Sec. Vicente Abad Santos on the removal of judges. He is against the outright dismissal of civil service employees.
But I have decided to amend the civil service rules so as to add two new categories of punishment without going through a formal hearing in addition to dismissal by an investigator. These are removal of those against whom charges are pending in which the evidence of graft is strong and those that are notoriously undesirable so that it can be taken judicial notice of.
CIR [Court of Industrial Relations] judges have been removed except Judges [Alberto] Veloso and [Ansberto] Paredes.
All Public Service Commissioners except Asst. Com. de Guzman also reorganized out.
lacañang Ceremonial Hall at noon, calling on certain government officials and employees, excluding constitutional officers such as members of the Supreme Court and the Commission on Elections and the Auditor General, to help in the reorganization of the government by turning in their resignations.
The President was closeted in his study practically the whole day working on urgent state matters.
Among other actions, the President issued:
1) Letter of Implementation No. 2, reorganizing or activating the Bureau of Immigration, Anti-Dummy Board, and Code Commission of the Department of Justice in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Integrated Reorganization Plan and instructions contained in the Letter.
2) Letter of Instruction No. 11, directing all officers of the national government whose appointments are vested in the President of the Philippines to submit their resignations from office, through their Department heads, not later than October 15, 1972 “in order that the Judicial Branch may also be reorganized so as to meet the necessities of the present national emergency, make the government machinery more responsive to the needs of the people and effect economy.”
3) Letter of Instruction No. 12, directing the Secretary of Finance to dismiss all officials and employees recommended by the Secretary for dismissal under Category 1 of his report, and to require the immediate resignation of officials and employees included in Category 2 and Category 3 of his report.
4) Letter of Instruction No. 13, directing the chairman of the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures to ban certain films for public exhibition in any theatre in the Philippines in order to safeguard the morality of society, particularly the youth, against the negative influence of such motion pictures.
5) Letter of Instruction No. 14, directing all heads of departments, other agencies and offices of the Government, to require all officials and employees in their department, office or agency who are facing charges or are notoriously undesirable on the ground of dishonesty, incompetence or other kinds of misconduct defined in the Civil Service law or rules to tender their resignations immediately or else face charges and immediate suspension, the suspension to last until the promulgation by proper authority of the decision on the charges.
6) Letter of Instruction No. 15, directing the Secretary of Public Works and Communications to take steps to implement the reduction of the provisional rate increase granted by the Public Service Commission on May 29, 1972 to Meralco from approximately 36.5% to 20.9% in accordance with the recommendations of the Presidential Economic Staff and the Board of Investments.
I have asked Dr. Guimo de Vega to request Judges Walfrido Angeles of Quezon City, Vinencio Ruiz of Makati, Herminio Mariano of Pasig ______ to resign.
And I have dismissed 200 Customs men and 190 BIR [Bureau of Internal Revenue] men.
Kokoy [Benjamin Romualdez] reports that the International Press has become favorable.
Increased the allowances of the officers and men of the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippienes].
Provided P13 million for the equipment of three new PA [Philippine Army] battalions.
Imelda working on the commissary for the AFP.
Prices have gone down except sugar which is not available.
[Antonio] Tony Roxas Chua, the principal sugar trader has been arrested with others for price fixing.
Am writing Pres. [Richard] Nixon on the reasons for Martial Law.