Worked on:
MIA [Manila International Airport]
Road maintenance
I attach my orders.
Met the cultural minorities leaders on the development of their areas and the choice of the CNI [Commission on National Integration] Commissioner and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Jeddah).
Bitter recriminations between Cong. [Mohammad] Ali Dimaporo and Sen. Mamintal Tamano on the alleged disloyalty of Tamano and his recommendee, Ex-Vice Gov. Kasan Marohambsar for Commissioner of CNI for campaigning for Princess Tarhata Alonto Lucman, the Liberal candidate.
Looks like the First National City Bank of New York will foreclose on [Benigno] Benny Toda’s [Jr.] Rubicon indebtedness of about $7 million he had used in 1964 to purchase control of the PAL [Philippine Airlines]—about 72% of PAL shares. A group headed by Geronimo Velasco Pres. of Dole Phil. and Republic Glass as well as Ting [Sixto] Roxas of Bancom are ready to take over.
Official Gazette for February 23, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS as usual started the day going over state papers. From time to time he broke off from desk work to receive some unscheduled callers who consulted him on various problems.
At mid-morning, the President conferred with leaders of the cultural minorities to push through plans for the development and maintenance of peace and order in their respective regions.
They discussed the various problems requiring his immediate attention, such as transportation and communications, peace and order, health and economic development affecting the cultural minority groups.
During the conference the President announced the plan to reorganize both the Mindanao Development Authority and the Mountain Province Development Authority.
The conference was attended by National Integration Commissioner Mama Sinsuat, Senator Mamintal Tamano, Reps. Felipe Almazan of Kalinga-Apayao, Andres Cosalan of Benguet, Ali Dimaporo of Lanao del Norte, Macacuna Dimaporo of Lanao del Sur. Constantino Navarro of Surigao del Norte, Jose Puyat, Jr. of Surigao del Sur, and James Chiongbian of South Cotabato; Governors Gualberto Lumauig of Ifugao, Jaime Gomez of Mt. Province, Sergio Morales of South Cotabato and Murphy Sangkula of Sulu; Vice Governors Kasan Marohombsar of Lanao del Sur, Judge Mama D. Busran of the Court of First Instance of Cotabato, Fiscal J. Rasul and Mayor Palawan Disumimba of Tamparan, Lanao del Norte.
The President resumed his paper work in the afternoon and evening.