We are back in Manila. Left Baguio at 10:25 AM by plane, landed in San Fernando at about 10:40 AM, was water-skiing in deep swells and high waves (had one bad fall hurting my left floating ribs) at 11:20 AM, tried out a double with Bongbong on the new 50 H.P....
1972
April 2, 1972
I ordered “Shoot To Kill” for wanted criminals and created a regional Task Force immediately under the Zone Commander, Gen. Tomas Diaz—to meet the problem of Ilocos Sur where the killings continue unabated. The latest killing was that of Ex. Mayor Porte of Bantay, in...
April 1, 1972
Went to bed at 3:00 AM. Ate a full meal at 12:00 PM [sic] last night with the rest who fasted the whole day except for half a meal. Woke up at 8:00 AM. Met Ambassador [Toshio] Urabe who went to Japan to improve the foiled up atmosphere caused by the action of Sen....
March 31, 1972
Spent the whole day quietly in the Mansion, reading and writing. Finished the books [B.F. Skinner] Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), [Barbara Tuchman] Still Well [Stillwell], [and] The American Experience in China (1971), [Herman Wouk] The Winds of War (1971), [J. C....
March 30, 1972
I signed the anti-drug and the Export Insurance bills this afternoon at 4:00 PM in the presence of Speaker [Cornelio] Villareal and the House authors, Cong. [Teodulo] Natividad and [Lorenzo] Sarmiento respectively. Then met hundreds from Benguet and even llocos Sur:...
March 27-29, 1972
Decision to make: Subversion, the media List down the countries with which we have an unfavorable trade balance. Organize the exporters to make special efforts to export to them. Start out with Australia. Assign special salas or courts for cases of anti-graft,...
March 28, 1972
I came in at about 8:20 AM for the meditation which started at 8:15 AM, late because I had to settle several matters before I could go into retreat, one of which was the wish of the children to go back to Manila inasmuch as they had nothing to do since none of their...
March 27, 1972
I have just come with Imelda and the children with some of the retreatants from Mirador to see that the retreat starts. I sleep here at the Mansion tonight and proceed to Mirador for the meditation at 8:15 AM the first activity. Arrived at 11:05 AM by plane taking the...
March 26, 1972
1:00 AM March 27 Imelda and the children arrived at 10:20 PM via PAL [Philippine Airlines]-KLM [Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij – Royal Dutch Airlines]. Imelda lost ten pounds of her 135 pds. Bongbong still has a cough and the two girls put on weight. Received...
March 25, 1972
Coordinated the public and private sectors on the organization of producers and consumers’ cooperatives. Private sector headed by Ex. Sec. Alfredo Montelibano, President of the Chamber of Agriculture. Beginning April 6th, 251 trainers will be trained in Los Baños for...