Signed the new designations of those by-passed by the Com. on Appointments or those not submitted to the Commission. Screened the undesirables.
Most of the communications and signatures on dedications and pictures, I discovered, are signed by my stand-ins like Cesar Dumlao, [Simplicio] Taguiam and even Cong. [Roque] Ablan [Jr.]. This has resulted in some forgeries that have sometimes resulted in scandal like alleged letters to banks, the Customs for release of apprehended goods, grant of licenses like logging, importation of aromatic tobacco, etc.
This is endless.
Sec. [Juan Ponce] Enrile, [Cesar] Virata and [Ernesto] Maceda as well as other appointees were bypassed by the Commission on Appointments. I must talk to the members.
Speech and conference at 3:00 PM—6:30 PM then golf with [Roberto] Bobby Benedicto who reports that he has acquired the majority stock of Traders Bank and is expanding KBS [Kanlaon Broadcasting System] and Channel 9 which has 29 radio stations compared to 14 of ABS-CBN and has 70 KVA power compared to 20-25 of the others. KBS is now in color and will be so completely on June 1st when it will start improving its program.
It will also start a newspaper of the air.
Official Gazette for May 24, 1970: President Marcos confined himself to paper work the whole day. He signed the designations of 34 national officials, to insure the continuity of government operations, following the adjournment of the first regular session of the Seventh Congress.
At 11 a.m., the President and the First Lady, Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos, heard Mass at the Malacañang chapel.
The President did not receive callers, and worked only on state papers until evening.