1:00 AM November 6, 1971 Just came from the Cultural Center where Imelda who arrived at about 6:00 PM from Naga, Roxas City, Catarman and Tacloban, and I attended the Australian Ballet presentation of Dame Margot Fonteyn in Swan Lake—then a reception for her. She...
1971
November 4, 1971
Yesterday I sent P30,000 to Gov. Ben Palispis through the PNB [Philippine National Bank]. Today I sent P30,000 to Sen. [Salvador] Laurel through Sen. [Jose] Roy. We have declared Gov. [Concordio] Diel, Atty. Ruben Canoy and Mayor [Romulo] Rodriguez of Gingoog City as...
November 3, 1971
Imelda left at 6:45 AM for Mindanao and Visayas for three days, while I attended to Luzon. I attach her itinerary. Jess [Jesus] Villamor came back—dead from cancer. We gave him honors at 7:00 AM. Yesterday the PC [Philippine Constabulary] through Lt. Ramon Maddela who...
November 2, 1971
The hearings on the detainees started today with Commander Melody [Benjamin Bie Jr.] making a good witness and Sen. [Jose] Diokno complaining about the procedure and walking out. The hearing was continued by Chief Prosecutor [Emilio] Gancayco. Tomorrow, Poncair Dizon...
November 1, 1971
Spent the whole day in the Palace resting, reading and writing. Have just checked what I was doing on the first days of August because the hold-upper of the Butler house who negotiated a [sic] escape after the killing of a maid and the wounding by shotgun of Mrs....
October 31, 1971
Noche and [Fidel] Ramos report that their agents inside the NPA [New People’s Army] report that Gen. [Manuel] Yan sent some guns and radio equipment to [Benigno] Ninoy Aquino [Jr.] for the NPA on the second week of September. Through Dr. Geronimo of Tarlac, Tarlac we...
October 30, 1971
Gave another P300,000 to Rizal through Frisco San Juan and Bibit Duavit; another P300,000 to Iloilo through Joe [Jose] Aldeguer, Gloria Tabiana, Mariano Peñaflorida and Nene Caram the latter receiving P100,000 of it for Iloilo City; P226,000 to [Mohammad] Ali Dimaporo...
October 29, 1971
Official Gazette for October 29, 1971: President Marcos had a crowded morning schedule, topped by conferences with officials on certain projects of the government, and with political leaders on the November 8 elections. The President started the day with a meeting...
October 28, 1971
1:25 AM October 29, 1971 The active board of directors of the First National City Bank is here to hold its meetings. The chairman said our country accolade when he said that seldom is there a country that has succeeded in increasing its exports by 25% in three years!...
October 27, 1971
Yesterday I received a report of Cong. [Roque] Ablan [Jr.] confirmed by Lupiño Lazaro himself that several people—[Joaquin] Chino Roces, Sen. [Jose] Diokno, Col. Ozaeta, L. Alcuas (activist group of Ateneo), Doronilla of NPC etc. are trying to convince the jeepney...