Friday I attach the reports of Dr. Guimo de Vega on the Con Con [Constitutional Convention]. The Executive Power Committee ended up in fisticuffs between Delegates [Sergio] Tocao and Jose Mari Velez. Have been busy on the Con Con, Legislative program as well as drug...
Marcos Diaries
February 14, 1972
______ Panamin [Presidential Assistant on National Minorities] museum a complete set of Indonesian musical instruments and books. It is my feeling that Pres. Soeharto[1] now trusts the Philippines and really respects Filipino capability. He is impressed by our...
February 1, 1972
Tuesday Repeatedly, the anti-Marcos group in the Con-Con [Constitutional Convention], has lost to our supporters in the ban-Marcos resolution. Today Ex-Justice [Antonio] Barrera who with Raul Manglapus lead the fight to have the entire Marcos family down to the 3rd...
January 28, 1972
Friday One of the principal reasons for the lifting of the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is the fact that from all indications the communists will not mount a rebellion unless they can improve their present capabilities, have a better cause...
January 29, 1972
So the Kukui and the LCM [landing craft mechanized] fleet could be a versatile and self-contained sea-lift system for a wide variety of cargoes. I attach the copies of the description of the vessels. We should be able to hold an impressive turn over of these vessels....
January 27, 1972
Thursday Imelda and I started the day right. The night before we had had a false alarm as I started to feel some stomach pains and of course the first suspicion was a heart attack! But gelusil worked well to alleviate the pains and electrocardiography showed a very...
January 8, 1972
Saturday The Philippines is a small frog in the big lake croaking to the tune of the big frogs. This we have been repeatedly reminded of in the Monetary Crisis decided upon by the Big Ten, then in the decisions of the UNCTAD [United Nations Conference on Trade and...
January 10, 1972
[Continuation of this entry on Marcos conversation with his children missing] …himself when he writes down a resolution. And it will be harder to break it when you have written it down.” “I had to change many habits when I became President. Even at my age.” And I told...
January 3, 1971 Sunday
Sprained the second smallest toe of my left foot last night playing golf. And Dr. Canto says it is positively a gout condition which any injury exacerbates. So I have been immobilized the whole day and night. Could only use the telephone. Heard mass in a wheelchair....
December 29, 1971 Tuesday
Just arrived from Vincent Recto’s house where we had dinner. We brought Max Goldberger, [Antonio] Tony Raquiza and Alex Rothchild with us. After dinner at 9:00 PM, we had a heavily intellectual discussion on everything specially the natural science-social science gap,...