Reviewed the problems posed by various international questions like:
- U.S.
Military and Economic
I have decided that we retain the bases but demand a reassessment every five years. And there must be a five year program of military preparedness. And the U.S. must help both economically and militarily. It would be to her advantage. She needs an
Official Gazette for August 25, 1973: THE PRESIDENT directed the director of mines to institute immediate remedial measures against professional claim jumpers and table locators who have unduly delayed and obstructed the exploration and exploitation of the country’s mineral resources. The director was likewise instructed to submit without delay a proposed budget which shall enable the bureau to participate more aggressively in the exploitation of mineral deposits, including oil and gas, both in existing mineral claims and in government reservations. The Director was ordered to implement the instructions notwithstanding the contrary provisions of any existing law, rules or regulations as well as the Rules of Court.
INFORMATION Secretary Francisco S. Tatad has urged a visiting group of Filipino-American newspaper editors and travel agents to tell the Filipino communities abroad that the changes taking place in the Philippines today have given the Filipino people “a new sense of pride, honor and dignity such as they have never known before.” In a speech delivered at the Vigan House at Nayong Pilipino, Secretary Tatad asked the visiting group “to talk to the common folk, simple man and woman in the streets and ask them what their experience has been and what they feel and think of the new way of life.” The Secretary asked the group not to be intimidated by a few skeptics who would deliver speeches or write to the newspapers abroad, because “they do not have the benefit of your experience, and have not seen the changes in the Philippines.”
“SERVICE from the heart,” is the brand of service the Department of Social Welfare must give to the less-privileged who seek its aid. This was the gist of a reminder issued by the DSW Secretary Estefania Aldaba-Lim to the DSW rank and file as a follow up to the President’s warning against “back-sliding” government personnel. The DSW head reminded her staff that every client who approaches a social worker must be attended to immediately and treated with utmost courtesy, understanding and competence. She also warned employes against dishonest practices particularly in the handling of relief supplies, adding that any indiscretion along this line will be dealt with accordingly. At the senior staff meeting the secretary also directed the strengthening of the DSW Pag-asa unit, a 24-hour service unit, which attends to indigents in need of help, those suddenly taken ill at night with no money to buy medicine, stranded people with no place to sleep, runaways, abandoned children, and many others.
SHOULD barrio captains be given fixed salaries for their varied duties and responsibilities? Secretary Jose A. Roño of the Department of Local Government and Community Development said that the Government is not in a position to pay barrio captains regular or fixed salaries. He added that government funds have been concentrated in the rehabilitation of flood-devasted infrastructures and for new development projects. He pointed out however, that under the new Local Government Code being drafted, barrio captains will collect per diems when they travel on official business. There are some 33,895 barrio captains and 203,280 barrio councilmen in as many barrios throughout the country, Secretary Roño said.
COLLECTION of specific taxes has a good start this fiscal year as an overall increase of 25 per cent was registered with the collection in July, 1973, amounting to P58,354,133.60 as against the collection in July, 1972, of P46,693,288.74 or an increase of P11,660,844.86. This was revealed by Secretary of Finance Cesar E. A. Virata following receipt of a report from Internal Revenue Commissioner Misael P. Vera. Specific taxes are collected from domestic cigarettes, alcohol products, gasoline and other oil products, cinematographic films and matches.
Asian nation, independent in posture but ready and able to protect their interests which would also be that of the U.S.
Like the oil exploration in the Sulu Seas—and Spratley as well as the Palawan shelf.
The U.S. would not be willing to fight a war on the economic issues posed by oil discovery. But the Philippines would.
And the same issue would arise if the Nationalist Chinese enter into a settlement with mainland China. Then Red China would be a next door neighbor.
General Preferences
Oil
Textiles
EEC [European Economic Council]
IMF [International Monetary Fund]
Sugar
ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations]
Met Sec. [Carlos] Romulo, Cesar Virata, Alex [Alejandro] Melchor [Jr.], Juan Ponce Enrile and Dir. Gen. [Gerardo] Sicat on these, 10:00 AM-1:30 PM.
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