Although we have normalized relations with the People’s Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and I have reason to trust the word of their leaders that they will not attempt to subvert our Republic, the possibility of such subversion remains.
You will therefore update and reassess our plan of counteraction against another country building up the CPP [Communist Party of the Philippines], NPA [New People’s Army], PKP [Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas], MNLF [Moro National Liberation Front] and other subversive or dissident organizations or groups.
You will intensify intelligence efforts to obtain whatever information there may be or such security matters and submit reports to me on time.
F. E. Marcos [Signed]
This is a letter from FM addressed to Maj. Gen. Fabian Ver, chief of the National Intelligence and Security Authority, and Brig. Gen. Ignacio Paz, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.