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Diosdado Macapagal was a reformist president of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. After receiving his law degree, Macapagal was admitted to the bar in 1936. During World War II he practiced law in Manila and aided the anti-Japanese resistance.
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Carlos P. Garcia (born November 4, 1896, Talibon,...
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On September 12, 1962, during President Diosdado 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. Kiram I, to the Republic of the Philippines.
May 11, 2018 · Diosdado P. Macapagal (1910-1997) was the fifth president of the Republic of the Philippines. He was instrumental in initiating and executing the Land Reform Code, which was designed to solve the centuries-old land tenancy problem, the principal cause of the Communist guerrilla movement in central Luzon.
Diosdado Macapagal was the 9th President of the Philippines. Some of his major achievements included instituting the Agricultural Land Reform Code to establish owner-cultivator farms and redistribute public lands.
Diosdado Macapagal was a Filipino leader who served as the ninth President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965 and the sixth Vice-President from 1957 and 1961. He was also a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pampanga's 1st District from 1949 to 1957 and helmed the Constitutional Convention of 1970.
Jan 21, 2024 · The Macapagal Administration (1961-1965) Diosdado Macapagal assumed the presidency of the Third Philippine Republic in 1961. His administration aimed to address key national issues, with a particular focus on land reform and achieving economic stability.
Mar 14, 2024 · Diosdado Macapagal’s legacies encompass a wide range of achievements, from his economic reforms and land reform initiatives to his pivotal decision to shift the country’s Independence Day from July 4 to June 12.
