Was met by Manda [Manuel] Elizalde [Jr.] at Nichols Air Base upon arrival from Tacloban with a fantastic report of several witnesses confirming the fact that Bishop [Francisco] Claver is the top ranking NPA [New People’s Army] in Mindanao before when some of the...
1976
June 28, 1976
Met Prime Minister of Australia [John Malcolm] Fraser at the airport on a one-hour stop-over from Peking, Canton, Hongkong to Australia. He had interesting news. His foreign minister, Minister [Andrew] Peacock had opened up the question of the Spratleys and the...
June 22, 1976
Liberalized flights of airlines to Manila “Open skies” policy. Signed the Letter of Instruction after the conference. Asked Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile to write down his report on the conference with Amb. [William] Sullivan on the questions I have asked our military...
June 21, 1976
I have started an anti-porno campaign. Grounded the ASAC [Anti-Smuggling Action Center] for their raid at Makati when the agents attempted extortion and picked up some of the goods. Dismissed Atty. Felipe Luis, head of the tax exemption division of the Bureau of...
June 20, 1976
Lilian Bergman arrived at 8:45 AM. Imelda had to rush to the MIA [Manila International Airport] from the Alay Lakad attended by about half a million people. Lilian is the principal stockholder of Allied Stores and Case and Co., a civil engineer with 199 patents for...
June 19, 1976
Salen and Amoco officials accompanied by Ronnie [Geronimo] Velasco of PNOC [Philippine National Oil Company] confirmed the computer analysis of the electric log of Sampaguita I on [weaving?] oil. But the final proof will be the drill stem test in the next two weeks....
June 17, 1976
As part of the “End to Naivete” I have issued the order to inquire into the basic strategy of the United States in the defense of the Western Pacific, other than the deterrence of war by its mere presence in the area, as a part of the negotiations on the military...
June 16, 1976
Imelda arrived from Tokyo by the chartered PAL [Philippine Airlines] Champaca at 11:35 PM. Depression Gloring is just off the SE of Aparri as she says the last hour of their flight was somewhat turbulent. Imee arrives tomorrow. We have a problem with her as she has...
June 15, 1976
The negotiations in Baguio on the military bases started today. Cordial and even tempered. The U.S. panel did not seek postponement as we expected. They have agreed on a listing of issues with sovereignty 1st, it not being contested by the U.S. even in their proposed...
June 14, 1976
Bessang Pass Day. Talked to Imelda at 11:30 PM. No Official Gazette entry for this day.