Just talked to Imelda who is now in Spain in the Ritz. She has been given a royal welcome and treated as a head of state.
Worked up to 3:00PM. First was the conference on the MIA [Manila International Airport]. We have decided to spend P22.5 million on the rehabilitation of the old burned terminal, P5.5 million for a domestic terminal at the old Balabag terminal near the Air Force.
The Trading Center for duty free goods shall be in the Hotel premises of the Nayon Pilipino.
Then a new International Airport shall be bidded out including the coastal road to it at the Bulacan foreshore. This may take ten years.
Then I met the financing people on the Public Works cash flow. Very deficient.
Official Gazette for March 6, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS had a series of conferences, first with heads of government agencies charged with the nation’s production of staple commodities and, second, with the committee who will take charge of the rehabilitation and improvement of the Manila International Airport.
In conferring with the rice and corn production group, the President directed that new roads be opened up in potential rice and corn producing areas of the country as a means of encouraging greater, production of the staple commodities.
He ordered the Cooperatives Administration Office, Agricultural Productivity Commission, the Presidential Arm on Community Development and the Agricultural Credit Administration to pool all their personnel, funds and materials towards the organization of such cooperatives.
In the same conference, the President ordered Budget Commissioner Faustino Sy-Changco to release public works funds and make them available for projects geared to increasing rice and corn production, such as roads, bridges, irrigation and flood control facilities.
He also instructed the various agency heads charged with the prompt organization of the barrio and municipal cooperatives to coordinate and submit recommendations on the implementing details of the massive programs.
Those who conferred with the President were Secretary of Finance Cesar E. A. Virata, Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources Arturo Tanco, Jr., NEC Chairman Gerardo Sicat, CB Governor Gregorio, S. Licaros, Public Highways Commissioner Baltazar Aquino, Public Works Director Alejandro Deleña, APC Commissioner Francisco Saguiguit, PACD Secretary Rosendo Marquez, ACA Administrator Teofilo T. Azada and CAO Director Orlando N. Pagulayan.
In the meeting with officials given the task of rehabilitation and improvement of the MIA, the President reiterated that there is an urgent need to rehabilitate the terminal building of the MIA the electronic equipment of the control tower, and the airport facilities.
Present at the meeting were Secretary of Finance Cesar E. A. Virata, Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor, Jr., Director-General Apolinario Orosa of the Presidential Economic Staff, Director Jesus Singson of Civil Aeronautics Administration, Gen. Jose Rancudo of the Philippine Air Force and Architect Abelardo Batacan of the CAA.
In the afternoon, the President devoted his time on state papers. From his study, the President issued a directive to the Secretary of National Defense to include all firearms owned and used by the government in the annual verification of firearms being conducted by the Philippine Constabulary. The President issued the directive on recommendation of Brig. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos, PC chief.
And the organization of multipurpose cooperatives by the almost 12,000 personnel of the PACD [Presidential Assistant on Community Development], APC [Agricultural Productivity Commission], ACA [Agricultural Credit Administration] and CAO [Cooperatives Administration Office]. We meet again Thursday.
PAL [Philippine Airlines] matters: the foreclosure by FNCB on Rubicon, New Pal directors Jun [Roman] Cruz [Jr.] of GSIS [Government Service Insurance System] and [Eusebio] Villatuya of PNB [Philippine National Bank].
Met Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson and Carmeling [Crisologo].