Dictated the outline of the State of the Nation Address next January. It will be a plan for reform.
I have ordered the filing of a criminal case of smuggling against Congressman [Felipe] Azcuna. This should prove that there is a law that applies to all.
And I have ordered the reorganization of the PC [Philippine Constabulary] Provincial Commands. The entire provincial PC personnel of Ilocos Sur has been changed completely. Col. Zorrosa of the Magindanaw Task Force has been removed and so has the Chief and Deputy Chief of the PC Criminal Investigation Section.
This afternoon Commander Villa, one of sub-commanders of Dante [Bernabe Buscayno], was killed with 3 other NPA [New People’s Army] men in an encounter at about 3:30 PM at Concepcion, Tarlac. A woman inside the house they were holed in was killed.
I have also ordered the use of cement for payment by the national government of the rural improvement fund for the barrios, highway special fund and local government shares of the excess income tax. We will try this in the distribution of cement credit cards in Bicolandia, Rizal and Bulacan. I go to Bicol next Thursday and Rizal and Bulacan next Friday.
I am watching the basketball finals of the Asian Olympics in Bangkok transmitted live through satellite direct—between the Philippines and Korea. It is one minute and 24 seconds to go and the score is 67 Philippines and 62 Korea.
Official Gazette for December 15, 1970: President Marcos had several closed door conferences with various officials, and as usual received other visitors. He worked for a while at his desk early in the morning, then one after the other received individual officials who took up urgent matters. Among those the President conferred with in the morning were Central Bank Deputy Governor Amado Briñas, Reparations Commissioner Gregorio Abad, Highways Commissioner Baltazar Aquino, NDC Chairman Constante Fariñas, Vicente Paterno, chairman of the Board of Investments; and CAA Administrator Federico Ablan, Jr. One of the topics discussed was the speedy rehabilitation of typhoon ravaged towns and barrios. He asked the Central Bank to spur moves that would channel as much money in circulation as possible to the provinces in order to speed up the rehabilitation of rural areas which suffered from the typhoons.
The President also conferred with several congressmen, including Reps. Ali Dimaporo of Lanao del Norte, Artemio Loyola of Davao del Sur, and William Chiongbian of Misamis Occidental.Later in the day, the President received Sen. Leonardo Perez, who took up problems of his constituency. The President then worked on official papers, issuing in the process a proclamation creating a national committee to take charge of the observance of Rizal Day.
he game has just finished in a flush of excitement with the score at 70 Philippines and 65 Korea. [Jun] Papa starred in the game scoring 33 points of the 70 we scored.
Bongbong and I are alone in the living room watching the game but Bongbong has gone to sleep. I woke him up 7 seconds before the end of the game.