Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was the ninth President of the Philippines. He is known for changing the country's Independence Day from July 4 to June 12. June 12 is the day President Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence of the First Philippine Republic from the Spanish Empire in 1898.
Diosdado Macapagal | |
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 Diosdado Macapagal in 1962 | |
| 9th President of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965 | |
| Vice President | Emmanuel Pelaez |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. García |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| 5th Vice President of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961 | |
| President | Carlos P. García |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. García |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Pelaez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diosdado Pangan Macapagal September 28, 1910 Lubao, Pampanga, Philippine Islands |
| Died | April 21, 1997 (aged 86) Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | 14°31′11″N 121°2′39″E / 14.51972°N 121.04417°E |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas |
| Profession | Lawyer Professor |
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He is the father of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was the fourteenth President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.[1]
Diosdado Macapagal Media
Macapagal (right) with Lubao Mayor Eloy Baluyut (center) and Governor Jose B. Lingad (left) in 1948.
Macapagal swears in as President of the Philippines at the Quirino Grandstand, Manila on December 30, 1961
The first seal has no ring of stars yet in the second version, it has ring of stars already representing the current number of provinces in the country
Macapagal inaugurating the Masalip Dam in Tubao, La Union in 1962
Macapagal (left) in front of the Aguinaldo house replica at the Quirino Grandstand, June 12, 1962
Macapagal (center) during a visit in Brazil in 1960
President Diosdado Macapagal on the bridge of the USS Oklahoma City in 1962
US President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) with Macapagal (left) in 1963
President-elect Ferdinand E. Marcos is received by incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal at the Malacañan Palace Music Room, before both proceeded to the inaugural venue, December 30, 1965.
Grave of Diosdado Macapagal at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
References
- ↑ "Today in Philippine History September 28, 1910, Diosdado P. Macapagal was born in Lubao, Pampanga". 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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