Last night, Dr. Titong Bautista my eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, ordered complete silence for me (no talking) for two days, more exercise in the sun and more rest. So all appointments have been cancelled. But I reorganized the PHHC [People's Homesite and...

Met Gov. Patricio Dumlao and Atty. Epicio Acosta both of Nueva Vizcaya the latter still manager of PTA, both alleged to be supporting Liberal candidates for the Constitutional Convention, Calderon and Europa. They both denied this. Nueva Vizcaya was also badly hit by...

Slept up to 10:00 AM as Imelda has not yet adjusted her sleeping hours. Had a whole day with the family of Kokoy [Benjamin] Romualdez. Brunch at 11:30 AM. Studied the smuggling problem. Blue seal cigarettes are coming in volume again. The Hongkong factories are...

Two weddings: 7:00 AM—Pinky Marcos and Tito Osias (Paking’s [Pacifico E. Marcos] youngest daughter and Benji Osias’ son)—Madrid breakfast . 9:00 AM—Perez-Talusan—Hilton breakfast (Son of Sen. Leonardo Perez) Both at Sanctuario de San Jose, Greenhills. Then directed...

Imelda arrived at 1:20 PM by the last PAL [Philippine Air Lines] international flight from Honolulu. She is busy recounting her experiences to our close friends at the dining room. Although we had announced that she did not wish to be met at the airport, there was a...

Worked on the studies of Australian Investments and why they succeeded in attracting them up to 2:30 AM as I could not sleep since I have been missing Imelda intensely. Official Gazette for October 1, 1970: President Marcos defined the challenge of the seventies to...

Dear Bongbong, I am happy that you are doing well in your new school. I know that removed from the restricting confines of the Palace and our well-meaning friends you would blossom out into an independent character and create a new personality of talent and...

I write this before I go to attend the testimonial dinner for the 25th year of government service of my Vice President who has been called quite varied names like “nincompoop,” “dullard,” “blockhead,” “ fence-sitter,” “segurista,” weakling and worse. He is indeed the...

Official Gazette for September 29, 1970: President Marcos conferred with representatives of national and local law enforcement agencies operating in the Greater Manila area and received a number of callers which included provincial delegations. In between his paper...

I was awakened by a telephone call from Imelda now in New York at 7:30 AM. She suggests that Sec. of Commerce [Ernesto] Maceda be sent to the United Nations to work out trade with the leaders of the various states now attending the 25th anniversary of the UN. So I am...