Fuga Island is going to be developed by a group of American businessmen who have been developing vacation resorts like the Bahamas and New Hebrides. They intend to spend $150 million keeping Barit and Mabag as private preserves. But a city has to be created and the charter has to authorize the city board to license games of chance—gambling. And an international airport has to be established or authorized.
I met the American group brought by Alfonso Lim of Taggat and they are eager to go into Fuga and develop it into a resort island.
The Japanese ambassador came to explain the problem of the African mosquitoes brought by the Japanese professors to Palawan. He will bring the professors who are coming from Japan, next Wednesday to apologize for the misunderstanding they have caused.
I intend to ask them to help in the Philippine program of malaria research and control as well as in our program of schistosomiasis Japonicum.
A conference on economic matters with Japanese and fellows.
Official Gazette for March 13, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS reminded all government offices and public schools of the observance of “Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day” on March 17, which has been proclaimed as such in Proclamation No. 15 dated March 7, 1966.
The reminder was embodied in a memorandum circular the President issued through Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr.
In the memorandum circular, the President said that all government offices and public schools are enjoined to commemorate and keep proper observance of March 17 this year.