Monday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.39] Imelda is strong enough to play host to her crowd nightly. We have just eaten Chinese lugao and lumpia brought in by Joe and Betty Campos. I liked most the bajo or powdered beef tapa and the seaweed for the lumpia. It is...
Marcos Diaries
January 18, 1970
Sunday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.37] The IMF consultative committee headed by Mr. Zavakar will recommend devaluation. We cannot accept this.[Sergio] Osmeña [Jr.] filed a protest against me in the Presidential Electoral Commission yesterday. This will give us a...
January 17, 1970
Saturday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.35] Manila Times and even the Bulletin are trying to promote a fight between me and the media. Manila Times headlines the Nolan resignation, actually editorializing in that story. Then, yesterday, the Bulletin carried the front...
January 16, 1970
Friday Veterans Memorial Hospital [p.33] Meldy’s cyst in the right breast has been removed and found benign—as the report says the mass is a fibrocystic disease. When Inday (Dr. Paciencia Disini) brought out the specimen, I was shocked at the size. It was about three...
January 15, 1970
Thursday [p.31] The newspapers headlined (specially Manila Times) the resignation of [Ramon] Nolan from the Sugar Quota Adm[inistraton] and Sugar Institute. I have asked him to stay but today I have had to designate Jose Unson the Asst. Sugar Quota Adm. to...
January 14, 1970
[p.29] Addressed the first convention of priests at 8:30 AM. More ad lib than the prepared text. Charming speech so Josefina Constantino said. Have told the congressmen we should keep [Jose B.] Laurel as Speaker in the whole morning and afternoon caucus. All...
January 13, 1970
[p.27] Awarded the Rizal Pro Patria to Don Vicente Madrigal. Saw [Eugenio] Iñing Lopez [Sr.] in the Meralco Hospital. Had lunch with him. Had sas[h]imi and temp[u]ra as well as mizuno [Missono grilled beef] and Japanese melon. He is disgustingly healthy. Worked the...
January 12, 1970
Monday [p.26] The Villareal group has obtained 67 signatures. Went to see the body of Mayor [Jaime] “Banjo” Laurel who died in a helicopter crash at Upi, Ca[marines] Sur the other night. Their heli[copter] went out of gas, landed, refueled with ordinary...
January 11, 1970
Sunday [p.24] Am still recovering from the symptoms of flu after over-exercise last Wednesday. Sore throat, nasal drip, feverish feeling—general malaise. But started exercising half my usual morning exercise. Then a warm shower. On national security …. Our principal...
January 10, 1970
Saturday 28 Official Gazette for January 10, 1970: President Marcos followed his regular weekday schedule, a departure from his usual weekend norm, when he usually focuses on his desk work and does not receive visitors. He had several visitors in the morning, a...