Conference on problems on Transportation and Communications.
PAL [Philippine Airlines]—
We decided to foreclose in the two other airlines, AMI and ______.
Support PAL but set conditions to prevent PAL from the supposed unexplained profits.
So I asked Benny [Benigno] Toda [Jr.] to sell part of the PAL shares to the public.
And we will check the audit.
Coastwise shipping.
Overseas shipping.
Exercised for the first time in four days—since Tuesday when I caught a cold.
Official Gazette for August 10, 1973: THE PRESIDENT took steps to improve postal service notably in Manila, surrounding cities and nearby provinces where exchanges of dispatch and receipt of all kinds of foreign mail and parcels are being heavily handled. President’s move was contained in Presidential Decree No. 268, which split Region 4 into two—4 and 4-A. Region 4 now comprises the provinces of, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Romblon and Palawan and cities of Manila, Caloocan, Pasay, Quezon, Tagaytay, Trece Martires and Puerto Princesa, with the regional center in Manila. Region 4-A is now made up of the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Aurora (sub-province), Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro and the cities of San Pablo, Batangas, Lipa and Lucena, with the regional center in San Pablo City.
THE PRESIDENT has directed four government agencies to devise ways and means to avert a shortage in acacia trees, one of the most used raw materials for the woodcraft industries. In Letter of Instructions No. 110, the President ordered the National Cottage Industries Development Authority, the Bureau of Forest Development, the Bureau of Plant Industry, and the Forest Products Research and Industry Development Commission to replenish gradually the thinning stock of the valuable wood over the next ten years. The President likewise directed the four agencies to conduct comprehensive studies on how to ensure the steady and continued operation of the woodcraft industries, and to prevent the shortage of acacia wood.
GOVERNMENT scientists at the Philippine Atomic Research Center have discovered that kapis shell can be a good radiation detector. The Philippine Atomic Energy Commission reported that PARC scientists have proven that kapis shells can detect stronger radiations from 1,000 up to 10,000 roentgen (a roentgen is a unit of radioactive dose) and can still be reused. Nuclear laboratories are at present using film badges to detect and measure any radiation their personnel may absorb. These badges, which contain sensitive films, can only detect radiation of the ranges of 30 milli-roentgen to 10 roentgen. These films are thrown away after a period of exposure.
BOARD of Censors for Motion Pictures announced the banning of all forms of commercial advertisement in movie houses in major cities and provincial capitals throughout the country. The ban, contained in a memorandum signed by Chairman Guillermo C. de Vega, will take effect starting September 10. Mr. de Vega said the banning of commercial ads was decided upon as a result of continuing critism that these have practically consumed too much of the moviegoers’ time. Violators of the ban will be dealt with accordingly, Mr. de Vega said.