We brought Imelda to the hospital at 7:00 AM. She went direct to the operating room. Drs. Quintin Gomez and Dr. Paciencia Escalin Dicini anaesthetized her by 7:40 AM when Dras. [Gloria] Aragon and Isidro started the D and C (Dilatation and Curettage) the removal of the remnants of the aborted fetus from the uterus. They were through with the operation by 8:00 AM. And she woke up at 8:30 AM.
A medical bulletin was issued at 12:00 AM. I attach a copy.
We scarcely slept last night.
Studied the evidence and dictated an outline for trial and cross examination to [Francisco] Kits Tatad.
Pres. [Eusebio] Villatuya came to show the evidence of the P100,000 time deposit of [Eduardo] Quintero as of January 1972. But it was his gratuity of about P96,000.
Com. [Misael] Vera came to show his income tax returns showing Quintero had been cheating in his taxes, concealing his income and assets.
Met the media in a TV interview at 8:00 PM. I admitted I was bitter because I had lost a child and this was due to our sick society which I would try to reform within the short time that I had.
I hope the public does not give all kinds of meanings to this statement.
But I am bitter and angry!
Official Gazette for June 3, 1972: THE PRESIDENT had one of those setbacks in life, when the First Lady suffered an abortion at about 1 a.m. aboard RPS Ang Pangulo, where the First Lady has been staying since early May.
At 7 a.m., the President and Dr. Gloria Aragon, Mrs. Marcos attending obstetrician, took the First Lady to the Makati Medical Center where under general anaesthesia she underwent completion of abortion by curretage.
He worked on urgent matters of state, even as he kept the First Lady company at the hospital.