Am feeling heavy from the anti-typhoid injection and the histamine or anti-flu vaccine.
Started the reaction after golf at about 8:00 PM. Had to take two Tylenol tablets as I have started to be feverish (12:30 PM).
Breakfast conference with the senators and congressional leaders. There will be a special session and no recess after adjournment on the 18th of May.
Agreed on the priority bills.
The Isabela engagements continue with the troops having the upper hand.
Official Gazette for April 20, 1972: THE PRESIDENT started the day with a breakfast conference with leaders of both chambers of Congress, to chart the special session vis-a-vis urgent bills.
The President also took up with the Congress leaders amendments to the Tariff Code and the Internal Revenue Code, including possible withdrawal of tax exemptions and subsidies from some industries; the educational development programs, and the integrated national government reorganization plan.
Present at the conference which lasted for over an hour were Senate President Gil J. Puyat, Speaker Cornelio T. Villareal, Senate Majority Floor Leader Arturo Tolentino, Senators Rene Espina, Lorenzo Teves, Leonardo Perez, Ambrosio Padilla, Alejandro Almendras, Helena Z. Benitez, and Mamintal Tamano; House Majority Floor Leader Marcelino Veloso, and Reps. Jose Alberto of Catanduanes and Natalio P. Castillo of Bohol.
After the meeting, the President received’ officials of the Chemical Bank of New York and their wives, accompanied by Tony Floirendo, who paid a courtesy call. The officials were Chairman and Mrs. William Rendard, First Vice President and Mrs. Donald C. Platten, Executive Vice President Charles W. Carson, Jr., Senior Vice President and Mrs. Paul Bubenday, Representative for the Philippines and Southeast Asia Paul Meyers and his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Sherwood.
At mid-morning, a plaque of appreciation and gratitude was presented to the President by members of the Government Prosecutors League headed by Florentino Flor, president, “for his consuming concern for the improvement of the economic welfare of the government prosecutors and professionalization of the service under R. A. 6407.
Among other callers were: 1) Special Presidential Envoy on Tourism Antonio Delgado, who reported on the results of his recent trip abroad; 2) Gov. Murphy Sangkula and Rep. Indanan Anni of Sulu, who sought fund releases for various public works projects; 3) Ambassador Manuel T. Yan, who tailed for final instructions prior to his departure for his post as Philippine Ambassador to Thailand; 4) Rep. Constantino Navarro of Surigao del Norte, who headed a delegation of town mayors seeking release of funds and prefabricated school houses; and 5) Vladimir Kulinitch accompanied by former Civil Aeronautics Administrator Federico Ablan, who called on the President to signify the intention of Aeroflot (Russian National airlines) to open Moscow-Manila flights via Tokyo and Singapore.
The President told Kulinitch to submit a formal request so that it can be referred to the proper authorities.
Other callers of the President were Vicente Abalahon, Pedro Opiana, Jose Flaminiano, Marconi Pairo, Pukoman Pandangan, Inocencia Gonzales, Jose Arcangel, Vicente Ocampo, Anastacio Lobaton, Senso Orbanilla, Lucas Carpio, Lilia Lopez, Ramon Mabutas, Fred Nepomuceno, Justiniano Cortez, Nicolas Galang, Florentino Jacinto, Emilio Adrion, Rufo Bernardo, Julian Salcedo, Horacio Adaza, Modesto Roscas and Alejandro Leopando of the Government Prosecutors League.
Talked to Sec. Cesar Virata in Vienna as well as Alex [Alejandro] Melchor [Jr.] and Bert Teodoro. Gave instructions on the conferences.
Worked with Naring [Apolinario] Orosa on the commodity loan projects; the Muslim question with Mike Tamano and [Mohammad] Ali Dimaporo; the infrastructure requirements.
TV Interview by Rey Pedroche. I attach the questionnaire.