7:30PM—while waiting for the sas[h]imi dinner for Valentine[‘s Day] Played golf at 7:30AM at [Bahay] Pangarap with Ambassador [Toshio] Urabe of Japan, Gov. Greg [Gregorio] Licaros and Bobby [Roberto] Benedicto. Sec. [Arturo] Tanco [Jr.] came at 10:00 AM. We asked...
Marcos Diaries
February 13, 1971
Written 10:30 AM February 13th February 12th occurrences I attach the subjects of the merienda conference with Ray Goodman of the World Bank who felt as usual that there should be more taxes, and continued fiscal restraint. I also attach the report of Sec. [Carlos]...
February 12, 1971
Official Gazette for February 12, 1971: PRESIDENT MARCOS met his Cabinet primarily to discuss the government reorganization plan which he has to submit to Congress on March 5. During the meeting, the President emphasized that he was more concerned with the idea of...
February 11, 1971
Official Gazette for February 11, 1971: PRESIDENT MARCOS started his day working on state papers, but broke off towards mid-morning to receive a stream of callers, mostly congressmen, who discussed with him various local problems. First to see the President was Rep....
February 10, 1971
I have started to conduct a survey of the sentiments of the congressmen on the constitutional convention. I had lunch with the representatives of the north, the Visayas and Mindanao. I meet with the Bicol, Visayan and Mindanao leaders Monday evening at 8:00 PM and the...
February 9, 1971
The UP [University of the Philippines] radicals lifted the barricades in the UP but military intelligence reports that the radicals reconditioned two training machine guns and Official Gazette for February 9, 1971: PRESIDENT MARCOS gave final instructions to three...
February 8, 1971
Official Gazette for February 8, 1971: PRESIDENT MARCOS put in a whole morning’s work on state papers, including studies on reports of various government agencies. He received callers in the afternoon and also inducted Jose Drilon, Jr., executive officer of the...
February 7, 1971
We docked at Pier 5 at 7:30 PM after coming from the Esso pier at Limay, Bataan at 6:00 PM. I brought the Berlins to the Dambana Ng Kagitingan which they admired. We had docked at the Esso pier at 3:30 PM and left by our cars which we had asked to come all the way...
February 6, 1971
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berlin are our guests at Suite I of the palace. He heads the large and prestigious Hearst Publications. We sleep at the boat (777) tonight after dinner on the way to Corregidor and Dambana Ng Kagitingan. Official Gazette for February 6, 1971:...
February 5, 1971
Felixberto Olalia alleges in a Chronicle story that he was sent on an unofficial mission to Red China, by Executive Secretary Alex [Alejandro] Melchor [Jr.], to find out under what conditions Red China would accept diplomatic relations with us. Of course the alleged...