April 1, 1970 Wednesday
April 1, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:35 PM April 1, 1970Wednesday Intelligence funds transferred to my office in 1969-1970 is supposed to total P34.6 m but most of this
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Ferdinand E. Marcos (September 11, 1917– September 28, 1989), lawyer, soldier, legislator, twice elected President of the Philippines (1965, 1969), dictator, 1972-86.
April 2, 1970 Thursday
April 2, 1970
MALACANAN PALACEManila 11:55 PM April 2, 1970Thursday Finished golf at 10:00 PM as I had to tape an interview by MOPC with Max Soliven as
April 3, 1970 Friday
April 3, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 12:35 AM April 3, 1970Friday Have just finished a charming dinner for Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; he pilots his own plane and
April 4, 1970 Saturday
April 4, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila April 4, 1970Saturday Actually I write this on April 5 at 9:00 AM off the coast of Surigao, Surigao on board the President
April 5, 1970 Sunday
April 5, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila April 5, 1970SundaySurigao, Surigao Regionalization of Malacanang – a happy people. Rich in spirit if not in worldly goods. Like coming out of
April 6, 1970 Monday
April 6, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila April 6, 1970Monday Am writing this at 11:20 PM, April 7th, as we have been rather busy. Overnight from Surigao, Surigao which we
April 7, 1970 Tuesday
April 7, 1970
MALACANAN PALACEManila April 7, 1970Tuesday I write this also at 11:30 PM at Dole Phil. in Ronnie Velasco’s cottage. Lazy day. Woke up at 9:00
April 8, 1970 Wednesday
April 8, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:55 PM April 8, 1970WednesdayMalacañang Palace Went to bed at 12:30 last night and woke up at 5:30 AM. Heli to the coffee
April 9, 1970
April 9, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:50 PM April 9, 1970Malacañang Palace Just played golf with Bobby and massage. Then a briefing by Col. Ver on the Adevoso plot
April 10, 1970
April 10, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 12:30 PM April 10, 1970Malacañang Have just met with Minister Adam Malik of Indonesia after the state dinner for US Sec. Gen. U
April 11, 1970
April 11, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:25 PM April 11, 1970Malacañang Have just finished the state dinner for the One Asia Assembly delegates. Pleasant evening. Spoke before them this
April 12, 1970
April 12, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 10:05 April 12, 1970Pangarap An earthquake of Intensity V has forced us to transfer quarters temporarily to Pangarap, our one strong clubhouse or
April 13, 1970
April 13, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:55 PM April 13, 1970Malacañang Palace 8:00 AM – Reorganized by integrating the Intelligence of the AFP. Signed the order I dictated two
April 14, 1970 Tuesday
April 14, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 4:45 PM April 14, 1970 TuesdayMalacañang Palace Wood Industries Chamber Induction – Requested them to help obtain the data of actual trees replanted
April 15, 1970
April 15, 1970
MALACANAN PALACEManila 10:00 AM April 15, 1970 Told Sec. Juan Ponce Enrile at breakfast we should now implement the following plans: Sow dissension in the
April 16, 1970
April 16, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 12:15 AM April 16, 1970Malacañang Palace I have the highest hopes for the Magalang Project to raise the standard of living of the
April 17, 1970
April 17, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 7:35 AM April 17, 1970Malacañang The Kabataang Makabayan has gone to the provinces to “learn from the people” actually teach-ins. In Arayat, the
April 18, 1970
April 18, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:13 PM April 18, 1970Malacanang Have just had dinner with the children while Imelda took dinner with Lindy and Cecile Locsin. A lot
April 19, 1970
April 19, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 1:00 PM April 19, 1970Malacañang Have just finished a conference with SND, J-2, 1st PC Zone Commander and his S-2 Col. Tomas Diaz,
April 20, 1970
April 20, 1970
[Note: this entry is dated March 20, but located, and numbered, so that it suggests it should be dated April 20.] MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 12:30 AM
April 21, 1970
April 21, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 11:00 AM April 21, 1970Malacañang Palace 9:00 AM – Inaugurated the cold-cloud seeding rain production and typhoon moderation project. Philsugin donated three high-flying
April 22, 1970
April 22, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 12:55 AM April 22, 1970Malacañang Met with the Congressmen all morning. Wednesday is Congressmen’s day, Worked out with Cesar Virata and Greg Licaros,
April 23, 1970
April 23, 1970
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 1:15 AM April 23, 1970Malacañang Bongbong’s graduation from seventh grade. And I was the commencement speaker. The title – “The student leaders of
April 24, 1970
April 24, 1970
MALACAÑANGManila April 24, 1970Malacañang Gen. Lindbergh is here on the conservation of marine life. His son Jon Lindbergh is head of the U.S. Agency on
April 25, 1970
April 25, 1970
MALACAÑANGManila 11:00 AM April 25, 1970 I believe I should proclaim the entire Philippines as a land reform area provided that the farmers will agree
April 26, 1970
April 26, 1970
MALACAÑANGManila 11:05 PM April 26, 1970Malacañang AID is pulling out at least twenty percent of its personnel as the U.S. decides to withdraw aid all
April 27, 1970
April 27, 1970
[Note: On the second page, the carry-over date is written erroneously as April 28.] MALACAÑANGManila 11:40 PM April 27, 1970Malacañang In the breakfast this morning
April 28, 1970
April 28, 1970
MALACAÑANGManila 12:35 AM April 28, 1970Malacañang Am still awaiting word from the conference committee on the stabilization tax on whether they have agreed on the
April 29, 1970
April 29, 1970
MALACANANGManila 11:55 PM April 29, 1970Malacañang The conference committee on the stabilization tax bill approved the conference report with the amendment that instead of sterilization
April 30, 1970
April 30, 1970
MALACAÑANGManila 12:10 AM April 30, 1970Malacañang Magalang, Pampanga at 8:50 AM – 40 minutes by Huey helicopter ( and Reynoso as pilots) from Malacañang, for