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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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Under Marcos, Macapagal was elected president of the 1970 constitutional convention that would later draft what became the 1973 Constitution, though the manner in which the charter was ratified and modified led him to later question its legitimacy. He died of heart failure, pneumonia, and renal complications, in 1997, at the age of 86.
Apr 19, 2024 · Diosdado P. Macapagal was the 9 th president of the Philippines. He was a lawyer and economist, born in Lubao, Pampanga. He was inaugurated on December 30, 1961, at the Quirino Grandstand.
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.
May 11, 2018 · In November 1957 Macapagal was elected vice president, receiving 116,940 more votes than the total received by the elected president, Carlos P. Garcia. In December Macapagal became the titular head of the Liberal party.
Mar 14, 2024 · What were Diosdado Macapagal’s major accomplishments as President? As President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal introduced economic policies aimed at stimulating growth, implemented land reform to address social inequality, and made the historic decision to shift the country’s Independence Day from July 4 to June 12.
Jan 21, 2024 · Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965, implemented significant reforms during his tenure. One of his key focuses was agrarian reform , aiming to uplift the lives of farmers and promote economic development.
