I have started to reprogram my daily schedules. Too many courtesy calls and routinary visits.
So I have asked Sec. Vicente Paterno to take over some of the load on papers on industrial development. I will have him set up office here in Malacañang. Then after a while he should leave BOI [Board of Investments] to the Vice Chairman in the meantime.
Neda [National Economic Development Authority] should do more overall planning and assessing. Too much detailed implementation. Many papers are pending with it.
More attention to Land Reform, the Samahang Nayon, the Barangays and Small and Medium Scale Industries.
Tomorrow I present the Youth Program for the New Society.
There is lavish praise from every quarter for our economic achievements.
The Fords
Official Gazette for October 1, 1973: THE PRESIDENT appointed the vice-governor and two provincial board members of the new province of Tawi-Tawi. Appointed upon the recommendation of Acting Tawi-Tawi Governor Romulo M. Espaldon were Hadji M. Amilhasan as vice-governor, and Alawangsa M. Amilbangsa and Yap Lipae as provincial board members. The new officials appointed by the President shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected in the election for provincial and municipal officials following the issuance of Decree No. 302 and shall have qualified, unless sooner removed, at the pleasure of the Chief Executive.
OVERSTAYING Chinese who have behaved properly during the last 27 years may be given preference to stay in the Philippines, but those who have become undesirable will be unconditionally deported. Immigration Commissioner Edmundo M. Reyes explained the Government’s position on the overstaying Chinese issue as he confirmed reports that the Philippines and Taipei are now finalizing an agreement to resolve the problem. Although he did not elaborate on the details of the agreement, Commissioner Reyes said the Philippines is awaiting minor details regarding the response of the Nationalist Chinese government.
THE PRESIDENT designated November 1, 1973 to November 30, 1974, as the period for the membership, educational and fund drive of the Safety Organization of the Philippines, Inc. (SOPI), a civic, non-profit, non-sectarian and non-political organization which has spearheaded the private sector’s accident prevention movement. Proclamation No. 1183, issued by Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr. by order of the President, points out that safety and accident prevention have long been adopted as a policy. The proclamation declares the whole month of November 1974, as the World Safety and Accident Prevention Month in the country to extend their full support and assistance to these activities and projects of the SOPI.
PHILIPPINE exports to Malaysia for the first time overshot imports by US$100,000 during the first semester of 1973, the Department of Trade reported. Philippine exports to Malaysia during the period amounted to US$797,468 against its imports of US$697,347 or a trade balance of US$100,121 in its favor. This half-year performance was a sharp contrast to that of last year when the Philippines incurred a negative balance of US$3,013,128 with Philippine exports totalling only a measly US$865,614 against its imports of US$3,898,742.
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