We worked on the briefing by the Chief of Staff, Gen. [Manuel] Yan, for the Supreme Court. I had to tell the Intelligence boys that what the Justices want is hard facts, proofs and evidence—not surmises or estimates or projections.
And we may include films of the communists in action. This brilliant group of Escudero, Dodo Manandas, Tony Mercado, ______ produced some one-minute films that shock you into awareness of the communist threat.
These will be tied up to the open commitment [sic] I have made for the Nacionalista Party to fight communism, my invitation to Senator Gerardo Roxas to make the fight a national effort and the refusal of the Liberal Party to commit itself to the democratic cause openly.
Our audio-visual units of course have been showing such films of the Mao Tse Tung and Dante [Bernabe Buscayno] followers marching to take over the country—in the rural areas.
And the films are really shockers. They should bring sobriety to our people.
My eldest daughter, Imee writes that she has started to read my book and finds it brilliant and fantastic!
Official Gazette for October 4, 1971: President Marcos signed the national budget for the fiscal year 1971-1972 totalling P4,169,732,780. The budget represents an increase of P453,516,943 over that of the previous one. The increase was due to expanded public services, especially in health and education, salary adjustments, and the creation of new offices necessary for a developing economy. Congress appropriations also had an increase from P94,842,000 to P110,780,012 or a difference of P15,956,012. The President also signed a message on the vetoed items, consisting mostly of new appropriations for the executive department.
In another major action, the President issued Proclamation No. 889-D lifting the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in seven more provinces and four more cities of Luzon. The President lifted the suspension of the writ privilege in the provinces of Cagayan, Cavite, Mountain Province, Kalinga-Apayao, Camarines Norte, Albay and Sorsogon, and in the cities of Cavite, Tagaytay, Trece Martires and Legaspi.
The President started the day disposing of urgent official papers in his study.
At noon, he received the officers of the League of Women Voters of the Philippines, whom he inducted into office. Inducted were Paz Veto Planas, president; Remedios Gatmaitan, 1st vice president; Felicidad Calip, 2nd vice president; Agustina Rosete Navarro, secretary; Catalina M. Evangelista, assistant secretary; Felicidad Soller, treasurer; Consolacion Ilagan, auditor; and Pacita Catolico, Adelina Rodriguez and Beatriz Ronquillo, board members. They were accompanied to Malacañang by Mrs. Josefa Edralin-Marcos, mother of the President and adviser of the organization.
The President resumed his desk work later in the afternoon, during which he signed into law House Bill No. 3559, which divides the province of Lanao del Sur into the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Maranaw.
As provided in the bill, Lanao del Sur would include the municipalities of Lumbatan, Butig, Binadayan, Bayang, Tubaran, Madalum, Madamba, Bacolod Grande and Balindong. The Province of Maranaw would consist of the municipalities of Masiu, Poona-Bayabao, Wao, Tamparan, Marantao, Kapai, Bubong, Ramain-Ditsaan, Mulondo, Saguiaran, Piagapo and Taraka.