Gen. Yoga Sugomo, head of the Indonesian Intelligence “Bakin,” has arrived.
The [Richard] Nixon confession has eroded his congressional support.
He may have to resign.
Official Gazette for August 6, 1974: THE PRESIDENT granted another incentive to oil explorers when he authorized the tax-free importation of machinery and equipment, spare parts, and materials required in oil explorations. The same privilege and been previously granted by Presidential Decree No. 87 to contractors, all of them aliens, entering into service contracts with local concessionaires. Under Presidential Decree No. 529, the President decreed that explorers should enjoy the same exemptions in the payment of customs duties and compensating tax. Earlier, the government also had provided other incentives to oil explorers, like the repatriation of capital and profits.
FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Carlos P. Romulo called on Asians to end the “slavish imitation” of the past and solve their own problems with methods relevant to their experience. Speaking before the faculty and student body of the Seoul National University m South Korea, Secretary Romulo observed that Asian nations are in varying stages of modernization which indubitably calls for new institutions. He recalled that in the past, Asian countries had adopted models imported from the West in the hope that they would fit “the unique situations in which we now find ourselves.”
CENTRAL Bank allocated an additional fund (credit) amounting to $25 million to cover the importation of the country’s textile and tobacco manufacturing industries. The import fund will be used for the importation of raw cotton and unmanufactured tobacco to meet the raw-material requirements of the covered industries during the rest of the year The Monetary Board which approved the resolution for the allocation of the fund said that the credit line will take effect immediately and will be available to textile firms and tobacco manufacturers up to June 30, 1975.
PHILIPPINE Medical Care Commission required clinics and hospitals to become members of the Philippine Hospitals Association before they can participate in the Medicare program. Dr. Pacifico E. Marcos, PMCC chairman, said that the PMCC passed the resolution in the wake of reports that some hospitals were allegedly charging Medicare patients exorbitantly or were committing abuses and showing, non-cooperation with the Medicare program. Dr. Marcos, however, said the PMCC will allow non-PHA member hospitals and clinics reasonable time urged to immediately provide the provincial or city Board of Aessessment may be sent either in person or by mail to the PHA’s headquarters at the GSIS Hospital, Quezon City, or to its provincial or city chapters.
DEPARTMENT of Finance acted to facilitate decisions on contested real property assessments. In a letter to Secretary Jose Roño of the Department of Local Government and Community Development, Finance Secretary Cesar E. A. Virata suggested that provincial governors, provincial boards, city mayors, and municipal boards or city councils be urged to immediately provide the provincial or city board of Assessment Appeals sufficient appropriations for the purchase of office equipment, supplies and materials, communication, travel and transportation facilities including per diems in order to perform their functions efficiently. He also stressed that the provincial or city Board of Assessment. Appeals should be provided with office spaces for hearing purposes inasmuch us the Board has only 120 days within which to decide numerous appeals involving contested appeals on assessments of real properties
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture announced the creation of a citizens’ complaints unit to attend to complaints relating to the activities of its bureaus and agencies. Agriculture Secretary Arturo R. Tanco Jr., said the unit will absorb the functions of the citizens’ complaints section which was recently abolished. The new unit will bring complaints to the attention of heads of bureaus or agencies. It will also adopt and follow a systematic method of reporting so that the office of the secretary is properly informed of the progress and actions taken on the complaints and to inform the complainants.