1:30 AM Dec. 22nd Official Gazette for December 21, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS said that the rapid increase in investment programs shows growing confidence in the stability of the country and in the bright prospects for investment. During the signing of the investment...

1:40 AM Dec. 21st Conference with 68 governors, 61 city mayors and 1451 mayors with senators and congressmen. I will have a transcript made of the speech I delivered. Met the governors, city mayors and municipal mayors in the afternoon in a private conference....

Courtesy call by delegates to the Asian Conference on Languages. Book on Ma[n]gyan script and language and sample on bamboo presented. Interview by Roy Roman, Asian Director of Time based in Hongkong. Report of Sec. Vic[ente] Abad Santos that Justice Fred Ruiz Castro...

Interview by T.[J.] S. George of Far East[ern] Economic Review. Meeting with Speaker [Cornelio] Villareal, Kit [Francisco] Tatad, [Guillermo]Guimo de Vega, Asst. Sec. [Flores] Bayot, Cong. [Jose] Joe Alberto and Com. [Faustino] Sychangco on the problems that have...

I write this at 8:30 AM Dec. 18, 1972 because I went to bed at 12:00 PM feeling heavy and sore in the muscles. Just tired and sleepy as I slept only five hours the night before and had practically no nap in the afternoon. Bongbong and Irene arrived by PAL [Philippine...

Sponsored wedding of Delegate Arturo Barbero son of Cong. [Carmelo] Meling Barbero of Abra at 8:00 AM at the PGB chapel. Received newly-arrived Sec. [Carlos] Romulo, Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile and Panfilo Domingo whom we may choose as President of the PNB [Philippine...

1:20 AM Dec. 16th Presentation of credentials of the Iranian and Mexican ambassadors. Interview of Jack Doughty of Seattle Times of Hearst Publications on Land Reform. Armand Fabella has refused to accept the position of President of the PNB [Philippine National...

Reorganization of PNB [Philippine National Bank]. The board as well as Gov. [Gregorio] Licaros of CB [Central Bank] were in conference with me this morning. The board has approved the terminal leave of Mr. [Eusebio] Villatuya, President of PNB. We all agreed that...

Sugarmen conference up to 2:00 PM on the need for a Sugar Commission, the sale of sugar through one outlet only, the quedan problem and the sugar mills involved, financing for planters prejudiced by delinquencies of sugar mills on amortizations, fertilizers—the need...

The security men under Gen. [Fabian] Ver saw the slow motion picture of the attack on Imelda. And we still found it as shocking as ever and the escape from death of Imelda as miraculous. She is wonderful. And Sec. [Juan] Manuel, Usec. [Narciso] Albarracin as well as...