[Felipe] Baby Ysmael is apparently transferring to Australia. He is selling his steel company. The property is valued according to him at P75 million (without the buildings and machinery) and the indebtedness is P70 million. None of his investments have been...

9:30 AM—Visit of his Royal Highness the ruler of Negeri Sembilan and his Consort (of Malaysia, the LBJ Kampon is in his state). We will export 100,000 tons of sugar more than our basic quota of 1,126,000 tons as our new mills (7 now producing and five now building)...

Because of my order for the PC [Philippine Constabulary] and other police national agencies to augment the MPD [Manila Police District] in maintain peace and order in Manila, there is a hue and cry about militarism and fascism. But the mayor, Mayor Antonio Villegas,...

Imelda is depressed that we have had no children after Irene. She was overdue since the 13th but on the 25th had it. Since then she has been feeling frustrated. But everything depends on God. If He wills it, we will have more children. And we will take all the...

The policy of intriguing among the subversives so they will divide and even kill each other is paying off. Arthur Garcia was ordered gunned down by Dante [Bernabe Buscayno] through his brother Joe Buscayno who was later killed. Actual killer was a certain Ben. Jose...

Cancelled all appointments this morning to work on the 4-year development program. I also prepared the priorities of the projects to be funded by our limited resources. Electrification Housing (the bill is being prepared—5% salary tax but must be initiated by labor...

Have just seen Igorota in its original version complete with Charito Solis and others in the nude and some bedroom scenes. It has grossed the most in Thailand and has made P3 million in the Philippines but 1/3 goes to the government in amusement taxes, 1/3 to the...

The troops after Commander Dante [Bernabe Buscayno] jumped off at 6:00 AM but the results are negative. A barrio in Bantay, Ilocos Sur was burned apparently by men in uniform led by a son of a “prominent Ilocos Sur political leader.” It could be nobody else referred...

The Phl. Marketing Asso. [Association] hosted the 4th Pacific Asian Marketing Conference where I spoke as guest of honor. Theme: Asia wants peace and to be left alone by the world powers whether of Asia or not. Asian Forum needed. Djakarta is the beginning. Our dreams...

Signed the new designations of those by-passed by the Com. on Appointments or those not submitted to the Commission. Screened the undesirables. Most of the communications and signatures on dedications and pictures, I discovered, are signed by my stand-ins like Cesar...