Monday Am writing this at 11:20 PM, April 7th, as we have been rather busy. Overnight from Surigao, Surigao which we left at about 8:00 PM to arrive at Cagayan de Oro at about 8:00 AM on the 6th. Inaugurated the only two-kilometer cemented airfield in Mindanao. Laoag...
1970
April 4, 1970
Saturday Actually, I write this on April 5 at 9:00 AM off the coast of Surigao, Surigao on board the President 777 while we are waiting for the people to assemble at the wharf for the reception. I slept without writing my daily notes as I was fatigued. I had not slept...
April 5, 1970
Sunday Surigao, Surigao Regionalization of Malacañang—a happy people. Rich in spirit if not in worldly goods. Like coming out of a deep dive in skin diving—to come to the provinces. Surigao—the numeralized and progressive province. While in Manila—strikes, threat of...
March 28, 1970
Saturday I actually write this at 12:10 A.M. on Sunday evening as I have been busy and occupied. The day started with [Joaquin] Chino Roces and Enriquito Zobel. Chino came to say that he was for the success of my administration and that his paper would help. He also...
January 29, 1970
Thursday [p.58] The UP faculty had a demonstration this afternoon. They walked from the Agrifina Circle to Malacañang, handed me a manifesto blaming the administration for the “pattern of repression.” No mention at all about who started the stoning nor the danger to...
March 22, 1970
Sunday This is actually being written at 8:30 AM March 23 at the Mirador Retreat House. I could not write it last night as my papers including my diary had been left behind at The Mansion when we checked into the retreat house. With me in retreat are Ramon Cojuangco,...
January 22, 1970
Malacañang Palace [p.45] I have been able to settle the Senate Presidency at 3:30 PM. [Gil] Puyat remains and [Jose] Roy becomes Executive Vice President of the Nacionalista Party as well as President Pro Tempore. [Arturo] Tolentino remains as majority floor...
January 19, 1970
Monday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.39] Imelda is strong enough to play host to her crowd nightly. We have just eaten Chinese lugao and lumpia brought in by Joe and Betty Campos. I liked most the bajo or powdered beef tapa and the seaweed for the lumpia. It is now...
January 20, 1970
Malacañang Palace [p.41] I still write this in Veterans Memorial Hosp. at 8:00 AM. Meldy is coming home to the Palace at noon before lunch. We have stopped the regular stipends to the columnists and newspapermen. This was started by Pres. [Ramon] Magsaysay in 1954....
January 17, 1970
Saturday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.35] Manila Times and even the Bulletin are trying to promote a fight between me and the media. Manila Times headlines the Nolan resignation, actually editorializing in that story. Then, yesterday, the Bulletin carried the front...