I write this on Wednesday, December 3rd, as Imelda was sick last night and we had to take care of her. Of all things she took among others Brandy which made her amorous.
Routine meetings with politicians and government officers.
PAAF [Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation] meetings on the Asian Olympics delegation which had increased to 88 or a total of 177 and most of the athletes below standard—mere tourists. The shooting team was the most affected. Col. [Jaime]
Official Gazette for December 1, 1970: President Marcos proposed that Asia adopt an ideology of cooperation, to accelerate development and create for Asia an inner strength. He broached this idea, in a speech delivered at the opening ceremonies of the first Asian conference on agricultural credit and cooperatives, held at the Philamlife auditorium at about midmorning.
Earlier, the President as usual worked in his study. Then at about 10 a.m., he left Malacañang for the conference hall on United Nations avenue. On his return to Malacañang, he received the Indian Minister on Power and Irrigation, Dr. K, L. Rao, who made a courtesy call following his arrival Monday for a weeklong visit at the invitation of the government. He will observe agricultural and hydroelectric projects in the country. Before noon, the President conferred with Secretary of Justice Vicente Abad Santos; and with former PAAF officials Philip Monserrat, Chito Feliciano and Enrique Quema.
During the meeting with the Justice Secretary, the Chief Executive directed the former to prepare an administrative order transferring all prisoners serving not more than three-year terms from Muntinlupa to provincial jails. The President issued the order upon being informed by Secretary Abad Santos that prisoners may be transferred from the national penitentiary to provincial jails without legislative authority.
The President had earlier instructed Secretary Abad Santos to look into the legality of transferring prisoners with light sentences from Muntinlupa to provincial jails as a means of decongesting the overcrowded national penitentiary.
In the afternoon, the President received a delegation from Misamis Oriental led by Sen. Emmanuel Pelaez and Gov. Concordio Diel. The group took up local problems with the President, notably the procurement of waterworks facilities for the province. Among those with the delegation were Provincial Board Members Alejandro and Francisco Abrogar; Provincial Treasurer Eleno Cabanlit, Gingoog City Mayor and Mrs. Romulo Rodriguez, Jr., Mayors Escolastico Laura of Lugait, Eugenio Alcid of Manticao, Salvador Legaspi of Naawan, Ismael Labis of Alubijid, Mariano Tan of El Salvador, Sergio Jocalan of Opol, Cesar Jamisalamin of Villanueva, Manuel Varquez of Balingasag, Jose Adar of Lagonglong, Jose Yatol of Sugbongcogon, Capistrano Legaspi of Kinoguitan, Vicente Santos of Balingcon, Victorino Serina of Talisayan, and Narcisa Pelaez of Medina.
Later in the afternoon, the President met once more with Monserrat, Feliciano and Quema, and the members of the National Olympic Committee, with whom the trio have had a falling out.
The President later issued an appeal to government officials and employees to contribute one-day’s salary for the repair and. reconstruction of elementary schools and hospitals destroyed by recent typhoons. He issued the appeal after receiving a report on the extent of damage wrought by the recent typhoons from the National Disaster Control Committee, during a conference which he held in Malacañang in the evening. The President said that these contributions will be added to the funds that the government will provide for the purpose in order to restore public facilities to normalcy as quickly as possible
Villafuerte, who is president of the shooting association, included his son in the Standard Rifle match when he placed only sixth and the No. 4 man was replaced.
Left it to the NOC (the National Olympics Committee) to decide. It is headed by Gov. [Isidro] Rodriguez.
Then worked on the priorities of the repair and reconstruction of hospitals and schools. We have to release about P18.8 million before the end of the year.