Speaker [Cornelio] Villareal on his recommendations for the new society, most of which apparently follow my plan in Today’s Revolution—the democratization of wealth. Sen. [Leonardo] Perez appealing for Gov. [Patricio] Dumlao whose suspension I lifted so that he can...

Asked Gen. [Hans] Menzi to go public on the Bulletin which becomes Bulletin Today. He will retain only 21% of his present 51%. He starts Tuesday, the 22nd. Liwayway will start a daily in Pilipino. Liwayway has reduced its circulation from 220,000 to 100,000 due to the...

Finished the paper on the Rightist Revolution and Coup d’etat both for James Lowenstein and Richard Moose of the [J. William] Fulbright Foreign Relations Committee as well as for our confidential files. Then met these two Amerjcans. Received the report of Gov....

Dinner for President Takeshi Watanabe who leaves on retirement on the 25th of this month. Gave him some books and book ends. Played nine holes for the 1st time in two weeks. Cabinet meeting from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Received Minister Shaomi brought by Amb. [Toshio]...

The Rightist Revolution riding on the Leftist Revolution and the Opportunist cliques including the Socialist Party, the Moderates and the Christian Socialist Party and the Clerico Fascist was the subject of my dictation the whole morning and noon up to about 4:00PM...

1:00 AM Nov. 16th Worked on the Sequel after my visitors: YWCA resolution of support - Youth program Merger of the First National City Bank with Republic, the first holding 40% and investing at least $20 million on the Free Trade Zone. Acceleration of the shipping...

Received the credentials of the new ambassador from Ceylon. Directed the acceleration of efforts in the GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade], LTA [Long-Term Agreements] and EEC [European Economic Council]-ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations]...

Worked on the plan for the cultural minorities. In countries sought to be subverted, the hill tribes are often turned against the government. So we must pre-empt this opportunity to use their skills in the jungle I have asked Sec. Manda Elizalde to prepare a program...

The actuations of the Americans before the elections generated the fear that the U.S. was so tired of war that the American people were willing to buy peace at any price—even at the price of being a second class power, or second in military might to others. But the...

Just arrived from the Nayon Pilipino on the showing of Bagong Anyo ‘72 which was a great success although the computerized slides did not work because of the lowering of power just as they were about to be used. For the show started at about 6:00 PM when about...