I must write the history of the war. The Mt. Samat visit with the Romualdezes has again brought out the question: why has not the Dambana ng Kagitingan been brought to the attention of the younger generation. They must know our history.
So we should send out some literature on the Dambana.
But the challenge nags me for I have not attended to it.
This was an occasion again to remember and appreciate the ideals we fought for in Bataan—the long days of the underground; the pledge to build a cross on top of the Mt. Samat; the story of Pascual; the meaning of Mt. Samat and of Bessang Pass; the long period of displacement after the war; the bitterness that a clean brave new world had not been won but the same grossness and dirt and pettiness; my being shocked into sobriety by the injustice to the veteran; the wish to change things; the doctorate and its abandonment for the mission to Washington; then the inevitable slide into politics.
I am completely rested. It has been 8 days of freedom from tension.
And I can think clearly of the questions we face and decide with objectivity.
The first question is the question of revolution and the threat of communists. What do we expect and what can or should we do? This is crucial.
Then our economic development—the cottage industry (including such cottage activity as production of goods like shrimps, lobster, crabs or mushrooms for export).
Exploitation of natural resources—mines and forestry.
The Cons. Con.
Official Gazette for July 5, 1971: President Marcos was back in Malacañang early in the evening from his trip to the South, after a brief stopover in Bataan to inspect the progress of development work at the Dambana ng Kagitingan in Mt. Samat.
Earlier in the day, as the RPS “Ang Pangulo” steamed Manila-ward, the President issued among others, an administrative order creating a special presidential committee charged with investigating administrative complaints against provincial and city treasurers, as well as other similar presidential appointees under the department of finance.
The President constituted the permanent probe body to obviate the necessity of having to amend the Administrative Order everytime a provincial or city treasurers or order presidential appointees under the department of finance, comes up for administrative investigation. Named to compose the committee were a representative of the Department of Finance, as chairman; and a representative each of the Department of Justice and the General Auditing Office, as members.
What shall be the form of government?
Synchronization?
Redistribution of wealth.
Foreign Policy
Russia—Red China
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