Imee arrived today from London—at 8:10 PM. Dinner an impromptu soiree and the movie, “The Day of the Jackal” for the guests while Imelda and I talked to Imee who was all stories of the Marches. Met Mr. Gilbert Trigano, President of Club Mediterranean. They are...
1973
July 27-28, 1973
11:00 PM July 28th Official Gazette for July 27, 1973: THE PRESIDENT issued General Order No. 34 calling upon all residential and commercial lot owners to utilize their idle, undeveloped lots; by cultivating them for the production of rootcrops and vegetables in line...
July 25-26, 1973
1:00 AM July 27th Official Gazette for July 25, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has issued Presidential Decree No. 224 modifying the service area pattern authorized for departments and agencies setting up regional offices under the Integrated Reorganization Plan. Article I,...
July 23, 1973
For the first time in about 10 months there is no curfew in the Philippines as I have lifted it for five days—up to Saturday. And practically lifted the effects of martial law for the same period—there is now freedom of assembly, speech and the press—from arrest and...
July 21-22, 1973
1:30 AM July 23rd Official Gazette for July 21, 1973: THE PRESIDENT announced his approval and the adoption of the Four-Year Development Plan for Fiscal Years 1974-77 as prepared by the National Economic and Development Authority. The announcement was embodied in...
July 20, 1973
There are still some hard-core oppositionists like Ex-Sen. [Jovito] Salonga and Chino [Joaquin] Roces who are going to be a problem of the New Society. Today I decided to amend the charter of the Land bank so as to allow alternative plans for the payment of...
July 18-19, 1973
1:00 AM July 19th Entry is misdated as July 17. Official Gazette for July 18, 1973: THE PRESIDENT welcomed the plan to establish “holiday inns” to boost tourism, as he received Mr. Kemmons Wilson, founder and board chairman of the Holiday Inns Inc., world’s largest...
July 17, 1973
The new Indonesian ambassador, formerly the Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Military Command that covers Kalimantan, presented his credentials today. Worked on tourism as the World Bank Director Glasser, his assistant Prikl and ADB [Asian Development Bank] Director....
July 15-16, 1973
5:00 AM, July 16th Official Gazette for July 15, 1973: DISPUTES among government offices arsing out of varying interpretations of laws and contracts will now be settled administratively to avoid lengthy and tedious court proceedings. This new ruling is contained in...
July 14, 1973
1:15 AM, July 14th Foul weather. But the typhoon veered north to spare Luzon and the Batanes. I have directed the organization of another 500 men for the Sulu Strike Force after the rebels took Pata Island, with the Armed Forces not doing anything. They are to be...