9:50 PM
Talaga Bay Beach
House
Official Gazette for May 12, 1973: EDUCATION POLICY of the Government is oriented to the goals of technology but anchored on the principle of liberal education. The President spelled out this educational policy in a speech he delivered at the graduation exercises of the International School in Makati, Rizal. The Chief Executive said for the Philippines, this education based on self-awareness and self-examination must extend to the historical sense, to that awareness of racial struggle and growth that is essential to a full understanding of our responsibilities in the future. “I will not impose upon my countrymen a schedule of education that will train the hands and bring muscular reflexes to perfection but leave the mind and soul to shrivel in emptiness,” the President said.
THE PRESIDENT initiated the first step towards easing the travel ban by forming a special five-man committee which will draw the policies and guidelines for the overseas travel of Filipinos. In a letter of instructions the President also created an executive body which will implement the policies and guidelines to be formulated by the special committee. The President designated Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Manuel Collantes, chairman; Rony Diaz, of the National Manpower and Youth Council, Nicanor Fuentes, of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and a representative each from the Office of the President and the Department of Tourism, as members. The President authorized the “Collantes Committee” to ask any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the Government for such assistance as it may need in the performance of its duties.
THE NATIONAL Government realized a surplus of P438.1 million in the general fund last April, according to the Department of Finance. In a report to the President, Secretary of Finance Cesar E. A. Virata said the net operating surplus was realized when the government income exceeded government expenditures in the general fund. Net operating receipts or income of the national government for April, 1973 amounted to P907,781,336 as against net operating disbursements amounting to P425,152,252 plus a decrease in public debt transactions amounting to P44,495,083 or a sum total of P469,647,336, thus resulting in the net operating surplus of P438,134,000. Secretary Virata also said that the cash balance of the general fund as of April 30, 1973 was P1,553,133,773.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT Administration released a total of P24.7 million loans to 22,012 small farmers, including farmer-evacuees in Mindanao, during the three quarters (July 1, 1972 to March 31, 1973). Most of the loan recipients were either members of farmers cooperatives or individual tillers covered by the Government’s land reform program. ACA’s loans are itemized as follows: production loans, P17.3 million; commodity loans, P3.62 million; marketing loans, P2.56 million; and facility loans, P1.22 million. Aside from cash disbursements, the agricultural lending institution also distributed farm inputs consisting of 75,700 bags of fertilizers and 6,910 bags of insecticides valued at P1.53 million.
THE PRESIDENT told school supervisors and administrators that the extensive use of Pilipino in educational institutions could facilitate the learning process among students desiring to acquire skills in the different professions. In a speech read for him by Secretary of Education and Culture Juan Manuel during the closing ceremonies of the National Workshop in Pilipino held at the Maharlika Hall in Malacañang, the President urged the educators to discard the outmoded belief that national development could be attained only through the use of a foreign language. The Chief Executive cited that in some technical professions like farming and agriculture, the country’s graduates may have acquired remarkable expertise, but they usually find a hard time communicating to the farmers whose only knowledge of English is “limited to ‘yes sir, no sir’ “.
SECRETARY OF Trade Troadio T. Quiazon Jr. in a speech before the 24th State Lions Convention held in Angeles City reported that the total number of tourists who visited the Philippines after seven months of Martial Law increased by 15 per cent and dollar earnings from this industry shot up from $32 million to $38.3 million. Filipino tourists increased by 78.43 per cent during the first three months of 1973 as against the same period last year. Secretary Quiazon said not only have Filipinos learned to travel around the country but those living abroad are now coming in droves to visit their homeland. During the same period, Secretary Quiazon said, the business atmosphere and activity have vastly improved as reflected in the gains made by the export sector.
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Slept at the Mt. Samat RPS [Republic of the Philippines Ship] TK-21 at 1:00 Am after working on my papers and reading.
Woke up at 7:00 AM.
Started to ski at Looc Cove at 8:30 then we decided to stay over up to tomorrow since the RPS 21 had to go back early for the party of Imee at the 777 would be finished with drydock by tomorrow.
We also wanted to fish as Pocholo Razon brought his Maria Teresa II (the former MacDonald boat) which is rigged for fishing.
We did not get any fish off Fortune Island but we came to Talaga instead. Slept all the way from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
And we will ski after fishing at 4:30 AM.
By then the 777 will have finished to trail after drydock.
We have no provisions. Neling [Manuel] Nieto [Jr.[ furnished the lunch. Baseco [Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Co., Inc.] through Alfredo [Romualdez] furnished the dinner.
We will have to fish for our food tomorrow!
Nice night. The moon is out—past half moon.