The crewmembers of the Red Chinese ship “Anting” arrogantly refused to come and meet with me after I had met with the Ambassador Lim Cheh and his delegation of Nationalist China to receive 3½ tons of vegetable seeds.
This is indicative of the Red Chinese kind of manners and intentions. They send in P2½ million of relief goods through the Red Cross and then kick you in the face.
Before that I had refused to see Antonio Araneta, Alabado[?] Planas and the Chamber of Commerce accompanying them as they would use this for propaganda politics. And we end up with propaganda.
Charming manners! And more gentle politics!
This is the final proof of the need to do away with the Maoist Communists in the country.
Official Gazette for September 4, 1972: THE PRESIDENT conferred with rural development, animal industry, plant industry and fisheries officials on rehabilitation measures in flood-ravaged areas.
During the conference, the President directed the release of P2 million for the rehabilitation of damaged crops and livestocks.
He ordered that P200,000 of the P1 million earmarked for the Fisheries Commission be released immediately so that bangus frys for the replanting of fishponds destroyed “by the flood could be purchased soonest.
The President asked the officials to submit their updated programs of rehabilitation and the required funding.
Earlier in the morning, the President and the First Lady received a donation of three and a half tons of assorted vegetable seeds from the Republic of China.
The President thanked the Chinese government and people for the donation, which will be used in the rehabilitation of destroyed agricultural crops.
He likewise thanked the crew members of the People’s Republic of China relief ship “Anting” which brought in relief goods for the flood victims in Central Luzon.
Officials of the relief ship—Capt. Chien Yung Chang, Political Commissar Wang Wai Chieu, and Purser Shy Kua Yung—were to have been. received by the President, upon representations of the Philippine National Red Cross with the Appointments Secretary, but they left before the appointed time apparently because they did not want to meet with a Nationalist Chinese group led by Ambassador Liu Chieh.
In accepting the Nationalist Chinese seed donation, the President said that the aid is appreciated by the Filipino people, whether prejudiced by the flood or not.
Accompanying Ambassador Liu Chieh when he turned over the seed donation were Capt. Yu Chengsiang and Chief Engineer Ju-Shen Chang of the Chinese ship Hai Tai, and ranking members of the Chinese embassy.
At 12:30 p.m., the President had a luncheon conference with members of the economic mission of the World Bank, during which he presented a single package program on the financing by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the repair and reconstruction of 600 kilometers of roads destroyed by the recent floods.
The World Bank officials were Parvez Hassan, Maurice Dickerson and Hendrick Van Helden.
Others who met with the President in the course of the day included Commerce and Industry Secretary Troadio T. Quiazon, who informed him that the basic retail prices of sugar remain the same.
Had lunch with the World Bank Team, [Parvez] Hassan, [Maurice] Dickerson and [Hendrick] Van Helden. We hope to get a single package for roads of $85-100 million in the form of long term loans.
Directed the disposal of surplus Virginia tobacco.
And talk to Tony and Rudy Martel on pulp, housing, steel and the economic atmosphere.
[Eduardo] Danding Cojuangco [Jr.] reports Commander Pusa [Benjamin Sanguyo] is in Manila on a mission.
I attach handwritten notes of informer.
Some M-14 guns from Palanan have reached Tarlac.