We are keeping Imelda company as she keeps to bed on the advi[c]e of the doctor—Dr. Gemzel and Gloria Aragon. And she is feeling heavy in the stomach. She took a Spastrine. And then was given an injection.
I spent the day resting and attending to the pending papers.
Again a nap in the afternoon.
The situation in Vietnam is getting worse. I receive a briefing from the U.S. Embassy Intelligence Officer, Donahue with Calaris the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] officers.
It is confirmed that Commander Cely who was killed in Echague, lsabela is the defector Lt. Tagamolila, Crispin.
We have sent Lt. Col. Antonio Uy and Col. Pille of the Washington Embassy to Los Angeles to meet with Frank Starr and Bob Yamaguchi as well as the Mexican who is supposed to have been contracted to assassinate me. I attach a report on the mission.
As well as the report on Vietnam.
Official Gazette for April 23, 1972: THE PRESIDENT devoted almost another day to urgent paper work.
Early in the afternoon, the President had a brief rest and then played a round of golf with friends at the Malacañang Park.
Toward evening, the President received some officials of the executive department who discussed with him matters concerning their offices.