Official Gazette for June 4, 1973: THE PRESIDENT during an interview with former Secretary of Education Onofre D. Corpus on “Freedom of Self-determination” at the television program. “The DPI Report” remarked that the hallmarks of world approval of the Philippines’...
1973
June 3, 1973
Slept at Looc Cove at 10:00 PM. Woke up at 4:00 AM. Went fishing at 5:00 AM up to Natipoan Bat along the Batangas coast. No fish up to 7:00 AM. But the mountains and the sea were ethereal in the soft early dawn as well as the sunrise later on. Reminded me of my youth...
June 2, 1973
Slept at 12:00 PM last night and woke up at 6:00 AM to go fishing. We were off Malaratuan proceeding to Lubang off Ambil Island. Official Gazette for June 2, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has declared the development of a nationwide net work of locally controlled waterworks and...
June 1, 1973
Official Gazette for June 1, 1973: THE PRESIDENT announced that all foreign firms setting up manufacturing plants in the Philippines have applied for space in the Export Processing Zone in Mariveles, Bataan. He made the announcement as he reiterated his advice before...
May 31, 1973
Official Gazette for May 31, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has ordered the lifting of military supervision and control over four of seven utility firms which had been taken over, managed and operated by the Armed Forces after the imposition of Martial Law. In Letter of...
May 29, 1973
Written at 7:00 PM May 30th May 30, 1973 Official Gazette for May 29, 1973: THE PRESIDENT assured that there will be no school crisis this year. “My orders are strict, no child should be refused attendance in the public schools, especially in the lower grades,” the...
May 28, 1973
1:10 AM May 29th Reviewed the operations of the National Media Center and the materials for print. Official Gazette for May 28, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has approved the recommendations of the Special Committee on Travel authorizing the travel overseas of different...
May 27, 1973
6:00 PM On board the 777 off Corregidor on the way to Manila We are hoping to see the cross at Mt. Samat on fire from the sunset again but it looks cloudy. It seems like it has rained in Manila. Went fishing at 5:00 AM along the western Bataan coast almost as far as...
May 26, 1973
Slept on board 2:00-7:00 AM. Went fishing at Sino Banks west of Fortune Island up to 11:00 AM. Rough. Strong ground smell. And no fish. So proceeded to Talaga Bay after lunch. Slept 2:00-4:00 PM. Skied at 5:00-6:00 PM. I attach an article on American’s service...
May 25, 1973
Manila Traffic problem—the banning of jeepneys from main thoroughfares. Ordered the number of jeepneys in Greater Manila reduced from 23,000 to 10,000 Official Gazette for May 25, 1973: THE PRESIDENT ordered a revision of the traffic experiment in Metro Manila to...