[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 page story of me keeping on with...

[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 inches by eight inches and a...

[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 him. This...

[p.29] Addressed the first convention of priests at 8:30 AM. More ad lib than the prepared text. Charming speech so Josefina Constantino said. Have told the congressmen we should keep [Jose B.] Laurel as Speaker in the whole morning and afternoon caucus. All the...

[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...

[p.26] The Villareal group has obtained 67 signatures. 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, took off at...

[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 problem...

Official Gazette for January 10, 1970: President Marcos followed his regular weekday schedule, a departure from his usual weekend norm, when he usually focuses on his desk work and does not receive visitors. He had several visitors in the morning, a conference in the...

[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 Veloso....

Official Gazette for January 8, 1970: President Marcos again pressed efforts to boost the country’s export and tourist industries, as he met with various groups of government and private sector leaders. He conferred with tourist industry entrepreneurs at Malacañang in...