I am quoted by the afternoon papers (Mirror and Evening News) as having charged the Jesuits of the Philippines of having incited revolution. I have said no such thing and have issued a denial. In the pause after the golf game last Saturday I merely said to Greg Datuin, Han Brown and Noring Andolong that we were looking into the participation or involvement of some of the school authorities including the Jesuits in the disorders and riots of the past several weeks.
Father [Pacifico] Ortiz has immediately issued a disclaimer and a charge of fascism and practically demanded an investigation. So I am asking the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Justice and the Immigration Commissioner to conduct an investigation specially of the [Konrad] Adenauer Fund which is supposed to be used for research for the constitutional convention. Father Sheffeld is pinpointed by Father [John]
Official Gazette for March 2, 1970: President Marcos took note of the grievances of jeepney, taxi and bus drivers by receiving leaders of a confederation of these workers and listening to their problems; at the same time, he also gathered police chiefs in the Greater Manila Area and in nearby towns, to discuss ways of improving police efficiency. These two conferences highlighted the President’s day that was also featured by other callers and some paperwork. One of the first callers was Senator V. C. Gair of Australia, who is here at the beginning of a Southeast Asian tour to study conditions in the region. The Australian solon was accompanied by his country’s envoy here, Ambassador Francis Hamilton Stuart, and the Foreign Office’s Deputy Protocol officer, Mariano C. Ruiz. After this visit, the President received the police chiefs, including Police Commission Chairman Brig. Gen. Crispino de Castro (ret,), who presented the drafts of bills designed to upgrade police work as well as beef up the Polcom’s effectiveness. The President said that he will certify the bills to Congress, after they have been studied by his office. Among those at this conference were Cols. James Barbers of Manila, Tomas Karingal of Quezon City, Francisco C. Villa of Pasay City, and the chiefs and members of the municipal police forces of Muntinglupa, Cainta, Teresa, Taytay, San Mateo, Montalban, Pateros, Cardona, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Marikina, Parañaque, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Rizal; San Pablo City; Biñan, Sta. Cruz, Magdalena, Sta. Maria, Famy, Nagcarlan, Rizal, Parigil, Alaminos, Pagsanjan, Siniloan and Pila, Laguna; and Hagonoy, Valenzuela, Angat, San Ildefonso, Malolos, Baliuag, Obando, San Rafael, and Bocaue, Bulacan.
Then the President sat down with representatives of the Philippine Confederation of Drivers Organizations. He threshed out their problems, notably alleged mulcting by policemen, and received a list of requests from the group aimed at improving conditions for their drivers. Among those at this meeting were Manuel Villano, Tomas Mendoza, Alberto Celubequel, Teotimo Mulete, Pedro Bolivar, Mario Balane, Alfredo Geray, Mario Malnay, Manuel Madrid, Pol Castro, Jose Calixto, Rodolfo Beso, Jose Ancheta, and others. For the rest of his working day, the President focused on the state papers brought to him for action, in the course of which he accepted the resignation of Godofredo Reyes, Jr. as chairman and general manager of the Philippine Coconut Administration (PHILCOA). Reyes resigned in order to assume the post of director in the Asian Coco nut Community, based in Bangkok, Thailand. The post has a term of five years.
Chronicle 4 Mar 1970 p.16 The Puzzling Jesuit Story by Francisco de Leon, FM spoke “off the record” with Greg Datuin of the Mirror during golf. FM said he was not going to Baguio retreat this year because he had “lost confidence in the Jesuits.”
Doherty as the one sent to approve the expenditure of the Adenauer Fund. He is now teaching German in Ateneo.
But then the story might have been blown up by the radicals in media who would only be too glad to see the clergy embarrassed. And to split the moderates whom they may represent and the government.
However some of the Jesuits are indeed preaching the need of violence like some of the faculty members in the public and private universities like UP [University of the Philippines], PCC [Philippine College of Commerce], and the Phil. Merchant Marine [Academy].