Played golf for the first time in a month due to the vertigo arising out of my cold. Wobbly but otherwise strong and firm. Stayed under the sun for an hour after body-building exercises.
Must decide the steel conflict soon. Iismi [Iligan Integrated Steel Mills, Inc.] is charged with selling its product to Jacinto at a loss and since the government is the principal capitalist, it is government that is losing.
Met Cong. [Salipada] Pendatun on the North Cotabato situation specially Udtog Matalam who promised to see me after the case of Pendatun was decided. It is now finally decided in his favor.
Chrysler through its manager came to offer its capabilities for integrating existing foundries and factories of automobile spare parts.
The Papal Nuncio could not wait for me. He left at 12:40 PM. Called him by telephone to apologize and set our meeting tomorrow.
Greg [Gregorio] Abad, Gen. [Antonio] Tamayo on the bullet reloader conversion parts to 30 M1 and M14, 7.62 and .223 M16, Bulletproof steel armor, fiber glass and glass to be included in the contract for the ammunition plant.
Scolded Manolo Mariano for using my name in buying lands in Davao
Saw Federico Lachica, teacher of Urdaneta who gave me sanctuary in 1944 (September) in the midst of the Japanese. He died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1970, of meningitis. His son the doctor came from New Jersey to attend to him but it was too late. This is the
Official Gazette for August 4, 1970: President Marcos received a number of callers, including those who came to pay a courtesy call, while also doing a full measure of desk work. Among those who called in the morning were:
1. Rep. Salipada Pendatun of Cotabato who discussed with the President the peace and order conditions in that province. 2. Andres Soriano Jr., and Jose Mari Soriano of the Paper Industries Corporation of the Philippines, who took up land problems in Agusan del Norte. 3. O. M. Partain, managing director of Chrysler Philippines, who paid a courtesy call. He was accompanied by Ricardo Silverio of Delta Motors and one other. The auto industry in the country was discussed during the call.
In the afternoon, the President received: 1. Mayor Luis Lardizabal of Baguio City and Rudy Cuenca of the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA), who consulted the President on the preparations for the PATA workshop in the Philippines. 2. Mayors Balakat Sangki of Ampatuan and Odon Ampatuan of Bagumbayan, both municipalities in Cotabato. The mayors were asked to return Friday for a more thorough conference on the peace and order problems in their constituencies.
The rest of the President’s working day was devoted to paper work.
son who used a slingshot to good purpose in knocking down some chickens for our food in a place of scarcity. I found out later the chickens belonged to the Japanese garrison.
Saw the deceased at the Funenaria Nacional and paid for his hospital bills without telling the family.