I have told Cong. Nicanor Yñiguez, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who is going to Moscow with Cong. [Carmelo] Barbero that we must know if Russia will keep the pressure on Red China because so long as she does, we (the Philippines) is in no danger from the Asian hegemony plans of Red China. Between the U.S. and Russia and if Japan builds up military, then Red China should be neutralized long enough for South East Asia to gain strength or for Red China leaders to become moderate.
Ambassador [Toshio] Urabe of Japan was ambassador to Hungary and Czechoslovakia after its invasion. He said he would be willing to speak to those who dream of a communist take-over in the Philippines.
Commander Sumulong [Faustino del Mundo] may have been surrounded in Bataan with the help of our helicopters. We will know soon if the troops have succeeded in getting “Taba” who has vowed to fight the BSDU’s [Barrio Self-Defense Units] to the finish.
Worked out with Sec. Cesar Virata and Dir. [Placido] Mapa [Jr.] of PES [Presidential Economic Staff] the priorities of expenditures on the capital account. The income of government is about P4 billion and of these only P360 million is available for capital expenditure.
Official Gazette for August 11, 1970: President Marcos worked mostly on state papers, with his schedule clear of visitors. Among other papers, he studied reports from various agencies involved with development programs, and signed a proclamation, setting the first Monday of December as the start of Aviation Week. The proclamation rescinds a former proclamation setting the second week of March as Aviation Week.
The President worked at his desk through the day, receiving only close aides for consultation, and a few officials who had problems to clear with him