Woke up at 5:30 AM but went back to bed as I was still dizzy and I felt sore in all my muscles. So I slept until 9:00 AM. Forced myself to stand up, clean up after the toilet and notwithstanding my soreness, dressed up in a gray suit and rose tie.
Attended to my visitors. Met the cement manufacturers with the DBP chairman, Leo[nides] Virata, and CB [Central Bank] governor, BOI [Board of Investments] and PES [Philippine Economic Society] and then the oil refinery people. [Ramon] Monching del Rosario on taking over Filoil, Ambassador [Modesto] Farolan on Indonesia, Carding Silverio and BOI on car manufacturing—then [Mohammad] Ali Dimaporo, Gov. [Arsenio] Quibranza and mayors of Lanao del Norte.
Official Gazette for July 16, 1970: President Marcos conferred with executives of local oil companies and representatives of cement manufacturers. The President also received provincial delegations who apprised him of problems in their respective localities. In response to his appeal for assistance to dealers of gasoline and other oil products, as well as to drivers of buses and jeepneys, the oil executives assured the President that they will meet their dealers and find out their needs and problems, and extend help.
The President also discussed with the gasoline executives a plan to put up a trust fund to which the oil companies will contribute some ₱5 million. The fund will provide hospitalization and other benefits for drivers of public conveyances.
In his meeting with cement manufacturers, the President was briefed on the problems of the industry, particularly the problems related to exportation. The cement men are eyeing export deals in view of the inability of the domestic market to absorb local production. The President directed Chairman Leonides S. Virata of the Development Bank of the Philippines and Governor Gregorio S. Licaros of the Central Bank to sit down with the cement manufacturers and work out solutions to the problems of the industry, including over-production. Rep. Ali Dimaporo of Lanao del Norte led a delegation of mayors from his province to see the President. The mayors sought assistance for their respective municipalities.
The President received callers until 1:30 p.m., with the delegations headed by Gov. Henry Regalado of Misamis Occidental and Gov. Virgilic Lacaya of Zamboanga del Norte among the last batch to see him. The group of gasoline executives which met with the President in the morning was composed of S. O. Abellera of Getty, J. J. Wolahan and Francis Ablan of Caltex, Lucio Mazzei of Shell, Ramon del Rosario and Jose Chuidian of Filoil. William Potts of Esso and Robert Wales of Mobil. The group of cement manufacturers included Jesus Cabarrus of Island Cement, Ramon del Rosario of Bacnotan, Eduardo Escobar of Filipinas, Aurelio Montinola, Jr. of Republic and Vicente Ponce of Mindanao Cement.
Among other actions, the President forwarded to the Commission on Appointments for confirmation 69 nominations to posts in the judiciary and the Land Registration Commission, mostly to fill existing vacancies in the two agencies. Of the nominees, four are slated for municipal judgeship, three are clerks of court; 55 as chairman or members of provincial and city boards of assessment appeals, and seven as Registers of Deeds. (List of Nominees in OG.)
The President also approved the 88 appointments to the regular force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Of those appointed, one is as captain in the corps of professors; 10 are first lieutenants in the judge advocate general’s service, medical corps, dental service, and chaplain service; 64 are second lieutenants in the Philippine Army, Philippine Constabulary, Philippine Air Force, Nurse Corps, and Medical Corps; and eight are ensigns in the Philippine Navy.
Slept at 2:45 PM. Woke up at 5:00 PM with heightened blood-pressure which lowered to 118-80 when I exercised with my dumbells and push-ups.
Met Greg[orio] Abad and [Eu]Logio Balao on the finalization of the 15th Reparations schedule.
Exercised further (15 minutes on the stationary bike so I do not move my head), showered and ate the Kobe steak cooked by Bongbong, previewed “Maharlika” for criticism and compared it to “Underground” while Imelda is in the Cultural Center for the French Symphony presentation.