Imelda is depressed that we have had no children after Irene. She was overdue since the 13th but on the 25th had it. Since then she has been feeling frustrated.
But everything depends on God. If He wills it, we will have more children. And we will take all the necessary medical measures to have some more. I would like to have another son.
And I am at my healthiest. I am healthier now than I was at forty years.
There is a slump in the stock market in the U.S. affecting all the other countries and including the Philippines. This is the time to buy. Even Benguet Consolidated has gone down to Five Dollars but today went up to Six Dollars. So when I was asked for advi[c]e, I said that now is the time to buy.
We must develop our mining industry. And everybody is looking for mines.
[Joaquin] Chino Roces and Max[imo] Soliven have written the Human Rights Commission that we violated the Declaration of Human Rights in deporting the Yuyitongs. So the Sec. of Foreign Affairs must answer this communication.
Max Soliven is a frustrated politician who would like to go back to the district of his father [Benito Soliven] and follow [i]n his footsteps but cannot. He is taking it out on me. Chino Roces is a naïve and weak little tyrant who wants to control presidents and be kowtowed to.
Official Gazette for May 30, 1970: President Marcos mostly attended to state papers, with no visitors scheduled to call at Malacañang, and with only one break, his appearance as special guest at the rites commemorating Memorial Day or American soldiers who died in the World War II battle here.
In his speech, the President said that the defense of freedom continues to be a challenge to freemen everywhere, and to Americans and Filipinos—but today rather than make war, both peoples must fight to establish a just and peaceful society in the world.
The President worked at his desk all morning, relaxed briefly after lunch, then, at around 4 p.m., went off to Fort Bonifacio for the Memorial Day services. Among other actions, the President:
1. Designated Assistant Executive Secretary Roberto Reyes chairman of the national government division, in the educational and fund campaign of the Community Chest. 2. Pulled out PARGO agents from RICOB, when that agency complained about unnecessary investigations of the agents, which were described as merely harassment. 3. Released ₱14.3 million as financing for vital economic development projects which include the Pantabangan Dam, the Cotabato Irrigation System, the improvement of the Port of Manila and several other ports in the country.
Returning to Malacañang, he worked at his desk the rest of the afternoon continuing till evening.