Our guests have gone in an atmosphere of sadness. So the palace is quiet. “Withdrawal symptoms.” Spent the morning with Comelec [Commission on Elections], Sec. [Jose] Roño, Gov. [Benjamin] Romualdez, Com. [Misael] Vera, Kits [Francisco] Tatad— The preparations for the...
Marcos Diaries
July 8, 1973
2:15 AM July 9th Official Gazette for July 8, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has issued Presidential Decree No. 212 amending Paragraph One of Section 1659 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended, providing for more flexibility and discretion in the choice of a substitute...
July 6-7, 1973
Official Gazette for July 6, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has validated in Presidential Decree No. 227 the permanent list of voters in the 1971 elections and the list of Barangay members who participated in the January 1973 referendum to enable these voters and Barangay...
July 4-5, 1973
4:20 AM July 6th Official Gazette for July 4, 1973: THE PRESIDENT pledged that in the New Society, all regions of the country will have an equal share in progress. The Chief Executive made this assurance at the official opening of the P45 million Mandaue-Opon Bridge,...
July 3, 1973
2:00 AM July 4th The weather turned bad as I could not leave for Cebu. Walked on the beach towards the coconut mill. And slept 4:00-6:00 PM. Then mass at the Official Gazette for July 3, 1973: DEPARTMENT of labor has drafted new wage rates increasing the approved...
July 2, 1973
2:30 AM July 3rd Official Gazette for July 2, 1973: THE PRESIDENT inaugurated the 2.16-kilometer San Juanico Bridge linking Samar and Leyte which he called a symbol of the Filipinos’ vision and firm resolve to unite themselves under the New Society. In inaugurating...
June 30, 1973
12:00 PM July 1st, 1973 July 1, 1973 Official Gazette for June 30, 1973: THE PRESIDENT initiated a government policy to harness household savings for capital formation in line with the country’s development efforts, and created a National Commission on Savings for...
June 29, 1973
Official Gazette for June 29, 1973: THE PRESIDENT ordered that appropriate “severe measures” be taken against all rural banks found to be imperilling the success of Masagana 99. The Chief Executive gave the directive to Agriculture Secretary Arturo Tanco on receiving...
June 28, 1973
I have sneaked out of the party to work on the papers pending on my table and write my diary. The party is lively. And the group of Cristina is charming. But I do not enjoy these parties anymore. I would rather read and write. Specially since I am tired from the...
June 27, 1973
2:00 AM June 28th Breakfast for the group of Dr. Gustav Ranis on the Comprehensive Survey on Employment and Economic Development. Conference on the Referendum. Arrival of the astronauts of Apollo 17 and Christina Ford II, Gea Pallevecini, Luciana Pinatelli Anedon,...