September 24, 1972 Catalyst Diary of Ferdinand Marcos Leave a comment

Diary of Marcos: September 24, 1972 (Sunday) – Martial Law Period

Diokno, Chino Roces, Max Soliven etc. have filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus before the Supreme Court. I asked Justices Claudo Teehangkee, Antonio Barredo, Felix Macasiar and Felix Antonio to see us. They insisted that the government should submit to the Supreme Court for the Court to review the constitutionality of the… Read more

September 23, 1972 Catalyst Diary of Ferdinand Marcos Leave a comment

Diary of Marcos: September 23, 1972 (Saturday) – Martial Law Period

12:20PM Sept. 23, 1972 Saturday Malacañan Palace Manila Things have moved according to plan although out of the total 200 target personalities in the plan only 52 have been arrested, including the three senators, Aquino, Diokno and Mitra and Chino Roces and Teddy Locsin. At 7:15 PM I finally appeared on a nationwide TV… Read more

April 17, 1972 Catalyst Diary of Ferdinand Marcos One comment

Diary of Marcos: April 17, 1972 (Monday)

…Frank Starr implicates Col. Lino Aragon Angara, nephew of the late Pres. Quezon, in a plot to assassinate me on July 17, 1972. The sworn statement of Starr which is hereto attached is apparently credible and has the marks of authenticity. What is disturbing is the supposed statement of Angara “Marcos will be killed xxx… Read more