Met with the Congressmen all morning. Wednesday is Congressmen’s day. Worked out with Cesar Virata and Greg[orio] Licaros, the final shape of the export tax bill in conference with Sen. W[enceslao] Lagumbay, chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means who is suspected...

9:00 AM—Inaugurated the cold-cloud seeding rain production and typhoon moderation project. Philsugin [Philippine Sugar Institute] donated three high-flying Cessnas (they can fly higher than 32,000 feet) for the project. 11:00 AM—Com. Aquino on the Manila Bay Road with...

Imee won the topmost honors in school (1st year, Assumption Convent). In all her subjects. I wish she had been a boy. I went there at ten o’clock AM to pin the medal on her. She was quite nervous about it. And her teachers were proud of her. An Ilocana teacher...

Just came from the dinner of [Geronimo] Ronnie and Linda Velasco at their home in Dasmariñas. Sang the old songs, Red Sails in the Sunset, Balalaika, Goodnight, Sweetheart, etc. [Alejandro] Alex Melchor [Jr.] and his parlour games. The rope trick and the blanket. I...

Have just finished a conference with SND [Secretary of National Defense], J-2 [Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence], 1st PC Zone Commander and his S-2 Col. Tomas Diaz, on an assessment. All the present books on counter-subversion and counter insurgency do not deal...

Have just had dinner with the children while Imelda took dinner with Lindy and Cecille Locsin. A lot of ribbing and punning with the children. Imee reported that her mother “is the biggest cheater in the J[o]ane Drew exercises.” In the sit-ups from lying on the back,...

Suffered from too much durian which I ate when hungry. Relieved by three doses of gelusil and some food. After the confidential conferences in the morning, lunch with the Investors Association at Alta Vista which according to [Geronimo] Ronnie Velasco has been...

The Kabataang Makabayan has gone to the provinces to “learn from the people”—actually teach-ins. In Arayat, the police (municipal) arrested the UP Collegian editor and others for showing a Red Chinese film without permit. This group issued a statement through the...

I have the highest hopes for the Magalang Project to raise the standard of living of the peasants in Central Luzon. I will build infrastructures for them with the veterans of PHILCAG [Philippine Civic Action Group]. I will protect them with the Home Defense Forces....

I have just come from Rizal Stadium where I opened the Asian Football Youth Tournament. There are 16 competing teams and the Tunku Abdul Ra[h]man cup is at stake. Our team tied with Laos in a fast-paced game that saw the Laotians ahead at 2-1 at 4 minutes to the end...