The Kabataang Makabayan has gone to the provinces to “learn from the people”—actually teach-ins. In Arayat, the police (municipal) arrested the UP Collegian editor and others for showing a Red Chinese film without permit. This group issued a statement through the media that they were brought to Camp Olivas and beaten up. The truth is they were in the custody of the Arayat police all the time and were not touched at all.
There should be immediate counter-action by the local leaders against these communist teach-ins.
- Let us locate some anti-communist films showing what the Huks have done and intend to do.
- Prepare propaganda leaflets for distribution. We can start with my letter to my children and the primer.
- The political leaders must now be taught how to conduct their own teach-ins.
Official Gazette for April 17, 1970: President Marcos underscored the administration policy of training bright young men in technology and science, two areas which could help accelerate the country’s economic development. Addressing the Fourth Annual Inventors Week at the Alta Vista restaurant, the President emphasized that the very salvation of the Filipino people lies in the hands of productive bright young men who work quietly in laboratories and schools and not in the hands of those who only make speeches.
The President delivered his address after presenting the Presidential Merit Award to Col. Francisco Baula and Oscar B. Varona, first prize winners in chemical and electrical experimentation, respectively. Baula won first prize with his fuel economizer and anti-air pollution device while Varona won with his electric burglar and fire alarm.
In the afternoon the President swore in former Undersecretary of Finance Roman Cruz, Jr., as general manager of the Government Service Insurance System. The President then received a delegation of mayors from Marinduque, who consulted him on problems of their constituents, and discussed public works projects such as highways and waterworks systems. The Marinduque mayors were Wilfredo S. Pe of Buenavista, Dominador Llonida of Boac, Policarpio Retardo of Sta. Cruz, and Vicente del Prado of Mogpoc.
For most of the day, the President was free to tackle state papers, having cleared his schedule of other callers except for government officials with urgent matters to take up with him including Undersecretary of Public Works Manuel Syquio, who reported on the status of on-going public works projects, and Budget Commissioner Faustino Sy-Changco.
The President directed national police agencies to extend all possible assistance to Rey Pablo Ocampo who in a privileged speech had denounced the alleged existence of vice dens in Manila. The President issued the directive in response to the appeal of the Manila solon for police assistance in his campaign against vice in the city. He also asked Mayor Antonio J. Villegas to extend the full cooperation of the Manila Police Department in clearing the city of all kinds of vice.