MALACAÑANG
Manila
12:10 AM
May 1, 1970
This is my 16th Wedding Anniversary. Mass at 7:00 AM.
But the children had a surprise for us. They barged into our room shouting like demonstrators dressed up like radicals with head bands and molotov cocktails (actually dry ice in water in 7-Up bottles, smoking like activated bomb). They carried placards like “Demonstration by the atrocious products of this happy union.”
At the side door they had all their pets, the dogs including old Blacky my old pet German shepherd in San Juan and young Urduja – Button the small Shetland pony, Snow White and the Ilocano sheep.
Breakfast – then met with Mr. Aquino, the head of UN FAO with Mr. Joseph to whom I have given a plaque as he is leaving for Rome, and Dr. Faronki. They are giving us millions of dollars worth of food for our big impact projects, Nutritional program in Medicare, the Pantabangan as well as others like Candaba fishponds and reclamation.
Signed the Stabilization tax bill at 12:00 AM. Then met the labor leaders. Delivered my labor day speech over television and radio on the State Dining Room.
Napped up to 5:00 PM from 4:00 PM. Then exercised with Imelda who later walked with me, Greg Licaros and Bobby Benedicto who both arrived later, in the golf course.
We have also been granted the $50 million stand-by loan from Japan. Next the restructuring of our foreign loans.