Birthday gift of the cabinet [to the First Lady] was [were] the four Task Forces to Bulacan, Bicol, Sapang Palay and Carmona of relief goods. Imelda accompanied the trucks to Valenzuela, Bocaue, Bigaa, Guiguinto, Marilao, Malolos, Plaridel, Baliwag and San Rafael...
1972
June 30, 1972
Spent practically the whole day 11:30-12:30 AM [sic] and 3-8 PM on a public hearing on the Progressive Car Manufacturing Program in view of the decision of NEC [National Economic Council] reversing the BOI [Board of Investments] including the Universal Motors among...
June 29, 1972
I went to [Joaquin] Chino Roces’ house to wish him a Happy Birthday. Arrived at 7:15 PM, left at 9:00 PM with [Alejandro] Alex Melchor [Jr.]. First much bantering and fencing specially when Sen. [Edgar] Ilarde, Max[imo] Soliven and the other critics arrived. Chino...
June 28, 1972
The domestic sugar situation is deteriorating as there is no supply so the prices are high. The PCC (Price Control Council) cannot seem to do anything. So I meet them with [Antonio] Tony Roxas Chua and [Alfredo] Piding Montelibano who has said in the hearings of the...
June 27, 1972
Am suffering from pains on the right foot (the right side of the ball) and I limp when I walk. Although I have loose bowel movement and a little nausea I have had to take colchicine and butazolidin. It subsided in the afternoon. But I have been advised to keep my...
June 26, 1972
Consultative Group—Amb. [Roberto] Benedicto—a total of $270 million have been committed as loans to the Philippines. Japanese loans. We finished the listing of the $65 million project and commodity loans and the new $75 million loan. [Nicanor] Nick Jimenez—he came to...
June 25, 1972
We are back in Manila. We arrived at Pier 15 at about 4:00 AM. Slept until 15 minutes to 6:00 AM. Tried to sleep some more but could not. We were early for the wedding of Sen. Arturo Tolentino’s daughter arriving at 7:15 when it was set for 7:30 AM and it started at...
June 24, 1972
We are now hitting some swells now that are directly west of Marinduque and the ship is rolling and pitching moderately but sharply. Arrived at Pasacao at about 10:00 AM. The military and civil officials took the PG No. 63 to board us from the pier of Pasacao. Our...
June 23, 1972
Written at 6:15 PM at the Study of the 777 off the of Ragay Gulf on June 24, 1972 I was starting a cold last night so I took a couple Decolgen tablets after merienda at 7:00 PM after conferring with Tano Ludo, Tura Veloso and Judge Francin ______ on the boat and a hot...
June 22, 1972
1:00 AM June 23rd We have just left Zamboanga City for Cebu after a tumultuous and spontaneously happy welcome by the people who lined the streets to welcome us as we rode to the SOWESCOM [Southwest Command] Hdq. for a military briefing and the Pastor Bonus Hall for a...