11:30 PM
At Mirador Retreat
House in Baguio City
A fire broke up in Bankusay, Tondo yesterday as we were coming into Manila Bay.
Issued the standard instructions in case of calamities to the natural disaster center, the Red Cross, the SWD, Dept. of Health, National Housing Corp. and PHHC [People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation] and the Dept. of Public Works.
Visited the fire area this morning. What with the people still hungry from the wait for breakfast when I arrived at 9:00 AM, interviews and coordinating efforts, it was 9:45 when we took off from the airport at Manila and arrived at San Fernando, La Union at 10:30.
The peace conference, conference with the congressmen and senators took up to 12:30 AM. It took up to 1:00 PM to reach Santo Rosario, San Juan, La Union where I inaugurated the hot lunch program of Care and the Dept. of Education. Ambassador [Henry] and Mrs. [Jitka] Byroade as well as Dr. And Mrs. Kline were there.
I had to leave at 2:00 PM for the Baguio [Philippine] Military Academy graduation at 4:00 PM. And changed in the car into a suit with Vice Mayor Fangonil acting as valet and Captain (I promoted him to Commodore during the graduation exercise) at the front seat.
Spoke on the Communist Conspiracy.
Imee was to be operated on at 3:00 PM but they did not start until 5:00 PM so I called up as soon as I reached the Mansion at about 6:30 PM and they were through with the nose and starting on the chin.
Had a pleasant dinner at the Conference Hall at 8:00 PM. Even the Chief of Staff and chiefs of major services as well as Enrique Zobel and [Geronimo] Ronnie Velasco who are both Air Force Reserves the first in command of the RATS rendered songs. That is how hilarious it was.
Then I delivered a rather good and well-received speech on the retired officers and how [they] can be utilized.
Called up Imelda and received the call at about 10:15 PM when she told me Imee was awake and the operation was a success. Imelda was more excited than Imee to whom I also talked. I was surprised she could talk so clearly over the telephone when Imelda tells me that the
No Official Gazette entry for this day.
bandage was all around her face.
Now to bed as we awake at 6:00 AM tomorrow.