We signed the communique establishing diplomatic relations between our two countries at 5:00 PM at the St. Vladimir Hall to the right of which was the elegant white St. George Hall where all the names of all the recipients of the St. George Cross, the highest decorations for bravery in action, are chiseled on the walls.
Pres. [Nikolai] Podgorny signed for the Soviet Union and I signed for the Philippines.
It took only fifteen minutes. Pres. Podgomy left and I held a press conference.
The Trade Agreement was signed by the Soviet Foreign Trade Minister and by Sec. [Cesar] Virata.
Dinner at 7:00 PM.
Imelda was cajoled into singing Dahil Sa Iyo with the Madrigal Singers and the Filipino group. Then I was pulled in to sing Minamahal Kita. And I insisted in [closing] with Pamulinawen to the clapping in cadence of the audience.
This, according to the Russian diplomats, has broken whatever reserve may have been holding back the Russian[s].
Pres. Podgorny and the others said he has never enjoyed himself and there has never been a dinner party like it.
It was [on] live television all over Russia. About 80 million saw it.
No Official Gazette entry for this day.
It is unknown where this text comes from because the handwritten entry is missing, what is available are the transcriptions from PCGG Vol. 5 p. 132.