Imee says that an Americanita of about eleven years of age had a crush on Bongbong in the Jumbo jet 747 and last night the Japanese girl at the Osaka restaurant cooking their sukiyaki complimented him for his good looks. I told him tonight over the telephone that he was getting swell-headed.
The children left Hongkong by Jumbo jet as Pan-Am has a Jumbo flight everyday that leaves at 9:00 AM Hongkong Time which is one hour ahead of Manila. They arrived at 12:45 PM but landed at 1:15 PM. They stay at the new Imperial Hotel. They had a rough trip. Up to now it is still raining in the city of Manila as it did yesterday even in the making of the pledge at Rizal Park. And the children say that the landing was like a house coming down in an earthquake.
Had nine holes in the USAFIP [United States Armed Forces in the Philippines]-Maharlika tournament at Fort Bonifacio. Then had a conference. Met the Capitan del Barrio and the people of 8 provinces and about 600 doctors of PGH [Philippine General Hospital] led by Director [Reginaldo] Pascual recommending my
Official Gazette for June 13, 1970: President Marcos directed the Philippine National Bank to facilitate the opening of all required letters of credit for the importation of materials needed to complete as early as possible the Asian Development Bank-United Nations Center building complex.
The President also approved a suggestion of Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr. that the Presidential Coordinating Committee for the ADB propose to all contractors of the building complex that they submit to an arbitrator who is mutually acceptable in order to resolve expeditiously all issues that may arise during the construction. The President made these moves to prevent the delay in the construction of the ADB-UNC Building Complex, which is now 18 months late.
The President worked mostly at his desk throughout the day, with only two callers, both delegations of citizens, to break his concentration on state papers. Those who called were:
1. About 600 citizens from the medical profession and other professions, to petition for the appointment of Dr. Pacifico Marcos, the President’s brother, as chairman of the Medicare Commission. Among those who led the group were Dr. Reginaldo Pascual, PGH director; and Tomas G. Mapa. 2. A delegation of labor leaders, accompanied by Undersecretary of Labor Raoul Inocentes, who requested presidential certification of a bill authorizing a public housing program for workers and other low-income groups, which the Workers Bank would administer. Those in the group were Romeo Roy and Vicente Arniego (NLUC), Laureano Sayas, Pedro Usaro and Roberto Paras of FOITAF, Domingo Sta. Ana (PLUM), Ricardo Manalad, Gerry Quadra (PMP), Fort Biangco, Bert Espinelli, Edgar Lubiano, Doming Obillo and Nick Gustilo of the PALEA.
In a speech in Pilipino, read for him by Undersecretary of Industry Troadio T. Quiazon, Jr., at the opening of the San Antonio Commercial Center in Valenzuela, Bulacan this afternoon, the President pledged to continue upholding the priority rights of Filipinos in the development of the country’s trade and commerce.The President, however, assured foreign investors that they are welcome to assist in such development. The President stressed that Filipino control of the country’s economy remains a basic policy of his administration. “Filipinos should be given all the opportunities in the development of the national economy,” he said. Foreigners, the President said, may participate in this economic development effort under certain conditions. Their assistance is welcome, he stressed, when freely and reasonably given.
brother Dr. Pacifico Marcos for the position of Chairman of the Medical Care Commission.
Then met with the Meralco group to look into the Chronicle and ABS-CBN malicious distortions of news and mischievous commentaries.
We may have to organize a new corporation to publish the Bulletin, Liwayway—and now also the Evening News, Republic and possibly MBC which includes Channel 11.