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About Diosdado Macapagal
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 as President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. Diosdado Macapagal Sr is one of the few presidents with doctoral degrees, earning a Doctors of Civil Law degree and a PHD in Economics degree from University of Santo Tomas.
Everything about Diosdado Macapagal →- Occupation
- economist, politician
- Position held
- 1970 Philippine Constitutional Convention election, President of the Philippines, Vice President of the Philippines, member of the House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Born
- September 28, 1910
- Died
- April 21, 1997