Imee left for London by SAS [Scandinavian Airlines] at 4:00 PM and it is lonely at the palace. I attach her sweet note of departure. Makes the palace all the more haunted. Am deep on the rice problem. It looks like we need 600,000-700,000 tons of rice to be imported...
1973
February 6, 1973
Official Gazette for February 6, 1973: GOVERNMENT EXPERTS are conducting tests of the oil samples discovered in Sulu, Mindanao proper, Cebu and Northern Luzon. The outcome of the tests and analyses of the samples will provide data that will guide any future program of...
February 5, 1973
We are preparing the briefing for VPres. [Spiro] Agnew after the luncheon. The Threats to Our Security Official Gazette for February 5, 1973: ENTERPRISES REGISTERED with the Board of Investments may now be allowed an additional deduction from their taxable income for...
February 4, 1973
Official Gazette for February 4, 1973: PRESIDENT MARCOS issued a number of directives to the members of his cabinet to hasten the implementation of the provisions of the new Constitution, particularly those dealing with economic development. The President directed: 1)...
February 3, 1973
Minister Hamilton came to inform me: Official Gazette for February 3, 1973: PRESIDENT MARCOS has issued an administrative order creating three commissions charged with the function of carrying out the provisions of the amnesty granted to certain members of the...
February 2, 1973
For once am going to bed before 10:00 PM as I did not sleep more than 4 hours last night. Hove been working on the decrees implementing the new constitution. Have started to tape my new book and index as well as properly mark and file all my Official Gazette for...
February 1, 1973
Official Gazette for February 1, 1973: SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Juan Ponce Enrile underscored justice as the overriding goal of the New Society, saying that “it is only when we achieve justice for all that we can truly say that we have succeeded in the reformation and...
January 31, 1973
Official Gazette for January 31, 1973: PRESIDENT MARCOS today tapped the services of four key members of the defunct Senate and House of Representatives for specific assignments as Presidential trouble shooters. The four are: former Senators Leonardo Q. Perez and Rene...
January 30, 1973
1:45 AM Jan. 31st Official Gazette for January 30, 1973: IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION, there is now a provision in the Bill of Rights recognizing the people’s right to information on matters of public concern. Secretary of Justice Vicente Abad Santos pointed out that...
January 29, 1973
1:00 AM Jan. 30th Official Gazette for January 29, 1973: PRESIDENT MARCOS pledged his total commitment to the fight against poverty to bring about the complete fruition of the New Society. The pledge came in the form of a message to the squatter families resettled in...