Imelda’s birthday. Wrote the Sonnet to Imelda and the song “Every Moment and Today” to which Mike Velarde composed music. Gave her these with a diamond rosary last night at 12:00 midnight when she came into our bedroom with our children who gave her an antique Virgin...
1970
July 1, 1970
Made a flying visit to Central Luzon (San Simeon, Pampanga) for the inauguration of the bridge across the Pampanga River, Bo. [Barrio] Gubad, Candaba for the fish fry project where they will produce 400-500 million fingerlings of carp (grass carp, big head, Japanese...
June 30, 1970
We have worked out the plans to meet the planned demonstrations with violence in July after the opening of classes. But I do not believe that they can be any worse than the demonstrations in January and February. I go to Central Luzon tomorrow to visit the...
June 29, 1970
We have just said goodbye to Father James Donelan who went to England to look into all the schools that Bongbong could go to. He recommended Worth Abbey School. He recommended it because of its Spartan system that develops individual initiatives, the youth and...
June 28, 1970
We are all taken aback by the mischievous attacks of Jimmy Ferrer against alleged political dynasties and listing me as the first of the political lords putting up a dynasty because of Elizabeth [Keon-Marcos] who is Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte and Kokoy [Benjamin...
June 27, 1970
Imelda arrived at about 3:30 PM Manila time, with the children. Bongbong has a rounder face and apparently has increased in weight. So have the girls. I hope Imelda keeps her figure. Conferred with Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile, Gens. [Manuel] Yan, [Eduardo] Garcia and...
June 26, 1970
Worked out the restructuring and rehabilitation of industries distressed due to the monetary situation. We may have to organize the factories on each industry like cement and steel, put up one buyer or seller for each industry, set a good domestic price to support...
June 25, 1970
Imelda cannot be contacted by long distance as she has attended the dinner given her by Prime Minister [Eisaku] Sato. The first special session adjourns tonight with the budget still hanging fire as of now (the conference report has not been approved by both houses...
June 24, 1970
Spoke to Imelda at 12:00 last night. She had called when I was asleep at about 11:00 but they could not wake me up as the doors were closed until they knocked from both downstairs and study doors. They were in Kyoto already and were proceeding to Narra then to Tokyo....
June 23, 1970
7:40 PM Written while waiting for the dinner conference to begin. Am now reviewing the different programs that we have given priority to in relation to the budget and the four-year development program: Land reform in relation to the 4-yr. agriculture program....