Sunday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.37] The IMF consultative committee headed by Mr. Zavakar will recommend devaluation. We cannot accept this. [Sergio] Osmeña [Jr.] filed a protest against me in the Presidential Electoral Commission yesterday. This will give us a...
1970
January 15, 1970
Thursday [p.31] The newspapers headlined (specially Manila Times) the resignation of [Ramon] Nolan from the Sugar Quota Adm[inistraton] and Sugar Institute. I have asked him to stay but today I have had to designate Jose Unson the Asst. Sugar Quota Adm. to replace...
January 16, 1970
Friday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.33] Meldy’s cyst in the right breast has been removed and found benign—as the report says the mass is a fibrocystic disease. When Inday (Dr. Paciencia Disini) brought out the specimen, I was shocked at the size. It was about three...
January 14, 1970
[p.29] Addressed the first convention of priests at 8:30 AM. More ad lib than the prepared text. Charming speech so Josefina Constantino[1] said. Have told the congressmen we should keep [Jose B.] Laurel as Speaker in the whole morning and afternoon caucus. All the...
January 12, 1970
Monday [p.26] The Villareal group has obtained 67 signatures.[1] Went to see the body of Mayor [Jaime] “Banjo” Laurel who died in a helicopter crash at Upi, Ca[marines] Sur the other night. Their heli[copter] went out of gas, landed, refueled with ordinary gasoline,...
January 13, 1970
[p.27] Awarded the Rizal Pro Patria to Don Vicente Madrigal. Saw [Eugenio] Iñing Lopez [Sr.] in the Meralco Hospital. Had lunch with him. Had sas[h]imi and temp[u]ra as well as mizuno [Missono grilled beef] and Japanese melon. He is disgustingly healthy. Worked the...
January 10, 1970
[p.22] This is the day of many decisions. Laurel is beginning to buy votes for the Speakership. He has called a caucus on Sunday for this purpose. Why did I write Oct. 10th—that is Betty Campos’ birthday; she is with us in the family dining room with Joe [Campos] for...
January 11, 1970
Sunday [p.24] Am still recovering from the symptoms of flu after over-exercise last Wednesday. Sore throat, nasal drip, feverish feeling—general malaise. But started exercising half my usual morning exercise. Then a warm shower. On national security …. Our principal...
January 8, 1970
Thursday [p.19] I have ordered a study in depth of all our efforts of counter-insurgency, economic development, social reform as well as military action. The civilian agents must be disbanded but the Barrio Home Defense Force should be strengthened to stop the...
January 9, 1970
Friday [p.20] [Jose B.] Laurel and [Gil] Puyat and even [Cornelio] Villareal say: “There is only one elector we have to campaign for and win—and he is Malacañang.” Breakfast with Speaker Laurel, Speaker Pro Tempore Jose Aldeguer and Majority Floor Leader Marcelino...