Worked on my speeches (three of them, one at the arrival, another at the reception at Malacañan and a 3rd on departure) for the papal visit. I have to cut them down and tone them to simplicity and less pretension and ostentation. In the afternoon at 5:00 o’clock [sic]...

Woke up late again as I worked on the recovery programs. Exercised 3rd consecutive day. Muscles are sore (in the breast, legs and back). Shows I have laid off too long playing golf. Met the National Food and Agriculture Committee on the Agricultural Recovery Program....

Official Gazette for November 23, 1970: President Marcos met with top Congress leaders and Cabinet officials to discuss additional measures to speed tro rehabilitation of typhoon victims. Present at the meeting were Senate President Gil J. Puyat, Speaker Jose B....

Toured Bulacan by helicopter from 11:00 AM to about 3:00 PM. Malolos where I met all the local officials from governor to Cong. [Teodulo] Natividad of the 1st District (Cong. [Rogaciano] Mercado of the 2nd was not there) and all the mayors. Then Plaridel where we...

OG November 21, 1970: President Marcos issued a series of directives to speed up the rehabilitation of the typhoon victims, particularly in the Greater Manila area. In a nationwide radio-television message broadcast from the President’s study in Malacañang in the...

Official Gazette for November 20, 1970: President Marcos flew from Baguio City on the first available government aircraft, arriving in Manila just before noon. From the Nichols Air Base he, together with state visitor, Gen. Ne Win of Burma, the First Lady, Mrs. Imelda...

I write this at about 11:30 PM Friday, Nov. 20th, because yesterday was the day of Typhoon Yoling and its 220 kilometers per hour wind velocity the strongest in the memory of men. We had decided Wednesday night that we would beat the typhoon by going by plane to land...

Gen. and Mrs. Ne Win arrived for an official visit. We have just given them dinner at Maharlika [Hall]. Before that I had rushed through the laying of a wreath at the Rizal monument (moved it from 3:00 PM to 11:45 on the way to the palace) and cancelled the 2:30 PM...

Woke up late (9:00 AM) for my speech before the Asian Pharmacists Federation of Associations. Then 11:00 AM—1:30 PM conference with the DND [Department of National Defense]-AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] leaders. Preparations for the arrival of Ne Win tomorrow....

Opened the organizational meeting of the Conference of Ministers of Science of Asia this morning. Batted for typhoon damage control. Spoke before the League of Puericulture Centers on the kick off for funds. We succeeded in raising an initial P300,000. I spoke of...