PRESIDENT MARCOS was guest of honor and speaker in the morning at ceremonies launching Exercise “Subok” aboard a Philippine Navy vessel at Pier 15, South Harbor. In his speech, the President hailed the military exercise as a measure of the vigilance of the Southeast...
Marcos Diaries
March 25, 1971
Security has not bothered to report on the demonstration against prices. It must have been peaceful; and uneventful and not well attended contrary to the newspaper build up for it. We have the reports of two agents actually working with the New Communist Party and the...
March 24, 1971
Speaker Laurel is cocky that he will be able to settle the rebellion that has started in the NP [Nacionalista Party] ranks of the House. Even [Jose] Joe Aldeguer was not too agitated. He was more interested in my supporting his candidate for governor, Board Member...
March 23, 1971
After the ouster of [Justiniano] Montano as minority floor leader, this morning there was a move to replace Speaker Jose Laurel as speaker and for that matter the entire leadership. Speaker Pro Tempore Jose Aldeguer called me up urgently to see me as soon as possible....
March 22, 1971
11:45 PM, while waiting for Imelda who went to Lulu Tinio's house for dinner to patch up the couple who are about ready to split because of [Vivencio] Venciong’s [Tinio] affairs. The heirs of the Sultan of Sulu are secretly dealing with the Malaysians. While they have...
March 21, 1971
6:30 PM while waiting at Suite I for mass to be held Sunday at the chapel below by Father Bautista whom we just called Played golf the whole morning. I must be out of form. The coolness of the past several weeks has given way to a humid sultriness that weakened me in...
March 20, 1971
Kerima Patolan has just finished a story on the Brothers Lopez. It is not complete as to the properties bought specially abroad and the taxes unpaid. I attach a letter of Father Jim (James Donelan, S.J.) who is our close friend. The navy has occupied Thistu island in...
March 19, 1971
I ordered the payment of the Virginia tobacco bought in 1969 early this month. Today I had all the farmers representatives at the palace to receive from Phil-Asia all checks for the unpaid balance of 40%. Also received the executive committee of the Anti-Communist...
March 18, 1971
Just came from the birthday party of Congressman [Jose] Joe Alberto of Catanduanes, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and leader of the Bicol congressmen. The political leaders are all for Imelda running for President after me. [Alejandro] Landring Almendras,...
March 17, 1971
We have just given a dinner for Mr. and Mrs. [A. A.] Thomason, the UPI [United Press International] president since 1962, who are our guests at the palace. We had lunch with them upon their arrival and tomorrow I give them and the publishers and editors breakfast then...