Imee left for the U.S. with [Virginia] Nena Nable to check what schools she can go to—the National Cathedral or Wellesley and some others before Princeton next year. [Benjamin] Kokoy Romualdez left yesterday to prepare her schedule.
We decorated Lt. Gen. Marvin L. McNickle Commander of the 3th U.S. Airforce with the Philippine Legion of Honor (Commander) and the Presidential Unit Citation Badge to 23 U.S. units including the Manila Disaster Control Unit of the U.S. Embassy.
Tried out the swamp boat and saw the model of the hectapod. The boat with the airplane engine and prop was slow.
Press TV-Radio interview at 4:00 PM to 4:45. Barely reached the MIA [Manila International Airport] before the departure of Imee by PAL [Philippine Airlines] at 5:20 PM.
Official Gazette for August 14, 1972: SPEAKING for the second time in as many weeks over radio and television, President Marcos called on the business and industrial sectors to abandon the profit motive during the period of national crisis so as not to jeopardize the public welfare.
The President likewise exhorted the public to actively participate in the maintenance of a system of prices of commodities and in cleaning up the premises of waste and garbage.
He called on the citizenry to inform the proper authorities like the Price Control Council, the Secretary of National Defense, the Secretary of Commerce and Industry, as well as his office, if necessary, of any withholding of foodstuff such as sugar by traders or outlets.
In like manner, he asked the public to report to the authorities any misconduct on the part of any public official or employee in relation to the distribution and sale of food supplies.
The President also appealed to the citizens not to wait for the initiatives of government but to take it upon themselves to clean up their premises.
Earlier in the day, the President conferred the Presidential Unit Citation Badge on the different U.S. civilian and military task forces which participated in the massive relief and rescue operations in flood-stricken provinces.
In ceremonies held at Malacañang shortly before noon, the President also awarded the Philippine Legion of Honor, rank of commander, on Lieut. Gen. Marvin L. McNickle, outgoing commander of the U.S. 13th Air Force at Clark Field and member of the RP-US Mutual Defense Board, for having “consistently demonstrated a genuine concern for the development of the posture of Philippine defense against external aggression.”
“The selfless efforts of the officers and men of these units helped immeasurably in the rescue, evacuation, inoculation and medical treatment of disaster victims as well as in the timely delivery of medical and food supplies to inundated communities.
The President pinned the Presidential Unit Citation Badge on 20 officers and men with ranks ranging from Lieutenant General down to Sergeant who received the award on behalf of their organizations.
The civilian U.S. Disaster Task Force was represented by Ambassador Henry Byroade, while the military representation was headed by Rear Admiral John H. Dick, representative in the Philippines of the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Naval Forces in the Pacific.
At the ceremonies were Assistant Executive Secretary Roberto V. Reyes, Maj. Gen. Rafael Ileto, AFP vice chief of staff; Brig. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos, PC chief; Brig. Gen. Jose Rancudo, PAF chief; Commodore Hilario M. Ruiz, PN chief; and other ranking AFP officers.