Conference on the retraining and remotivation of the offices specially having to do with the barrios and the towns.
Scolded the men a little as apparently the men in the field have lost their motivation and are not as dedicated as they used to [be].
Then there must be an information campaign not only for the people but for the government offices and employees themselves. They cannot be motivated unless they are well informed.
Imelda took over. And they are reviewing the expenses which have resulted in no progress in propaganda work.
Joe Frazier won over [Terry] Daniels on a 4th round TKO [technical knockout]—no match. Broadcast by satellite TV over KBS [Kanlaon Broadcasting System] Channel IX.
Slept 1-4:30PM. Resting from a bout with fatigue.
When I talked to Sen. [James] Buckley, I told him that the visit of Pres. [Richard] Nixon may ease tensions generally but it will not help us in our primary problem—that of internal subversion. Visit or no visit I do not see the Red Chinese lessening their support for wars of liberation. On the contrary the detente may release resources of Red China for communists in countries like the Philippines.
Official Gazette for January 16, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS did not receive callers during the day, except Secretary of Labor Adrian E. Cristobal, who reported on the reorganization which he undertook in the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation.
The President commended Secretary Cristobal for instituting a complete revamp of the bureau, which the labor chief initiated following the apprehension of one of its officials for alleged extortion.
The President concentrated on desk work until evening.