Imelda and Imee have arrived by PAL [Philippine Airlines] from Rome at 7:25 PM. We have just come in from the dinner we gave for them. Triton, Podco and Pioneer came to see me this noon to report that they have struck a heavy pressure area in the Sulu Seas. The point...
1973
February 17, 1973
Spent the day skiing in Talaga where we went early in the morning with Mother, Tony, Rudy, Alita, Bejo and Neling Nieto. Had difficulty converting to a monoski. And the water was cold, the wind very strong. Official Gazette for February 17, 1973: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE...
February 16, 1973
Official Gazette for February 16, 1973: THE PRESIDENT ordered the Philippine Medical Care Commission (PMCC) to supervise and administer the expenditures of the income of government hospitals from the medicare program. The President’s instruction was aimed at...
February 15, 1973
The news is all good news. There is optimism and high expectations everywhere. Free flowing oil was brought from the drilling site of Southern Sierra Madre at Cotabato by Delegate Gilberto Duavit. Fine and clear. Better looking than the oil found in Cebu. Official...
February 14, 1973
Official Gazette for February 14, 1973: DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN Reform stressed that the status quo order governing the relationship between tenants and landowners, at the time Presidential Decree No. 27 was promulgated, be strictly maintained, pending approval of the...
February 13, 1973
Official Gazette for February 13, 1973: BEFORE MARTIAL LAW, the Philippine National Railways was plagued by continuous financial losses (it had been on losing streak since 1962, with losses approximating P8 million in 1965-66, P10 million in 1970-71), due to poor...
February 12, 1973
1:10 AM Feb. 13, 1973 Official Gazette for February 12, 1973: DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT and Community Development issued a in a memorandum circular to the heads of local governments throughout the Philippines, reminding them about the implementation of...
February 11, 1973
Reviewed the basic economic policies and implementation. In infrastructure—not enough projects in the pipeline. Financial Institutions—No aggressiveness in credit extension and guarranties [sic] for investors borrowing from abroad. Official Gazette for February 11,...
February 9, 1973
Official Gazette for February 9, 1973: PRESIDENT MARCOS assured the American people through Vice President Spiro T. Agnew that the Filipino people are deeply committed to freedom and that they have pledged not only their fortunes and their lives but also what is the...
February 8, 1973
11:25 PM Feb. 9, 1973 Official Gazette for February 8, 1973: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE reported that based on partial tabulations, some P9.53 million in delinquent taxes have been collected in the Greater Manila area alone pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 68. The...