2:45 AM Jan. 1, 1973 New Year after Dinner, dancing and mass Issued the decree organizing the citizens Assembly today after meeting with the SND [Secretary of National Defense], Chief of Staff, General Staff and the major service commanders, the Executive Secretary,...

1:50 AM Dec. 31, 1972 Back in Malacañang Official Gazette for December 30, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS issued the following message on the occasion of the 76th death anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal: “The light of recent events in our country brings new significance and...

10:30 PM Still on board the 777 pulling out of San Fernando pier Official Gazette for December 29, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS issued a decree extending the tax amnesty for untaxed motor vehicles to January 31, 1973. The new decree, which he issued upon arrival in Laoag...

Official Gazette for December 28, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS underscored the role of religion in the drive for reformation under the New Society. Speaking before thousands at the Ilocos Norte mini-expo which was held simultaneously with the celebration of the Fourth...

1:40 AM Dec. 28th On board the 777 on the way to Currimao, Ilocos Norte from Agoo, La Union which we Official Gazette for December 27, 1972: GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL extension officers are now campaigning for the planting of vegetables which can be canned or preserved....

Official Gazette for December 26, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS sent a message for “Day of Peace” to His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, through the Philippine ambassador to the Vatican in Rome. The message reads: “My countrymen and I join in the laudable personal crusade of Your...

Late lunch—2:30 PM after working out the campaign of information on the new threats from the subversives and the rightists—with Secs. [Juan] Ponce Enrile and [Vicente] Abad Santos—and Tibo [Primitivo] Mijares. I also called Gen. Tomas Diaz and Danding [Eduardo]...

Written at 11:00 AM Dec. 25, 1972 as we slept at 4:00 AM after a magulo, hilarious Christmas party of the Romualdezes and the Marcoses in the Palace complete with an impromptu program Of singing and the children’s “Bethlehem” Christmas is Christmas only because Imelda...

I am concerned about the slow erosion of our authority under martial law and the slow shift of our society to its old habits of lack of discipline, irresponsibility, selfishness, egoism and lack of patriotism. The politicians are back to asking for special favors and...

Met the Congressmen (including four Liberals—Cong. [Francisco] Lecaroz, [Salipada] Pendatun, [Carmelo] Barbero and [Jorge] Abad) who agreed that in order to obviate a frontal clash agreed the Supreme Court and a possible establishment of a revolutionary government if...