Am writing this at Suite I as I am all alone at the Palace and our living quarters are ghostly quiet when the family is away. Have just arrived from the house of Elvira Manahan who has given dinner for J.V. Cruz, new ambassador of the Philippines to West Germany. But...
Marcos Diaries
June 19, 1970
Am writing this on the 20th as I was too busy on the legislative program for the special session. Saw Imelda off for Japan. We were at the airport at 7:30 AM. The plane was supposed to take off at 8:15 but [Leandro] Lindy and Cecille Locsin were late so it took off at...
June 18, 1970
4 yr. Agricultural Dev. [Development] Plan. Round Table Conference in December. Official Gazette for June 18, 1970: President Marcos had a brisk workday with conferences and callers adding to his usual schedule, which however leaned heavily toward desk work. One of...
June 17, 1970
Official Gazette for June 17, 1970: President Marcos said the enactment of the Industrial Peace Act of 1953, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Labor, marked “the end of an oppressive” era of compulsory arbitration and the beginning of a new age of freedom in...
June 16, 1970
Have just played golf, had a massage, conferred with Bobby [Benedicto] after golf as well as with Cong. Pablo Roman on the Free Trade Zone in Bataan and the programs of the Mariveles Port Development and at 9:30 PM met with [Jose] Joe Maristela who reports that...
June 15, 1970
Sec. [Juan] Ponce Enrile is concerned about the spread of the KM [Kabataang Makabayan] under the guise of “teach-ins” but actually preachers of revolution and communism as in the case of Barrio Bautista, San Pablo City where Portem, an aide or bodyguard of Nilo Tayag...
June 14, 1970
Have just met at 10:10-11:15 PM with [Alfredo] Piding Montelibano [Sr.] and [Roberto] Bobby Benedicto. Asked Piding to call [Eugenio] Heny Lopez [Jr.], Oscar Lopez and the Vice President on the viciousness and license of the personal attacks against me by the Manila...
June 13, 1970
Imee says that an Americanita of about eleven years of age had a crush on Bongbong in the Jumbo jet 747 and last night the Japanese girl at the Osaka restaurant cooking their sukiyaki complimented him for his good looks. I told him tonight over the telephone that he...
June 12, 1970
Official Gazette for June 12, 1970: President Marcos, speaking on Independence Day, declared that this nation “will not bargain this freedom for wealth, comfort or ease.” The President reminded the nation that the freedom Filipinos enjoy today was achieved “through...
June 11, 1970
Have just come from the formal opening of the Nayon Pilipino. All the international beauties were there and the pageant was a big success. It had started to rain but dissipated when I finished my speech and there was a moon at about 8:00 PM. The program started....