1:00 AM
April 16th
After the review of the films taken of Imelda’s Russian visit, we went to the 777 where I slept at 12:30 [A]M.
I was awakened at 5:00 AM for Dr. Mely Garcia to take blood samples for enzyme, uric acid and other examinations. The latest report was “Normal.”
So it meant the pain on the left chest is not due to any involvement of the heart but was merely muscular.
We arrived at Talaga Bay at 7:00 AM. And I went water skiing at about 9:30. Got hit by jellyfish in the right arm when I went into the water near the pier to start to water ski. Calamine solution has prevented its usual severe itchiness and pain.
Bongbong and Miguelito [Vazquez] followed me. And the son of Ernie Escolar and Tony Infante.
Took a long nap up to 5:00 PM. Then saw Imee and Bongbong and the others off to Manila at 6:30 PM.
Frank Starr, on April 3, 1972, executed an affidavit implicating Col. Lino Aragon Angara and Bob Yamaguchi of Los Angeles, California, in a plot to assassinate me on July 17, 1972. We are taking counter measures.
Gen. [Fabian] Ver is sending Col. [Antonio] Uy of CIS [Criminal Investigation Service] and Col. Pille now in Washington to follow up the leads in Los Angeles that Frank Starr can give since last month. Frank says that Bob Yamaguchi has already chosen or obtained the services of a man for the job of assassinating me—a Mexican.
Official Gazette entry for April 15, 1972: THE PRESIDENT submitted to the Commission on Appointments for confirmation the nominations of 15 appointees proposed to various posts in different departments of the executive branch of the government.
Of the 15 nominees, nine were to positions in the Office of the President, two in the Department of Finance, and one each in the Departments of Commerce and industry and Public Works and Communications, Office of Economic Coordination, and local governments.
Among other actions, the Chief Executive asked the Development Bank of the Philippines to open an agency in Marawi City, and convert its existing agency in Iligan City into a branch as soon as possible.
At the same time, the President directed the DBP management to liberalize the terms for loan applicants in the resettlement site in Lanao, to enable them to borrow money from the DBP on the basis of appropriate certificates or guarantees issued by the commander of Task Force LANCAF (Lanao Civic Action Force.)
The President worked on state papers in his study till early evening.
But we have placed Col. Angara under close surveillance.
Frank Starr was a former CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] operative imprisoned in Indonesia.
I also ordered the entrapment of smugglers in Bataan who have contracted Col. Dumpit, the Prov. Commander.