Friday Imee’s graduation from high school at the International School at Makati. Delivered the commencement address. I attach the speech. The Normalization process—I am pushing this faster. This morning I met the Land Reform Council of which I am chairman. Then the...
Marcos Diaries
April 30, 1973
Monday Stayed in Talaga Bay with Irene although I slept up to 2:00 PM from 9:00 AM after waking up at 6:30 AM. I was too tired and heavy from the paregoric I took. Taught Irene to ski at about 4:30 PM. Not too cold but water rough even in the next bay. Ammonia and...
May 1, 1973
To my beloved Imelda, On our 19th year of wedded life, we are long pas ceremonial gifts and words. For we have plumbed the depths of joy and sorrow. Even you Imelda, with the delicate cameo-like beauty, have felt the pain of tears—the threat of death ever close. So to...
April 19, 1973
Thursday Golf at 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM at Kaniao. Press interview at the clubhouse. Inspection of the city. Lunch at Joe [Jose] Campose’s [sic] house. Siesta and massage. Met Gov. [Gualberto] & Cong. [Romulo] Lumauig of Ifugao with Dir. [Jose] Viado. Then Gov. Ben...
April 15, 1973
Sunday Woke up at 9:00 AM. Went skiing in the bay next to Talaga which had many _____ and was rough. Returned at 1:30 PM. Mass, Lunch, Rest and Meditation at 3:30 PM. Visited the beach house at 5:00 PM. Am now reading The Revolution and the Civil War in Spain by...
April 12, 1973
Thursday I attach a favorable column of the New York Times yesterday signed by our former guest, Cyrus Salzburger. Tax Policy review at 9:00 AM with Sec. [Cesar] Virata and Com. [Misael] Vera. 10:00 AM-11:00 AM—Pulong pulong sa Kaunlaran. Extended the deadline for the...
April 9, 1973
Monday Directed withholding of a 15% tax on interest on deposits with banks and investment houses—to encourage deposits as this will bring down the interest tax (which would otherwise be income tax). And the banks would impose it lump sum without revealing the...
April 10, 1973
Tuesday We are witnessing today a reenactment of the American double-cross of [Emilio] Aguinaldo in 1898. The Bacon plan to segregate Mindanao in the economic plan of free trade to allow the continuous flow of raw materials from the Philippines to the U.S., the...
March 14, 1973
Wednesday The Americans are openly pessimistic of our capability to stop the Muslim rebellion in the south. Amb. [Henry] Byroade has frankly said so in our conversations with him. He believes the only way to settle it is to negotiate on a higher level with Malaysia...
March 24, 1973
Saturday Brought the IMF [International Monetary Fund] mission to a cruise to Luuk Bay up to 2:00 PM where we water skied and then visited with Cristina Ponce Enrile in Natipoan Cove, Nasugbu on where they have a beach house. Tried out the cigarette [vote?] to ski....