Monday Imelda called up by long distance at about 7:45 AM to tell me she is sick. I have to tell Dra. Aragon. They leave for London by Alitalia at about 2:00 PM which is about 8:00 PM here. I know she is feeling lonely now. When she asked about the two girls she had a...
September 10, 1970
Thursday I write this at 3:35 PM after talking by long distance with Imelda now in London. They were brought by Pohlen of the Chartered Bank to Maribels (a restaurant) and Jackie Kennedy Onassis and [Aristotle] Onassis himself were there. And as the Londoners have...
July 23, 1970
Went through the tests with Dr. Mely Garia, Dr. Aragon, Dr. Isidro and Dits [Juanita] Zagala. My blood pressure was at the usual 114/80 after intense exercise including 15 minutes of fast stationary bicycle at my gym. Decorated Minister James Wilson who left at 4:00...
July 7, 1970
as last night I was busy with Imelda’s problems Went to Wack-Wack—practiced and returned at 11:30 AM to discover Imelda still asleep. Mass at 12:30, lunch with the family. Nap at 2:00 PM. Woke up at 4:00 and held conference at 4:45 after exercising in our bedroom....
June 18, 1970
4 yr. Agricultural Dev. [Development] Plan. Round Table Conference in December. MALACAÑANG
June 19, 1970
Am writing this on the 20th as I was too busy on the legislative program for the special session. Saw Imelda off for Japan. We were at the airport at 7:30 AM. The plane was supposed to take off at 8:15 but [Leandro] Lindy and Cecille Locsin were late so it took off at...
June 17, 1970
Minimum Wage Act signed before the National Labor Unity Committee celebration of the 17th Anniversary of the Magna Carta of Labor at Winston Garden. MALACAÑANG
May 9, 1970 as I had Malacañang
a conference until 12:30 AM Exercised hard (as usual 17 minutes of fast jogging, 50 sit-ups for the abdominal muscles, bicep fast free hand curl 100-200 times, 50 times knee-bends, push-ups between two chairs, 20 times, leg-split on my back 40 times, fast, pectoralis...
April 7, 1970
Tuesday I write this also at 11:30 PM at Dole Phil. in [Geronimo] Ronnie Velasco’s cottage. Lazy day. Woke up at 9:00 AM. Golf at 10:00 to 12:00 AM. Lunch at 12:45 and then we heard the news of the earthquake. Intensity 7 at Manila, 5 in Laoag and Legaspi, 4 at...
April 24, 1970
Malacañang Gen. [Charles] Lindbergh is here on the conservation of marine life. His son Jon Lindbergh is head of the U.S. Agency on Oceanography. With him is Theodore Pryor, head of the Foundation on Oceanography. Met them at 9:30 AM then attended the lunch for them...
