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Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. GCrM, KGCR (Tagalog: [djosˈdado makapaˈɡal]; [1] September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961.
Diosdado Macapagal: September 28, 1910 51 years, 3 months, 2 days December 30, 1961 55 years, 3 months, 2 days December 30, 1965 Died due to Pneumonia: April 21, 1997 86 years 10 Ferdinand E. Marcos: September 11, 1917 48 years, 3 months, 19 days December 30, 1965 68 years, 5 months, 14 days February 25, 1986 Died due to Kidney Failure ...
Diosdado Macapagal: Vice President of the Philippines: 10: Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Major in the 14th Infantry Division of the US Armed Forces in the Philippines 11: Corazon Aquino: No particular experience 12: Fidel V. Ramos: Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Secretary of National Defense: 13: Joseph Estrada
The Stonehill scandal, named after American expatriate businessman Harry Stonehill, [1] was a 1962 bribery scandal in the Philippines which implicated high level government officials, including President Diosdado Macapagal, [2] future President Ferdinand Marcos, [2] [3] former President Carlos P. Garcia, [3] and numerous other top Philippine officials, who were accused of accepting bribes to ...
First presidential child (and daughter) to become president. Her father was President Diosdado Macapagal. First president to be elected and inaugurated in the 21st century following the resignation of Joseph Estrada. She was later elected to a full term in May 2004. First and only president to have two vice presidents.
Diosdado Macapagal, president from 1961 to 1965 In the 1961 presidential election , Macapagal ran against Garcia and defeated the incumbent president by a 55% to 45% margin. Seeking to stimulate economic development , Macapagal took the advice of supporters and allowed the Philippine peso to float on the free currency exchange market.
Diosdado Macapagal (1910–1997), 9th President. [18] Buried with his second wife, former First Lady Eva Macapagal . Ferdinand Marcos (1917–1989), 10th President [ 13 ]
His running mate, Speaker Jose Laurel Jr., lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first time in Philippine electoral history wherein a president was elected by a plurality rather than a majority, and in which the winning presidential and vice presidential candidates came from different parties.