Nationalist Chinese Foreign Minister Chao Shu Kai paid me a visit to assure me that there will be no negotiations with Red China on the problem of the two Chinas and to say that the US has repeatedly assured them that the US would abide by its commitments to Taiwan. But he sounded too talkative and loquacious as if he were trying to convince himself about what he was saying.
Sen. [Lorenzo] Sumulong, [Lorenzo] Teves, [Helena] Benitez, [Leonardo] Perez, [Rene] Espina and [Ernesto] Maceda came over on my invitation this morning. Sen. [Ambrosio] Padilla had to leave at 11:00 AM as he had an appointment. But there is an agreement to which the Nacionalista senators are parties (including Sen. [Arturo] Tolentino and [Jose] Roy) that there would be no jumping the fence and joining up with the Liberals.
But the three aspirants, [Gil] Puyat, [Jose] Roy and [Arturo] Tolentino would have a secret ballot on who should be the candidate for Senate President.
And inasmuch as there are twelve Nacionalistas (that includes Puyat and Roy) and thirteen including Tolentino, if they all agree to support only a Nacionalista candidate.
Inducted the officers of the Pulp and Paper Industries and the Rural Broadcasters
Official Gazette for January 20, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS had a busy day with callers, which included the officers of the Rural Broadcasters Association of the Philippines (RBAP) and the Pulp and Paper Manufacturers Association (PPMA), whom he inducted in separate ceremonies.
In brief remarks before the RBAP officers, the President enlisted the organization’s assistance in the formation of at least one producers’ and consumers’ cooperative in every barrio.
The President said that funds for the program will be included in the budget proposal.
The pulp and paper manufacturers group informed the President that they can now produce all the paper needed by the country and 30 per cent of pulp requirements.
The PPMA officers was headed by Zoilo M. Estrella, association president, while the new set of RBAP officers led by Paquito “Rey” Pacheco, RBAP chairman.
After the induction ceremonies, the President received Prime Minister Chow Shu-Kai of the Republic of China who paid a courtesy call. The Chinese official was on a brief stopover enroute from an official mission to European and African countries.
Minister Chow, conveyed to the President and the Filipino people the felicitation and gratitude of President Chiang Kai-shek and the people of his country, particularly for the Philippine support behind Taiwan in the councils of the United Nations.
He also assured the President of his government’s policy to remove all sources of irritants in the close relations between his country and the Philippines.
The President sent his best wishes to President Chiang and expressed the hope that the Chinese leader will continue to lead his people towards peace and prosperity. The President also took the occasion to discuss with the visiting minister the problem of the overstaying Chinese.
Minister Chow was accompanied to Malacañang by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Carlos P. Romulo, Ambassador to Taipei Pelayo Llamas and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Patrick Pichi Sun.
Through afternoon and evening, the President worked on state papers.
Council.
The last group (of broadcasters who have been helping out in our rural development program) I intend to use for the development of cooperatives.
Asked Belek Madrigal to settle the case with his sister amicably. Seems difficult as he feels [Maria Luisa Madrigal-Vazquez] Ising’s husband, [Daniel Vazquez] Danny, is a greedy conniving man who is a “pre-conceived liar.”
Talked to [Geronimo Velasco] Ronnie and [Roberto Benedicto] Bobby about PAL [Philippine Airlines]. The Ayalas, McMicking and Enriquito Zobel are also interested, although Caltex Wollahan [John Wolahan] says he will deal with the group government chooses.