Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was the ninth President of the Philippines. He is known for changing the country's Independence Day from July 4 to June 12. June 12 is the day President Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence of the First Philippine Republic from the Spanish Empire in 1898.

His Excellency

Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Macapagal in 1962
9th President of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965
Vice PresidentEmmanuel Pelaez
Preceded byCarlos P. García
Succeeded byFerdinand Marcos
5th Vice President of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961
PresidentCarlos P. García
Preceded byCarlos P. García
Succeeded byEmmanuel Pelaez
Personal details
Born
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal

(1910-09-28)September 28, 1910
Lubao, Pampanga, Philippine Islands
DiedApril 21, 1997(1997-04-21) (aged 86)
Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Resting place14°31′11″N 121°2′39″E
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines
University of Santo Tomas
ProfessionLawyer
Professor
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He is the father of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was the fourteenth President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.[1]

References
  1. "Today in Philippine History September 28, 1910, Diosdado P. Macapagal was born in Lubao, Pampanga". 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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