Tired from the National Disaster Control Council at Fort Aguinaldo. Left Palace at 3:10 PM in a huge bus and arrived 4:00 PM. Meeting up to 7:00 PM. TV and Radio interview up to 7:45 PM.
I attach papers.
Water in Sta. Mesa waist-high.
Official Gazette for August 1, 1972: THE PRESIDENT met in the afternoon with his cabinet at the National Disaster Control Center at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, to review the flood situation and prepare the program of rehabilitation and rebuilding.
During the three-hour conference, the President:
1) Proclaimed the city of Baguio and the provinces of Benguet, Laguna and Bataan as covered by his proclamation empowering the chief of staff of the Armed Forces and the secretary of national defense, through their representatives, to commandeer, in coordination with local authorities, vehicles and foodstuff to save the lives of flood victims.
2) Asked the Philippine National Red Cross to participate m the preparation and implementation of the program for the extension of further rescue and relief operations in the flood areas.
3) Recommended amendment of the calamity bill authorizing the expenditure of ₱300 million.
4) Directed all heads of departments to prepare plans for the participation of their respective personnel in the emergency operations.
5) Directed the cabinet secretaries to submit their respective programs for expenditures of funds allotted to their respective departments out of the ₱300 million calamity fund for immediate implementation.
6) Extended his personal gratitude to the United States government for its assistance to the flood victims and for the continued stay of various U.S. military and navy units in the Philippines to continue assisting in the relief operations.
7) Thanked all persons, both military and civilians, who have extended assistance to the flood victims, and urged them to continue doing so.
Upon the recommendation of Labor Secretary Blas F. Ople, the President also directed the department heads to draw up plans for the participation of their respective personnel in the relief and rescue, rehabilitation and rebuilding operations.
Present at the meeting, besides the members of the Cabinet, were Rep. Teodulo Natividad of Bulacan, Chairman Eliseo Villamor of the Rice and Corn Administration, Mrs. Loreto Paras-Sulit of the Philippine National Red Cross, Social Security System Administrator Gilberto Teodoro, GSIS General Manager Roman Cruz, Jr., PNB President Eusebio Villatuya, Chairman Ramon Ravanzo, Jr., of the National Power Corporation, and Col. Pacifico Lopez de Leon, executive director of the NDCC.