Golf with Bobby [Roberto Benedicto] and Angel Limjoco up to 9:00 AM.
Imelda and I attended the necrological services of the House for Floring [Floro Crisologo].
Sec. of Justice [Vicente] Abad Santos brought a copy of the answer of Judge [Alejandro] Sebastian who had enjoined the Bhady spouses from stopping the use of their land by Cuison & Co. He explained that there was a lien of a road right of way as provided by the Public Land Act and the logging company was passing through the land before the Bhadys occupied and obtained title to it. If I had not been so informed, I would have been of the impression that the judge was unfair and unjust.
Met the political leaders who frequent the palace as the elections approach.
Spent the whole afternoon receiving governors and senators of Pangasinan, Batangas, Bicol and all of Mindanao.
Official Gazette ,October 23, 1970: The President started the day by working at his study, then at 10 a.m. left Malacañang for Congress where he joined the solons at the necrological services for the late Rep. Floro S. Crisologo of Ilocos Sur. Accompanying him was the First Lady, Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos.
Back in Malacañang an hour later, the President received separately Rep. Amando Cope and Secretary of General Services Constancio E. Castañeda. In the afternoon, the President read a message which was filmed by a team from the International Planned Parenthood Federation, in connection with the worldwide drive for family planning. He then received a group of congressmen, governors and city mayors from Pangasinan, Mindanao and Sulu, who took up local problems with him.
In the evening, he left Malacañang once more to attend as guest of honor the opening ceremonies of the 8th biennial convention of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce, held at the Intercontinental Hotel. Earlier, the Chief Executive appointed Oscar Santiago as acting member of the Board of Regents of the Central Luzon State University. The President likewise designated Dr. Estefania Aldaba Lim and Jose Conrado Benitez as members of the National Manpower and Youth Council.
The President also ordered the deportation of a Chinese national, Dee Chee Ping alias Dee Pue Chuan alias Hua Chan, whose continued presence in the country is considered a menace to the peace and safety of the community. Dee has been convicted by the Court of First Instance of Manila for kidnapping with murder. He was sentenced to death but this was modified by the Supreme Court to reclusion perpetua.
During the day, the President sent the following cablegram to UN Secretary-General U Thant on the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations:
“ON THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, THE FILIPINO PEOPLE JOIN ME IN CONVENING TO YOUR EXCELLENCY SINCERE BEST WISHES AND CONGRATULATIONS STOP AS FIRM BELIEVERS IN THE IDEALS BEHIND THE CREATION OF THIS INTERNATIONAL BODY CMA WE HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE COMING YEARS SHALL WITNESS STRENGTHENING OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THAT IT SHALL BECOME THE DRIVING FORCE IN OUR SEARCH FOR WORLD PEACE CMA ECONOMIC STABILITY AND THE DIGNITY AND THE EQUALITY OF THE HUMAN RACE.”
Then received the surrender of Toothpick [Feliciano Luces] who had turned outlaw because policemen of Mayor Michael Sinsuat of Upi, Cotabato del Norte had killed his parents and brothers and sisters to grab his land. I ordered the suspension of the criminal cases against him.
Spoke as a guest of honor of the 8th Biennial Convention of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce in the Phil. headed by Ralph Nubla—at Intercontinental