Played at Camp Aguinaldo at 8:00-10:00 AM and hit a one over par. I bogeyed only hole No. 2 as my long irons were not working well and parred the rest of the holes. The foursome was of Gen. [Romeo] Espino, Commodore [Hilario] Ruiz and Maj. Mangonon.
Received the plaque of thanks from the National Labor Unity Committee, our old friends; then met the Sangkis who are feuding and ambushing each other; have settled their disagreement; then was interviewed by the Japanese newspapermen of Sankei News Agency to whom I said that the growth in military strength of Japan does not raise any misgivings in me but indeed may be another assurance of safety because Japan may yet
Official Gazette for August 7, 1970: President Marcos, aside from attending to the regular order of state business, also settled a feud between two brothers which threatened to disrupt peace and order in Cotabato; received Japanese media men; a local labor group; and was guest of honor at the ceremonies launching the fund drive of the Citizens Legal Aid Society of the Philippines (CLASP).
After working for a time in his study early in the morning, the President received, the officers of the National Labor Unity Committee, who gave him a plaque for his concern and interest in the uplift of the working man. The labor group also addressed several petitions to the President, in behalf of labor.
Later in the morning, the President brought together Datu Abdullah Sangki and Mayor Balakat Sangki, brothers, and both of Cotabato, so that they can thresh out their differences and bury their feud. At the meeting, the President heard the sides of the two brothers, then appealed to them to reconcile in the public interest. The brothers shook hands and pledged to keep the peace.
Toward mid-day, the President was interviewed by a group of Japanese TV and newspapermen representing Sangkie, a newspaper; the Fuji and Nippon TV, and the Institute of Asian Economic Research. In the group were Takeichi Yamane, Kosaku Nomura, Mokoti Oshikawa and Kadasu Otake of Sangkie; Jiro Asano and Akira Enjoji of Fuji and Nippon TV; and Yukio Asano of the Institute.
In the afternoon, the President was guest of honor at the launching of the CLASP fund drive. In his brief remarks, the President urged all those who can contribute to the fund to give unstintingly saying that it is a small sacrifice to bear compared to the need of many Filipinos for assistance in getting justice from the courts.
The President resumed his desk work late in the afternoon.
To prevent the possible closure of public schools in Manila in view of the inability of the city government to meet the salaries of school teachers, the President directed Budget Commissioner Faustino Sy-Changco to pay said salaries without delay.
At the same time, the President asked Secretary of Justice Vicente Abaci Santos to submit an opinion as to which—the national or the city government—should pay the salaries of these teachers.
The President told Commissioner Sy-Changco that should the opinion be in favor of the city government, whatever sum that had been advanced by the national government would be reimbursable by the city of Manila.
In another front, the President modified his order banning the slaughter of carabaos, so as to allow the slaughter of carabaos and buffaloes under certain conditions.
The conditional lifting of the carabaos slaughter ban is embodied in a new order amending Executive Order No. 234 dated May 15, 1970, which bans the slaughter of carabaos and buffaloes.
Under the new order, carabaos and buffaloes three years of age or over may be slaughtered upon issuance of a slaughter permit by the municipal treasurer or city treasurer concerned.
turn into an effective counter-foil for Red China who is openly an aggressor and has adopted war as an instrument of national policy and nurtures dreams of an Asian hegemony under it.
Then attended to the governors and congressmen including Cong. Carmelo Barbero who is going to Moscow and to whom I confided that we should find out to what extent Russia will continue the pressure on Red China and thus keep her occupied and away from dreams of the invasion or control of Southeast Asia;—that our foreign policy should be sophisticated and dedicated purely to the national interest.
Kicked off the fund drive of the free legal aid societies at 4:00 PM at the Maharlika, appealing even to the poor to contribute as this was for the indigents.