5 Jan. 1973
FM has come up with his latest gimmick — referendum through “citizens’ assemblies.” I’m afraid that this referendum will take the place of the plebiscite.… Read More »5 Jan. 1973
1971-73 Constitutional Convention
December 1, 1972 Friday
MALACAÑAN PALACEManila 1:01 PM December 1. 1972Friday 10:00 a.m. — Formal turnover of the proposed constitution for a call to a plebiscite which I set… Read More »December 1, 1972 Friday
Thursday, November 30, 1972
On the day of the signing of the Constitution, the headline of the Daily Express was “FM tells the Military: I want Free, Open Discussions… Read More »Thursday, November 30, 1972
Wednesday, November 29, 1972
Headline at the Express: “Delegates Approve Final Charter Draft. Signing Tomorrow.” The paper repeated its report yesterday that the delegates approved the charter draft without… Read More »Wednesday, November 29, 1972
Tuesday, November 28, 1972
The Daily Express said today, in an article written by Primitivo Mijares, that the draft Constitution was approved last night without any dissenting vote. But… Read More »Tuesday, November 28, 1972
Monday, November 27, 1972
The headline of the Daily Express today was “Second Reading Vote Today on Draft of Proposed Constitution.” The subheading is “Charter Reflect Spirit of New… Read More »Monday, November 27, 1972
November 27, 1972 Monday
TANGGAPAN NG PANGULO NG PILIPINAS(Office of the President of the Philippines) 12:25 PM Nov. 27, 1972Monday Final meeting for the call to a plebiscite on… Read More »November 27, 1972 Monday
Sunday, 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… Read More »Sunday, November 26, 1972
Saturday, 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… Read More »Saturday, November 25, 1972