Thursday, October 19, 1972
October 19, 1972
I presided over the meeting of the Sponsorship Council, sub-council I, on Economic and Fiscal Affairs. Erning Amatong and Ikeng Belo came along. Serging Tocao
Augusto Caesar Espiritu
(?, 1928 -- August 14, 1993). Lawyer and Economist. Delegate to the 1971-73 Constitutional Convention.
Friday, October 20, 1972
October 20, 1972
The proceedings were tense; or should I say, shameful? There were vigorous speeches against the provision by Justice Barrera, Gary Teves and Leonie Garcia. The
Saturday, October 21, 1972
October 21, 1972
I have been sleeping in different places. I don’t want to be arrested at night. From Parañaque where I slept last night, I proceeded to
Tuesday, October 24, 1972
October 24, 1972
At 7:15a.m., Sonny Alvarez called up. This was an unexpected call from a dear friend over whose safety I am concerned. Sonny is one of
Wednesday, October 25, 1972
October 25, 1972
The discussion was on a resolution filed by Toto do la Cruz that the 166-man body designated (by who else?) to write the Constitution should
Thursday, October 26, 1972
October 26, 1972
The members of the various economic committees met at the Sulo. Present were Oka Leviste, Gary Teves, Estoy Mendoza, Artemio Lobrin, Celso Gangan, Dolf Azcuña.
Friday, October 27, 1972
October 27, 1972
Oka Leviste and I met at the Sulo. Tony Velasco came late, as did Inggo Guevarra’s representative. Aying Yñiguez also dropped by. We met to
Saturday, October 28, 1972
October 28, 1972
Vice President Abe Sarmiento looked over a copy of the first draft prepared by the Steering Council. Apparently, the Steering Council already has a first
Monday, October 30, 1972
October 30, 1972
A group of delegates were talking. Cosoy Rosales was saying that we should introduce as amendments those provisions we had approved on second reading before
Tuesday, October 31, 1972
October 31, 1972
Joe Feria was flushed. “There is again another version by the Steering Council, different from what we had read last Monday,” he complained. Brod Komong
Thursday, November 2, 1972
November 2, 1972
The Philippine Chamber of Industries, the militant association of Filipino manufacturers, has substantially advanced the cause of nationalist industrialization in the Philippines. Its leadership has
Friday, November 3, 1972
November 3, 1972
Fanny Cortez-Garcia was desperate. She was with Ben Campomanes in her office and they said that the economic provisions in the new Constitution drafted by
Saturday, November 4, 1972
November 4, 1972
I went to the session hall again to submit my amendments to Article XIV on the national economy and the patrimony of the nation. This
Sunday, November 5, 1972
November 5, 1972
At the lobby of the Sulo Hotel, I met Jess Reyes and Cesar Sevilla. Jess Reyes said that he had voted “Yes” because he can
Monday, November 6, 1972
November 6, 1972
Juan (Tio Juaning) Borra was in one of his rare moods. He was delivering a stirring speech at the office of Convention Sec. Pepe Abueva,
Tuesday, November 7, 1972
November 7, 1972
Gary Teves was depressed. “This is a rightist Constitution that the Steering Council has produced,” he complained. Ben Campomanes commented that only one provision—that of
Wednesday, November 8, 1972
November 8, 1972
My amendments on the national economy as well as that on the National Assembly were filed today. There was so much discussion on the powers
Thursday, November 9, 1972
November 9, 1972
In the morning, Col. Moy Buhain (aide-de-camp to Speaker Villareal of the House of Representatives whom I had periodically served as economic adviser) dropped by
Saturday, November 11, 1972
November 11, 1972
I was in the office at about quarter past eight, because there was so much to be done. Afterwards, at eleven, I left for the
Sunday, November 12, 1972
November 12, 1972
The speaker during the service at the Church of the Risen Lord at UP was Pastor Francisco Bautista. He had helped me very much during
Monday, November 13, 1972
November 13, 1972
At the session hall, Francis Zosa was absorbed in reading some documents when I approached him. Since he is the chairman of the Credentials Committee,
Tuesday, November 14, 1972
November 14, 1972
The Daily Express reported this morning that a move to change the name of the Philippines to the “Republic of Maharlika” is snowballing among the
Wednesday, November 15, 1972
November 15, 1972
The session hall was like a market. The revised draft of the new Constitution prepared by the Steering Council was being distributed to the delegates.
Thursday, November 16, 1972
November 16, 1972
Moy Buhain, that good colonel, was again at the house at about 9:00 o’clock. He informed me that according to some rumors, the President might
Friday, November 17, 1972
November 17, 1972
Surprise! Instead of the 166-man body meeting, the meeting was of a small group of 15 people each from the Steering Council and the Sponsorship
Saturday, November 18, 1972
November 18, 1972
The special 34-man body met. Erning Amatong asked me to sit beside him because anyway, many of our ideas coincide. He was sweet. But Fidel
Thursday, November 23, 1972
November 23, 1972
Our dwindling group went to the house of Pepe Calderon at noontime to assess the situation. There, Cecing Calderon (Pepe’s brother) told us that according
Friday, November 24, 1972
November 24, 1972
Ikeng Corpuz was actually sponsoring the Constitution when I entered. Ikeng was talking about his having worked for several days on the Constitution. Ikeng came
Saturday, November 25, 1972
November 25, 1972
A few of us met at Pepe Calderon’s house for our small prayer meeting. This was necessary because of the kind of dilemmas that we
Sunday, November 26, 1972
November 26, 1972
We had session this morning from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. I missed church to go directly to Quezon City Hall. Instead of a speech