10:50 PM on board
Official Gazette for My 20, 1973: THE PRESIDENT has issued Proclamation No. 1140 authorizing the Boy Scouts of the Philippines to conduct its annual fund campaign from July 1 to December 31. The Proclamation dated May 10, called on all citizens to give the BSP “their unstinted support in order that it may be able to continue with Youth Citizenship Training Program.” The Chief Executive said “the involvement of more youth and adults in the scouting movement for a better tomorrow requires the sustained and continuous support of every citizen.” The BSP, which is celebrating its golden jubilee Dec. 28 to Jan. 4, has more than one million members and 77 councils throughout the country.
THE PRESIDENT spelled a more comprehensive sphere of influence where the country’s teachers must undertake the patriotic mission to inculcate the initial reforms and goals of the New Society into the people’s way of life. The Chief Executive, in a speech read for him by Department of Education and Culture Secretary Juan Manuel at the Sixth annual conference of the Philippine Association for Teacher Education at the FEU auditorium, said the teacher today must instill the hopes and aspirations of the New Society not only to students, but also “to the public, in general, the out-of-school youths, and less fortunate and the under-privileged.” The Chief Executive entrusted the teacher with the function of training, educating and orienting the youths under their charge and guidance, and the thousands of their fellow teachers in the field on the principles and goals of the New Society.
THE PRESIDENT announced he is authorizing the increase of the Development Bank of the Philippines’ capitalization from P500 million to P1.6 billion to make it a more effective partner in progress and development. He made the announcement during the second presentation of the multi-network program, The DPI Report, wherein he also reported that the Government’s massive development projects are gaining enthusiastic support from foreign financing institutions and the local private sector. The President said that the resources of the government financing institutions like the DBP complement foreign loans and local private initiative in bringing to reality the Government’s dream of progress for the country.
SECRETARY of Information Francisco S. Tatad said the Government’s development efforts and the reforms it has achieved under the New Society are the country’s defenses from the perils of expansionist powers. “In development and transformation lies our strength to resist the tide of anarchy, subversion and aggression,” he stressed in a keynote speech at the 53rd convention of the American Legion’s Philippine Department held at the Veterans Center in Taguig, Rizal. The secretary explained that there can be no security without development and that security must rest on development. He said the inverse is equally true adding that this is the reason why Philippine society had to make a stand against rebellion last September.
BUREAU of Internal Revenue reminded all persons with two or more Tax Account Numbers to report their numbers to the BIR on or before June 30 to avoid criminal liability. This was announced by Acting Commissioner Conrado P. Diaz as he circularized all BIR fieldmen to implement the provision of the law penalizing all persons in possession of two or more TAN’s after June 30. Mr. Diaz said that the penalty for possessing more than one TAN is a fine of not more than P300 or an imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
THE GOVERNMENT’S financing scheme setting aside P1.6 million for the cultivation of some 3,471 hectares of irrigated lands will benefit the pioneering settlers in the still virgin Estrella Valley in Narra, Palawan. This was announced by the Agricultural Credit Administration after it released P120,000 from the allotments for loan to the various agricultural needs of the Palawan settlers. The financing scheme, as envisioned by the ACA in coordination with the Department of Agrarian Reform, principally covers rice and corn farmers in tenanted areas, landed estate, old settlements and proposed settlements in the country. Aside from the ACA, rural banks have also been urged to extend credit loans to farmers pursuant to Republic Act No. 6390.
PHILIPPINE Medical Care Commission assured its members of the agency’s solvent financial status as it announced the forthcoming implementation of additional benefits and coverage. The assurance was made by PMCC Chairman Pacifico E. Marcos in an address delivered at the in-service seminar of the Division of School Health Services of the Philippine Normal College. The PMCC chairman said that this healthy condition of the program which has now a reserve of more than P100 million has made the PMCC contemplate for additional benefits and coverage without any corresponding increase in contributions on the part of the members.
Slept on board the Maria Luisa on deck as I wanted the fresh sea air about two hundred yards south of Malatanan Island—at 12:30 PM after a massage. Woke up at 5:10 AM to fish. Rained hard 6:00 AM to 6:30 AM. Showered after that. Less muggy.
Trolled towards Lubang (Tilic where the VOR [Very High Frequency Omni Directional Radio Range] and Radar Station is) and the shoals north of it. Then back to the pass between Lubang and Anbil Island and towards Gelo Island which has the best beach on its southern end.
The Triple 7 returned at about noon and after trolling over the northern side of Gelo Island we boarded the Triple 7 for Manila at about 4:00 PM, arriving thereat at 8:00 PM. Imelda immediately too me to the birthday party of Tessie [Teresita] Yulo where I felt the waste of time in such parties as well as the inconsequentialities of most of the persons and the shallowness of the conversation. So I left ahead of Imelda at 10:15 PM after she had sung.
During the trolling my fishing tackle was always striking and the others unlucky!
Am tired. Have to go to bed early.