Official Gazette for May 31, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has ordered the lifting of military supervision and control over four of seven utility firms which had been taken over, managed and operated by the Armed Forces after the imposition of Martial Law. In Letter of...
Marcos Diaries
May 29, 1973
Written at 7:00 PM May 30th May 30, 1973 Official Gazette for May 29, 1973: THE PRESIDENT assured that there will be no school crisis this year. “My orders are strict, no child should be refused attendance in the public schools, especially in the lower grades,” the...
May 28, 1973
1:10 AM May 29th Reviewed the operations of the National Media Center and the materials for print. Official Gazette for May 28, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has approved the recommendations of the Special Committee on Travel authorizing the travel overseas of different...
May 27, 1973
6:00 PM On board the 777 off Corregidor on the way to Manila We are hoping to see the cross at Mt. Samat on fire from the sunset again but it looks cloudy. It seems like it has rained in Manila. Went fishing at 5:00 AM along the western Bataan coast almost as far as...
May 26, 1973
Slept on board 2:00-7:00 AM. Went fishing at Sino Banks west of Fortune Island up to 11:00 AM. Rough. Strong ground smell. And no fish. So proceeded to Talaga Bay after lunch. Slept 2:00-4:00 PM. Skied at 5:00-6:00 PM. I attach an article on American’s service...
May 25, 1973
Manila Traffic problem—the banning of jeepneys from main thoroughfares. Ordered the number of jeepneys in Greater Manila reduced from 23,000 to 10,000 Official Gazette for May 25, 1973: THE PRESIDENT ordered a revision of the traffic experiment in Metro Manila to...
May 24, 1973
Written at 2:00 AM Official Gazette for May 24, 1973: THE PRESIDENT ordered a P10 million fund release to accelerate the development and improvement of at least eight major airports in the country. The fund release will cover expenses in the completion of terminal...
May 23, 1973
Official Gazette for May 23, 1973: THE PRESIDENT ordered an immediate inquiry on a metropolitan Manila-wide traffic experiment which has been the subject of complaints from pedestrians and commuter, particularly the jeepney-riding public, for the last few days. The...
May 22, 1973
Imee left at 6:00 PM for London via KLM [Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij – Royal Dutch Airlines] so she can stay with her brother and sister who will be out for a week’s holiday (21st-29th) mid-term vacation. So Imelda and I are alone in the palace again. Official...
May 21, 1973
Official Gazette for May 21, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has ordered the funneling of vast financial resources to the Masagana 99 rice production program which he termed as a decisive factor in the country’s constitutional revolution. In officially launching the nationwide...