We have just finished a meeting with about 44 delegates to the Cons. Con. [Constitutional Convention] at [Bahay] Pangarap. They themselves decided to organize and choose their leaders for an open confrontation with the [Raul] Manglapus-[Teofisto] Guingona [Jr.] group first on the Rama Anti-Marcos resolution. We meet the rest or all of them Tuesday.
As of the last count there are only about a hundred delegates loyal to us.
The Manglapus-Guingona group may have the same number.
The rest are independent.
A tidal wave has hit western Philippines.
The memorandum and outline of arguments of the Solicitor General are finished.
It offers my appearing before the Supreme Court to answer any questions on the basis of fact of the suspension. As well us all the facilities of my office for them to go to the field for investigation.
The doctrine of review is dangerous as it will undermine the habit of obedience inbred in the military. For every soldier may entertain doubts as to the loyalty of the ardor suspending the
Official Gazette for October 7, 1971: President Marcos received the first East German to visit the Philippines under the liberalized policy of the administration with regard to visitors from communist countries. The visitor was Ulricht Makosch, Asia correspondent of the Television Network of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Mr. Makosch interviewed the President on various topics. He was accompanied in his Philippine visit by his cameraman, Fritz Hemmerling.
Most of the rest of the President’s working day was confined to desk work.
Among other actions, the President issued an executive order creating the Presidential Investigation and Recovery Commission, and an administrative order reconstituting the Telecommunications Development Board. The President created the commission in order to avert the prospect of the government incurring huge losses for lack of an efficient mechanism to investigate and enforce collection of the receivables of various government agencies.
The commission would look after collections and the recovery of all collectible and recoverable funds, monies and properties pertaining to the government.
Named to compose the commission were the secretary of justice, as chairman; the chairman-general manager of the Rice and Corn Administration, as vice chairman; and the undersecretary of industry, a representative of the auditor general, and a representative of the Philippine National Bank, as members.
The Telecommunications Development Board was reconstituted by the President by naming a new chairman of the body and adding another member. The board was originally created under Adminisrative Order No. 130 of June 18, 1968, with the undersecretary of transportation and communications as chairman. Named as new chairman was Brig. Gen. Ceferino S. Carreon (ret.), one time commanding officer of Philcag V, and a member of the board of administrators of the National Electrification Administration. Designated as additional member was the president of the Philippine Chamber of Communications.
privilege of the writ or even of martial law—and this cause [sic] a delay which would be fatal to the security of the state.