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Diosdado Macapagal
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President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965
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Diosdado Macapagal (1910–1997) was a Filipino economist and politician who served as both Vice President and President of the Philippines. A member of the Liberal Party of the Philippines, he was born in Lubao and educated at the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas. He was a Catholic who spoke English.
Macapagal authored several works, including *Democracy in the Philippines*, *An Asian looks at South America*, and *Macapagal reform movement*. He received multiple international honors, such as the Order of Sikatuna, the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn, the Nishan-e-Pakistan, and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum.
He was married to Eva Macapagal and was the father of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Macapagal died of natural causes, specifically pneumonia and kidney failure, in Makati. He is buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1997
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Garcia-Nacionalista scandals
- Garcia-Nacioalista scandals
- Macapagal reform movement
- Democracy in the Philippines
- [Speeches of President Diosdado Macapagal]
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Analysis of
<i>Fusobacterium</i>
persistence and antibiotic response in colorectal cancer
· 2017 · cited 1,420x
- Global Gene Expression in
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
Biofilms
· 2004 · cited 491x
- Beyond the ‘east–west’ dichotomy: Global variation in cultural models of selfhood.
· 2016 · cited 438x
- Regulation of the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Gene by the miR-135 Family in Colorectal Cancer
· 2008 · cited 384x
- Microarray-Based Analysis of the<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>σ<sup>B</sup>Regulon
· 2004 · cited 342x
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Emmanuel Pelaez
- Preceded by
- Carlos P. Garcia
- Succeeded by
- Ferdinand Marcos
- President
- Carlos P. Garcia
- Born
- Diosdado Pangan Macapagal , ( 1910-09-28 ) September 28, 1910, Lubao , Pampanga , Philippine Islands
- Died
- April 21, 1997 (1997-04-21) (aged 86) , Makati , Philippines
- Resting place
- Libingan ng mga Bayani , Taguig , Metro Manila , Philippines, 14°31′11″N 121°2′39″E / 14.51972°N 121.04417°E / 14.51972; 121.04417
- Party
- Liberal (1949–1997)
- Other political affiliations
- UNIDO (1980–1988)
- Spouses
- Purita de la Rosa ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 ; died 1943 ) Eva Macaraeg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 5, 1946</span>"}]]}'>1946 )
- Children
- 4, including Arturo and Gloria
- Relatives
- Mikey Arroyo (grandson) Dato Arroyo (grandson) Jose Miguel Arroyo (son-in-law) Rogelio de la Rosa (brother-in-law) Jaime de la Rosa (brother-in-law) Gerard Macapagal (great-grandson)
- Alma mater
- University of the Philippines, Manila Philippine Law School University of Santo Tomas ( LL.B , LL.M , DCL ), ( PHD in Economics )
- Profession
- Lawyer poet professor economist
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Encyclopedic overview
Diosdado Pangan "Apung Dadong" Macapagal Sr. GCrM, KGCR ( Tagalog: [djosˈdado makapaˈɡal]; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was the ninth president of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965. He served as the 5th vice president from 1957 to 1961 under Carlos P. Garcia. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970. He was the father of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who followed his path as President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. Diosdado Macapagal Sr is one of the few presidents with doctoral degrees, earning a Doctors of Civil Law degree and a PHD in Economics degree from University of Santo Tomas.
Known as "The Poor Boy From Lubao", he was a native of Lubao, Pampanga. Macapagal graduated from the University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas, both in Manila, after which he worked as a lawyer for the government. He first won the election in 1949 to the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district in his home province of Pampanga. In 1957, he became vice president under the rule of President Carlos P. Garcia, whom he later defeated in the 1961 election.
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