Bongbong must be on his way home by KLM [Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij]-PAL [Philippine Air Lines] by now. We are busy preparing for his arrival.
I hit a one over par 73 in Wack Wack this morning teeing off at 6:45 AM and finishing at 11:00 AM. We started out on the second nine. I birdied No. 10, was on the green of No. 11 on the regulation second shot but three putted for a bogie 5, parred No. 12, birdied No. 13, three putted 14 for another bogie, hit the upper branches of the acacia tree left of the front of the green in No. 15, approached to within one meter and missed this short putt for a bogie 5 for my third bogie with two birdies, and parred 16, 17 and 18, the last an approach putt from about twenty five meters to three meters beyond which I sunk.
In the 1st hole, after my drive, [Benigno] Benny Toda [Jr.] arrived with his problems of PAL (the pilots 130 strong out of 260, according to him, are concentrated in Manila Hotel and have refused to report for work although the international flights have not been suspended as yet, domestic flights have been; when I talked to Capt. Felix Gaston at 1400 hours in Malacañan, he said there were 230 pilots in Manila Hotel and they demand no less the removal by Toda of [Rafael] Ygoa, Brown, Russell, Manzano and Gonzales).
So I dubbed my second shot. But made an excellent recovery approach to within two feet but I missed my putt. I parred the 2nd & 3rd, birdied the 4th but bogeyed the 5th, parred the 6th & 7th, birdied the 8th and parred the 9th to make an even par 36 for the second nine holes.
I had straightened up my stance and used my body less and my wrists more. My drives are farther and more accurate. My approaches were good. But my putting was execrable.
The Cavite and Cavite City officials have asked for the postponement of the return of Sangley Pt. to the Philippines because, of course, it means less American
Official Gazette for December 12, 1970: Receiving no callers during the day, the President devoted himself exclusively to his office work, concentrating on studying reports submitted to him by various government agencies and acting on state matters brought to his attention. In the course of the day’s work, he resolved the administrative cases against five judges, all of whom he disciplined after studying the results of the investigation of their individual cases.He suspended one judge and lined the four others.
Except for occasional rest periods, the President worked steadily at his desk through the day. Due to pressure of work, he cancelled a speaking engagement at Fernando Air Base, to address the graduates of the PAF flying school there, and requested Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile to deliver his speech for him at the exercises. The President worked continuously at his desk through the evening.
expenses in that province and city. But we cannot now delay the return. Even if we asked the U.S. to do so, since they are reducing forces everywhere, they could not delay the return themselves.
Sec. [Manuel] Collantes, after meeting with [Alejandro] Melchor [Jr.], [Vicente] Paterno, [Cesar] Virata and others recommends immediate diplomatic relations with USSR [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]. I am afraid Melchor has been taken by the welcome extended him in Moscow. I have not been answered the questions as to what we gain in advantage. And what are the disadvantages. Everybody is in a hurry without any hardheaded inquiry.