Worked on the appointment of a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and fill up six vacancies. I intend to appoint only three in the meantime. So I met Chief Justice [Querube] Makalintal, Justices Fred Ruiz Castro, Antonio Barredo, Felix Makasiar, Felix Antonio and...
1973
October 18, 1973
Imelda left for Australia for the opening of the Sydney Opera House. I enclose her itinerary. She returns Oct. 23rd. The oil situation is developing into a two sided problem. The Saudi Arabians are planning a 10% cut in production. The Kuwaits and others who are...
October 16 and 17, 1973
Yesterday I held a cabinet meeting that lasted from 12:00 AM [sic] to 4:00 PM on oil prices, impact on prices and wages, the fight against corruption in government, reorganization of the departments and land reform. In the afternoon I opened the chess tournament and...
October 15, 1973
Typhoon Narsing with 130 kms. per hour near the center threatens Manila. By 2:00 AM it will be 30 kms. east of Manila. Bobby Fischer, the nemesis of [Boris] Spassky and chess world champion is here. He stays at the Hyatt and will open with me the International Chess...
October 13 and 14, 1973
Prime Minister [Thanom] Kittikachorn and his cabinet resigned at 1800 hours today Oct. 14th due to pressure of demonstrating students. The King appointed Dr. Sanya Thammasadki [Dharmasakti], rector of Thammasat University to take his place. But Prime Minister...
October 12, 1973
The second typhoon “Miling” with more than 2000 kms. per hour wind velocity at the center missed us again and weakened to a 50 kms. per hour hitting only Calayaan and other islands north of Luzon. I hope our luck holds and no typhoons hit us. I gave an amnesty to the...
October 11, 1973
Everything is happening today. Imelda broke ground for the National Art Center at Mt. Makiling this morning at 10:00 AM. Vice Pres. Spiro Agnew has resigned as Vice President in disgrace bargaining his office and honor for clemency and a light sentence in a criminal...
October 10, 1973
I have never worked as rigorously, specially mentally, as I am now. But I have never felt as fulfilled as I am now. All that I have dreamt of, I am doing—and accomplishing. I dreamt of writing out the plan for a new nation, and this I have done. Official Gazette for...
October 4-9, 1973
Official Gazette for October 4, 1973: THE PRESIDENT received the letter of credence of Ambassador Milton Telles Ribeiro as the new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Philippines. In presenting his credentials to...
October 3, 1973
Have continued to work on “The Constitution and Martial Law.” The project for the establishment of larger scale cattle farms or ranches has started with the arrival of Frank Yturria a week ago, and last Saturday, Peter Morris and Neil Anderson, the latter an expert on...