Am suffering from pains on the right foot (the right side of the ball) and I limp when I walk. Although I have loose bowel movement and a little nausea I have had to take colchicine and butazolidin.
It subsided in the afternoon. But I have been advised to keep my weight off my feet.
Col. Nicanor Jimenez has seen me this morning and tonight to tell me that Delegate [Eduardo] Quintero wishes to get out of the country for good to stay in Japan. As Nick Jimenez put it in Pasacao last Saturday he wishes to raise the white flag. I have asked to say nothing but the truth to the effect that we (Imelda and I) had told him we had not authorized anyone to give money to the delegates.
But apparently the activists are watching him. And a certain Teresa Nieva told Mrs. Tarsila Quintero not to allow Delegate Quintero to lose heart, this afternoon. So Nick had to send his brother Ramon to Quintero to avoid surveillance. But he (Nick) will see Quintero tomorrow at 1:30 PM and see me at 4:00 PM.
Ely Pamatong, an alleged youth leader wrote the Committee on Privileges of the Concon [Constitutional Convention] that he was aware of the “Payola” revealed by Delegate Quintero as he belonged to the group under Dr. [Guillermo] Guimo de Vega as a Technical Assistant to the Office of the President. And that he was asked to deliver two envelopes full of money to Delegates [Venancio] Yaneza and [Gilberto] Duavit but he refused although several days later, these two delegate [sic] received the envelopes from Dr. de Vega in his office.
Official Gazette for June 27, 1972: THE PRESIDENT received callers in the morning, among whom were Ambassador and Mrs. Pablo Padilla Ramirez of Mexico who paid a farewell call prior to their departure for home.
The Mexican envoy, who arrived in the Philippines in October 1971 as his country’s ambassador, has been designated by his government as director-general of the 100 percent Mexican-owned Asufera Pan Americana, a firm dealing on sulphur for fertilizers.
During the call, the President expressed the hope that the envoy and his wife had a wonderful stay in the country despite their less than a year tour of duty.
In the course of his work on official papers in the afternoon, the President issued Executive Order No. 397 extending the term of the Presidential Commission on Reorganization from July 1 to September 30, 1972.
The President deemed the extension of the Commission’s operations necessary in view of the need for the Commission to undertake such informational activities to ensure wider understanding and support of the reorganization proposals.
He emphasized it was desirable to maintain the active involvement of the members of the reorganization body “in the consideration of the Integrated Reorganization Plan by Congress and in its eventual approval.”
The President directed Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr. to issue the necessary directives to the other government agencies with personnel detailed to the Commission for the extension of their detail with the Commission.
He was the leader of Stream which does not have a following, was Technical Assistant until he was dismissed June 1st for not reporting to the office. He is a blackmailer.
Apparently he has been induced to fabricate evidence by Concon Pres. [Diosdado] Macapagal who tried to have another man sign a similar affidavit.
I may see [Joaquin] Chino Roces on his birthday on the 29th. Executive Secretary [Alejandro] Alex Melchor [Jr.] is preparing the meeting.