I write this at 9:15 PM
July 21st as there was no
time after the movies of
Lady Hamilton and ______.
As my vertigo does not seem to disappear (only on sudden head movements) I have cancelled all appointments except urgent ones and devoted myself to planning and reassessing policy.
Asked [Felipe] Baby Ysmael to settle all his debts in the DBP [Development Bank of the Philippines] with a Dacion en Pago of all his Quezon City properties. His debts amount to P77 million and his properties are worth P100 million. He has agreed.
His personal debts will be settled by his Tagaytay property of 21 hectares.
We have to get every debtor to the government financing institutions to pay up.
Prepared the final directives on the export and tourism program. I intend to appoint five private sector business leaders to go around the world on their own to look into the causes of trade slow-down. We have a negative balance in Australia when it should be otherwise.
Official Gazette for July 20, 1970: President Marcos had ample time to whittle down the pile of state papers on his desk, with his schedule, totally clear of visitors. He concentrated on studying reports from various officials and agencies, assessing various recommendations on appointments to vacant posts, and otherwise coping with state document and concerns.
Among other reports, he received one from Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr. on the proposal for an extended survey of geothermal resources in Tiwi, Albay, and ordered a wider survey to include other areas where the same sources may be found and harnessed to development programs.
The President designated Jesus L. Reyna as acting: chairman of the Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers, thus completing the composition of the board in time for the examinations scheduled by the board for plumbers.
Through the day, the President remained at his desk, seeing only close aides and officials for consultation.