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Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr., also known colloquially as “Apung Dadong”, 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…
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politics · President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965 · economist · politician · also Diosdado Macapagal, Diosdado Pangan Macapagal, Macapagal
Born 28 September 1910 · Died 21 April 1997 · Q312539
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“When I was in the diplomatic corps, I noticed that nobody came to our receptions on the Fourth of July, but went to the American Embassy instead. So, to compete, I decided we needed a different holiday.”
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Prokerala: Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Angeles City, Philippines [ CRK / RPLC ]
manilatimes: NHCP mounts exhibit on women behind Diosdado Macapagal
GMA Network: Statue of ex-President Diosdado Macapagal unveiled in Zambales
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Published “Differences in Healthcare Access, Use, and Experiences Within a Community Sample of Racially Diverse Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Emerging Adults” in LGBT Health — cited 307 times.
Published “Beyond the ‘east–west’ dichotomy: Global variation in cultural models of selfhood.” in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General — cited 442 times.
Macapagal's daughter, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, inaugurated the President Diosdado Macapagal Museum and Library, located at his home town of Lubao, Pampanga
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philstar.com: Caloocan hospital named after Pres. Diosdado Macapagal
Published “Global Gene Expression in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Biofilms” in Journal of Bacteriology — cited 492 times.
Published “Microarray-Based Analysis of the<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>σ<sup>B</sup>Regulon” in Journal of Bacteriology — cited 342 times.
Published “Global Regulation of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Genes by Rot” in Journal of Bacteriology — cited 236 times.
Published “Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of the response of Staphylococcus aureus to cell-wall-active antibiotics reveals a cell-wall-stress stimulon” in Microbiology — cited 287 times.
Died 1997-04-21.
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Because succeeding Philippine administrations have placed the claim in the back burner in the interest of pursuing cordial economic and security relations with Kuala Lumpur
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Macapagal took on the role of elder statesman, and was a member of the Philippine Council of State
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Formed the National Union for Liberation as a political party to oppose the Marcos regime
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Was elected president of the constitutional convention that drafted what became the 1973 Constitution
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Election lost: 1965 presidential election to Marcos.
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Macapagal persuaded Congress to send troops to South Vietnam
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Campaign: 1965 presidential election.
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Election won: 1963 midterm election.
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Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1963).
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Campaign: 1963 midterm election.
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During Macapagal's administration, the territory of eastern North Borneo (now Sabah), and the full sovereignty, title and dominion over the territory were ceded by heirs of the Sultanate of Sulu, Sultan Muhammad Esmail E
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1962).
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Signed a proclamation which declared Tuesday, June 12, 1962, as a special public holiday in commemoration of the declaration of independence from Spain on that date in 1898
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That "the task of economic development belongs principally to private enterprise and not to the government
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Macapagal signed a Central Bank decree abolishing exchange controls and returning to free enterprise
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Instead met with Francisco Franco in Spain, where Macapagal delivered a speech about the Philippines having "historic ties" with its "mother country"
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The Philippine Supreme Court ruled against a suit by local Virginia tobacco growers that prayed for the blocking of the importation
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Career landmark: President of the Philippines (1961–1965).
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Career landmark: Vice President of the Philippines (1957–1961).
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Became vice president under the rule of President Carlos P
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Macapagal ran for a Senate seat but lost and placed 9th
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And continuing into his presidency in the 1960s
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President Quirino deviated from free enterprise launching as a temporary emergency measure the system of exchange and import controls
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To the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district in his home province of Pampanga
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Was elevated to the position of counselor on legal affairs and treaties, at the time the fourth-highest post in the Philippine Foreign Office
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives (1949–1957).
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President Elpidio Quirino appointed Macapagal as chief negotiator in the successful transfer of the Turtle Islands in the Sulu Sea from the United Kingdom to the Philippines
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Macapagal married Eva Macapagal, with whom he had two children, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (who would later become president of the Philippines) and Diosdado Macapagal, Jr
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Rejoined government service when President Manuel Roxas appointed him to the Department of Foreign Affairs as the head of its legal division
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A Doctor of Civil Law degree in 1947, and a PhD in economics in 1957
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Macapagal married Purita de la Rosa
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Was admitted to the bar, topping the 1936 bar examination with a score of 89
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Studying on a scholarship and supporting himself with a part-time job as an accountant
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At Barrio San Nicolas in Lubao, Pampanga
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Born 1910-09-28.
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