Thursday
Sen. [Salvador] Doy Laurel was ousted by the Senate Committee on Justice (8-5) which decided not to investigate the [Eduardo] Quintero case inasmuch as the Supreme Court has acquired jurisdiction of the bribery case and the issuance of the search warrant.
He has resigned his Chairmanship which resignation was tabled. Tomorrow the matter will be appealed to the floor. Because of the absence abroad of [Lorenzo] Sumulong, [Helena] Benitez and [Alejandro] Almendras, it may be a 10-10 tie vote with Senate President [Gil] Puyat deciding it to the chair.
Meet the Department of Public Works officials on the 9,0000 units of heavy equipment worth P890 million most of which is deadlined (although Com. [Baltazar] Aquino claims only 39% is deadlined).
Then Pan-Philippine Highway.
The Bicol and Cagayan Valley roads.
A complete Philippine national plan for irrigation; power and flood and river central including metropolitan Manila.
5,000 more school houses from reparations.
4,000 artesian wells.
34,000 barrio projects calamity funds requirements
Schoolhouses repair
Post Office
Infrastructure and transport equipment
Personnel and discipline
Telecommunications
CAA [Civil Aeronautics Administration] procurement of air navigation and communications to be expedited.
PACD [Presidential Assistant on Community Development] on cooperatives.
I will tie these up with the program to reorganize the government and restructure our society.
The columnists are now turning against Quintero. I attach Doroy’s [Teodoro Valencia] columns and Luis Beltran of Evening News.