Friday Spent the whole day quietly in the Mansion, reading and writing. Finished the books [B.F. Skinner] Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), [Barbara Tuchman] Still Well [Stillwell], [and] The American Experience in China (1971), [Herman Wouk] The Winds of War (1971),...
Marcos Diaries
March 16, 1972
June [Ramon] Cruz [Jr.], GSIS [Government Service Insurance System], You should have at least acknowledged the Presidential decision to stop individual housing loans and utilize GSIS resources for massive low-cost housing in the Sunday Times magazine article. Because...
March 21, 1972
Patched up the differences of Com. [Baltazar] Aquino and Sec. David Consunji. The PJH is still under Com. Aquino. Met some of the lenders, Delegate Pacificador, Fiscal Joe Castillo (to trap that extortionist Crispin Reyes, who is trying extort money from Leo[nides]...
March 3, 1927 Thursday
We finalized the preparations of Imelda for her trip to London, Madrid and Moscow. She travels alone with Inday (Dra. [Paciencia] Disini her cousin). Gave a two month reprieve for the three convicted kidnappers and rapists in the Maggie de la Riva Case from Mar. 17th...
March 2, 1972 Wednesday
Imelda is going to Moscow, Spain and London. London to visit the children. We have some problems with Imee who insists on an acting career apparently. Her mother has a dim view of her insistence to accept the offer of the lead role in “The Diary of Anne Frank” to be...
February 23, 1972
Sec. J. [Juan] Ponce Gen. [Romeo] Espino Gen. [Rafael] Zagala There should be no farther constructions in the Fort Bonifacio area that has been set aside for sale or for use by the new MIA [Manila International Airport]. I notice some going on. F. E. Marcos [Signed]...
February 28, 1972 Sunday
We have just talked to the children by long distance. They seem to be standing up to the winter very well, coal strike, power strike and all notwithstanding. Bongbong has taken the career exams and he says that he has been told he did well and I will be written about...
February 23, 1972
Sec. [Alejandro] Melchor [Jr.] Sec. J. [Juan] Ponce Enrile Gen. R. [Romeo] Espino Sec. [David] Consunji Gen. [Jose] Rancudo Gen. [Jesus] Singson, CAA [Civil Aeronautics Administration] The transfer of the Nichols Air Base facilities to Sangley Point should be phased...
February 23, 1972
Dir. Quijado, You should not review any decisions made by you when you were Director of Forestry. All pending cases should now be disposed of and submitted to us. F. E. Marcos [Signed] Office of the President of the Philippines
February 21, 1972
But it is still the media that is the principal cause of disunity. We may be able to overcome the communists and the criminals, clean up government and develop the country, but the media will continue to stir up turmoil in order to survive and for them to sell either...