We are back in Manila. I have given a press conference where I appealed for everyone not to pressure the Cons. Con. [Constitutional Convention] to doing what they wish should be done. And I have asked Atty. Crispin Baizas to hurry up the filing of the libel case...
Marcos Diaries
June 6, 1971
We had a very pleasant but eventful day—I let Ambassador [Henry] Byroade go fishing alone at 7:00 AM. He hooked one talakitok. We brought all the others by boat to Mabag at about 9:30 AM. It was windy and the water so clear you could see down to 20 feet and just right...
June 5, 1971
8:10 PM while waiting for dinner I have just read the letters of the children the latest of which was May 26th. Imee has won top honors in the A seniors exam for Drama by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. And she is getting congratulations from everybody...
June 4, 1971
We finally caught a big one each. I caught a five-foot, 38 pound giant barracuda (or rompe candado) at about 10:00 a.m. northeast of Fuga Island (the big one) on a 30 pd. line. The world record is 41 pounds. I am shy 3 pounds of the record but I am content. It is the...
June 3, 1971
10:00 PM at the beach house in Barit (Fuga Island) After settling the matter of the chairmanship and organization of the Price Control Council (I appointed Mrs. Carmen Dinglasan Consing member to represent consumers and told Sec. [Ernesto] Maceda to have Sec. Bung...
June 2, 1971
Met the generals on OPLANS ISMA and ENFORCER. They are all eager to implement them. Gen. [Rafael] Ileto opined that there must be a series of overt acts which can be considered as an acceptable cause by the people for proclaiming martial law. Such acts would be the...
June 1, 1971
Cons. Con. [Constitutional Convention] opened at 10:00 AM at Manila Hotel. Except for the presence of a few hundred KM’s [Kabataang Makabayan] in front of Manila Hotel (noisy but not violent) and the alleged walk out of some delegates (the TV claims there were 18, our...
May 31, 1971
There is a typhoon over the Philippines and it is raining. The demonstrators supposed to march from Mendiola have been scattered by the inclement weather. But as of 9:00 PM some twenty picketers were able to enter the Manila Hotel and take over the seats of the...
May 30, 1971
Finished my speeches on Memorial Day tomorrow at the American Battle Monuments and Tuesday at the opening ceremonies of the Constitutional Convention. Met the Speaker on the complaint of ex-Pres. [Carlos] Garcia and asked that the Speaker see old man Garcia on his...
May 29, 1971
Have been busy putting the pieces together in yesterday’s Constitutional Convention resolution inviting me to address the convention. That the vote was so close on a question which turned out to be so crucial inasmuch as it is now interpreted either as a repudiation...