Spoke before the National Labor Unity Congress at the GSIS [Government Service Insurance System] at about 10:30 AM. No problem of security.
Before that I signed the bills increasing the salaries of officers and employees in the government: education, Foreign Affairs, LTC [Land Transportation Commission], pharmacists, accounting officers, immigration.
Then I received the report of Col. Eleazer Pinto from Gen. Abang Kifli who has sent over documents incriminating Salipada Pendatun and Raschid Lucman in the organization of a subversive organization that would put up a Republic of Mindanao and the shipment of firearms
Official Gazette for October 2, 1971: President Marcos addressed the special convention of the National Labor Unity Congress at the GSIS auditorium, which was convened to enable the labor ranks to determine the most qualified candidates for senator. All the 16 senatorial candidates, both Nacionalistas and Liberals, President Marcos and Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. of the Liberal Party had been invited but only the President and candidates Bias F. Ople, Alejandro Almendras and Ernesto Maceda showed up at the convention.
In his address before the huge assembly, the President accused the opposition of trying to deceive the electorate, and challenged the Liberal candidates to put up a platform of government for the country. The President also challenged the opposition to define its stand on the question of communism and private ownership, the suspension of the privilege of the writ “Of habeas corpus, and many other issues.
In the afternoon, the President met with the leaders of Lanao del Norte for the third time on two days to find solutions to the peace and order problems in the province. The President reiterated his decision to maintain law and order in the province and warned that any further outbreak of lawlessness in the area would be met with force. The President, however, said he would exhaust all means to seek a political solution to the peace and order problem in the province.
In the meantime, the President directed all government agencies to reorient the entire civic action efforts of the government in Lanao del Norte, and the Department of National Defense to provide transportation facilities for the return of Muslim evacuees to their homes. The President also directed Brig. Gen. Eduardo Garcia, PC chief, to pull out and replace all CIS ag-ents sent to the province who were living with partisan families, as well as all PC officers and men suspected of harassment.Rep. Dimaporo reported that some CIS agents sent to the province were living in the house of Governor Quibranza and that an officer and some enlisted men of the 441st PC Company had harassed his brother, Rep. Macacuna Dimaporo of Lanao del Sur, although he had identified himself properly to them.
On the suggestion of the civic leaders that the President impose “selective martial law” in areas where there is disorder, particularly where the people had left their homes, the President said he would “not consider this casually” because “it requires serious and careful study.” The President said he was afraid innocent civilians would suffer should this happen, but promised that he would send even up to a whole division to maintain the majesty of the law in the province.
Present at the conference were Senators Emmanuel Pelaez and Lorenzo Teves, Reps. Ali Dimaporo and Constantino Navarro, Vice Gov. Malamit Umpa, Iligan City Mayor Camilo Cabili, Dr. Angelo Maralo of the Concerned Citizens Movement, Salvador Nosce of the Bankers Club, Jose Siy of the Association of Schools and Colleges, Manuel Laurel of the Ozamis City Civic and Religious Organizations, Sebastian Cortes and Perfecto Riveral of the CCM, Pafs Mejia of the Cursillo Movement, Raul Sepulvecla of the Citizens Social Action Committee, Saturnino Chan of Iligan Chamber of Commerce, and Judge Michael Adeva.
The President convened the meeting- at past 12 noon and adjourned it at 2 p.m., to meet other government officials who took up with him matters convering their respective departments.
to the island of Marore to be picked up by Lucman’s kumpits to be brought to Lebak and Malabang.
Met the U.S. Armed Forces Intelligence Chief Lt. Gen. Bennett and his deputy Maj. Gen. Stewart and Col. Kemp their assistant, accompanied by Minister Hamilton and Cols. Patterson and Peterson.
Then worked on the Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental and Cotabato problems.
Gov. [Arsenio] Quibranza has not arrived and Gen. [Wilfredo] Encarnacion is apparently disqualified. So we have no common candidate.
Worked on the jingles for the anti-communist campaign as well as for the senatorial candidates including the investment on film processing.
Conferred with [Roberto] Bobby Benedicto on the finances of the campaign and [Eduardo] Danding Cojuangco [Jr.] on the Tarlac situation.