Bongbong shot his first deer at Liwan, Kalinga-Apayao at about 11:30 AM in a drive and I suppose behind a blind. He must have used his light .223 Steyr-Daimler-Machlicher bolt-action hunting rifle which I bought him in San Francisco last March 1969 when we went to attend the Eisenhower memorial services.
The guards say that he shot it at a distance of 300-350 yards and that it is a male and two feet height at the shoulders weighing more than 50 pounds.
But they got no ducks this afternoon. They are sleeping early to wake up at dawn for the ducks. He talked to his mother at about 7:00 PM over radio-phone while I was attending the 4-H Clubs Award Dinner. There are now 117,000 members of this club
Official Gazette for May 14, 1970: Except for a meeting at about mid-afternoon with a delegation of local airline pilots, President Marcos has a comparatively quiet day devoted mostly to his paper work, including the signing of new appointments, issuance of directives, and the study of official reports.
In the meeting with airline pilots, the President threshed out the problems brought up by the delegation and asked for the group’s recommendations on the improvement of domestic civil aviation facilities, as well as the qualifications of a CAA administrator and of CAA personnel. With Capt. Felix Gaston, president of the Pilots Association of the Philippines, as spokesman, the group included Clem Mijares, Rex Reyes, Manuel Collantes, Mike Campos, Eddie Limjap, Manuel Alvares, Roberto Javalera, Roberto Arnaiz and Jesus Nievera.
After this meeting, the President returned to his desk work, breaking off only at shortly before 7 p.m. to attend as guest of honor at the awards ceremonies of the 4-H Club, sponsored by the national advisory council of the club and by the Agricultural Productivity Commission at the Manila Hotel.
In his speech, the President lauded the members of the 4-H clubs, saying that the awards given to achievers were not only to honor individual achievement but the “ideal of excellence.”
He urged the youth to “find its power and its place in society” by using its energies for “production and community work.”
Noting the activism of today’s youth, he said that the “democracy in the streets” movement serves a good purpose and gained a measure of positive results, although he disapproved of the violence to person and property. The newly self-realized power of the youth, he said, could also be used through another kind of activism, which has less fanfare, no politics, but is as effective in achieving “desirable ends.” This activism he described as the “4-H way,” adding that “the young man or woman who chooses this path has every opportunity to work for reforms and help bring about needed changes in our society.”
Earlier, the President certified to Congress House Bill No. 876 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 4864 otherwise known as the Police Act of 1966, with a view to hastening the professionalization of the nation’s police agencies. The proposed amendments seek to improve coordination and supervision of local police forces by the Police Commission, to make them more responsive and effective in the performance of their duties. The amendments also seek to strengthen the powers of the local chiefs of police, so they may be more effective in exercising discipline; and to transfer to the Police Commission the powers to conduct police examinations and to approve the appointments of police personnel. These powers are currently being exercised by the Civil Service Commission.
The President also submitted to the Commission on Appointments the nominations of 13 municipal judges and seven clerks of courts of first instance. (List of nominees in OG.)
which I am supporting. I gave it P400,000 of savings last year and will give it P520,000 more this year and succeeding years.
Met with the Airline Pilots Association which has gone on strike for 24 hours for alleged deficiency in navigational aids. I released P1 million and organized an advisory council for civilian aviation.