I write this as I stay by Imelda who is in bed in our bedroom as she is feeling sick. We are trying to call up Col. Los Baños, the military attaché in London, so we can tell him to allow Bongbong to come home by plane alone but to inform the embassies on the way to...

The Pope left at 7:15 PM after our departure statements. We are relieved because there were repeated reports of attempts against his life. Yesterday afternoon during the first open and public mass at Rizal Park a man in santanna was supposed to make another attempt....

There are many versions of who and how the would-be-assassin was frustrated from killing the Pope with his dagger. The Manila Times, specially, has printed all kinds of stories including that a Times photographer, Manuel Valenzuela, who allegedly bumped into the...

Official Gazette for November 27, 1970: President Marcos and the First Lady, Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos, led the nation in extending a warm welcome to His Holiness, Pope Paul VI. In his welcome remarks, the President said that His Holiness came “at a time of trial, of deep...

Met the congressional leaders and after some argument with Gerry [Gerardo] Roxas who wanted it postponed for at least a week so that we could show some repair and rehabilitation before we increased tariff duties and others like Sen. Pres. [Gil] Puyat Official Gazette...

Worked on my speeches (three of them, one at the arrival, another at the reception at Malacañan and a 3rd on departure) for the papal visit. I have to cut them down and tone them to simplicity and less pretension and ostentation. In the afternoon at 5:00 o’clock [sic]...

Woke up late again as I worked on the recovery programs. Exercised 3rd consecutive day. Muscles are sore (in the breast, legs and back). Shows I have laid off too long playing golf. Met the National Food and Agriculture Committee on the Agricultural Recovery Program....

Official Gazette for November 23, 1970: President Marcos met with top Congress leaders and Cabinet officials to discuss additional measures to speed tro rehabilitation of typhoon victims. Present at the meeting were Senate President Gil J. Puyat, Speaker Jose B....

Toured Bulacan by helicopter from 11:00 AM to about 3:00 PM. Malolos where I met all the local officials from governor to Cong. [Teodulo] Natividad of the 1st District (Cong. [Rogaciano] Mercado of the 2nd was not there) and all the mayors. Then Plaridel where we...

OG November 21, 1970: President Marcos issued a series of directives to speed up the rehabilitation of the typhoon victims, particularly in the Greater Manila area. In a nationwide radio-television message broadcast from the President’s study in Malacañang in the...