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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: Preceded by: Diosdado Macapagal: Succeeded by: Fernando Lopez: 9th Secretary of Foreign Affairs; In office December 30, 1961 – July 1963: President: Diosdado Macapagal: Preceded by: Felixberto Serrano: Succeeded by: Salvador P. Lopez: Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States; In office 1986–1992: President ...
Carlos P. Garcia: Governor of Bohol, Vice President of the Philippines: 9: 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
The Agricultural Land Reform Code, officially designated as Republic Act No. 3844, was an advancement of land reform in the Philippines that was enacted in 1963 under President Diosdado Macapagal. It abolished tenancy and established a leasehold system in which farmers paid fixed rentals to landlords, rather than a percentage of harvest.
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.
The Surigao–Davao Coastal Road or the President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway is a 677-kilometer (421 mi), two-to-six lane highway that connects the provinces of Surigao del Norte, [1] Surigao del Sur, [2] [3] Davao Oriental, [4] [5] Compostela Valley, [6] and Davao del Norte. [7]
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 ...
The 1965 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 9, 1965. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as president of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos.