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	Malacañang Museum
		In 1971 Macapagal was elected president of the Constitutional convention that drafted the 1973 constitution; the manner in which the charter was illegally ratified and then modified led Diosdado Macapagal to question in 1981 the validity of its ratification.
		Macapagal was also honorary chairman of the National Centennial Commission, chairman of the board of CAP Life, and the Angeles University Foundation in Angeles City, among others.
		Diosdado Macapagal is buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
	www.op.gov.ph /museum/pres_macapagal.asp (943 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal Summary
		Diosdado P. Macapagal (1910-1997) was the fifth president of the Republic of the Philippines.
		Macapagal was born in Lubao, Pampanga to Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pangan.
		Macapagal was elected president in 1961 by a coalition of liberals and progressives, defeating the re-election bid of Carlos P. Garcia.
	www.bookrags.com /Diosdado_Macapagal (2095 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard - Definition, explanation
		Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard is a modern road running from CCP Complex, Pasay City to Marina Subdivision, Paranaque City, both in Metro Manila.
		Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard is very popular, especially in Manila's elite and foreigners, who trip here during weekends.
		The Boulevard is also subject to several criticism, such as the former executives of the Public Estates Authority, officials of the Commission on Audit, and the provate contractor on the boulevard on the alleged overpricing of the 1.1 billion construction of the road, dubbed by the government's critics as the 'road to perdition'.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/d/di/diosdado_macapagal_boulevard.php (280 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal International Airport Information
		Diosdado Macapagal International Airport or DMIA, also called Clark International Airport (IATA: CRK, ICAO: RPLC), is the main airport serving the immediate vicinity of the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) and the general area of Angeles City in the Philippines.
		It is located on an area of the CSEZ formerly used as the airfield of the Clark Air Base, which was closed down in 1991 by the U.S. Air Force after the explosion of Mount Pinatubo, subsequently cleaned up, then reopened as the CSEZ.
		In the early 2000s, the airport was renamed by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the DMIA, in memory of her father, Diosdado Macapagal, the ninth Philippine president, who was a native of the province of Pampanga, where the airport is located.
	www.bookrags.com /Diosdado_Macapagal_International_Airport (458 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A forceful orator, Macapagal practiced law and later served in the Philippine diplomatic service and in the house of representatives (1949-56).
		In 1961, he defeated Garcia and became president, although his Liberal party was in the minority.
		Macapagal later organized (1979) the National Union for Liberation in opposition to Marcos's regime.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Macapaga.html (467 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Macapagal was born in Lubao, Pampanga to Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pañgan.
		Macapagal was elected president in 1961 by a coalition of liberals and progressives, defeating the re-election bid of Carlos P. Garcia.
		Macapagal claimed that the timing of the decision to change the date of Independence Day was not out of resentment for the United States, but rather a judicious choice of timing for the taking of an action which had previously been decided upon.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Diosdado_Macapagal (584 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal
		Macapagal won and was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives.
		Macapagal was a member of the Liberal Party and was elected vice-president in 1957 under President Garcia who was a member of the Nacionalista Party.
		Diosdado Macapagal died on April 21, 1997, due to heart failure, pneumonia and renal complications at the Makati Medical Centre.
	philippines-archipelago.com /people/presidents/diosdado_macapagal.html (585 words)

	Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Diosdado Macapagal led an active political life for sixteen years, four as President, four as Vice-President and eight as a member of the House of Representatives.
		That Diosdado Macapagal was truly the most scholarly President of the Philippines was proven beyond doubt when even in his grade school days he was a consistent honor student.
		Diosdado Macapagal's virtues of faith in God, humility, prudence and honesty is shared by many Filipinos, but it is his strength of character that pulled him through when the going was rough.
	www.macapagal.com /dm/biosketch.htm (2223 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Diosdado Macapagal
		A charismatic orator, Macapagal was elected vice president in 1957, serving under Carlos Garcia, who was a political opponent.
		She is the daughter of Diosdado Macapagal, the president who preceded Marcos.
		Located at Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in the Philippines, the intra-Asia hub enables UPS to speed delivery times and offer a wider array of services for moving goods within Asia and from the region to the rest of the world.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Diosdado+Macapagal (293 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal was born in Lubao
		Despite extreme poverty, Macapagal studied law at the University of Santo Tomas as the protege of Honorio Ventura who was then the secretary of the interior.
		Macapagal won and was elected to a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives.
		Macapagal was instrumental in the changing of the date of the Philippine Independence Day from July 4 to June 12.
	www.angelfire.com /al4/al_den/macapagal.htm (868 words)

	HOT MANILA -- Charter change follows Marcos playbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Macapagal, who headed the convention could have resigned and damaged the Marcos regime's credibility.
		In 1984, Macapagal told this reporter that these provisions were "known to have been prepared in Malacañang." Yet he never opposed them during deliberations.
		Macapagal would say later, "I was agreeable to the 166-man committee because in spite of my limited authority as president, I could have some say on the committee's work."
	www.hotmanila.ph /file1081/hijack02.htm (590 words)

	HOT MANILA -- Charter change follows Marcos playbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Macapagal, who headed the convention could have resigned and damaged the Marcos regime's credibility.
		In 1984, Macapagal told this reporter that these provisions were "known to have been prepared in Malacañang." Yet he never opposed them during deliberations.
		Macapagal would say later, "I was agreeable to the 166-man committee because in spite of my limited authority as president, I could have some say on the committee's work."
	hotmanila.ph /file1081/hijack02.htm (590 words)

	Vice President Diosdado Macapagal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He was the second of four children of Urbano Macapagal, a “plebeian intellectual” and Romana Pangan, a share tenant’s daughter.
		Macapagal first took on the job of an assistant attorney with the largest American law firm in the country, Ross, Lawrence, Selph and Carrascoso.
		In the 1957 elections, Macapagal was elected Vice President.
	www.freewebtown.com /ovp/bio/dadong.htm (410 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal bio
		In 1957, the Filipino people elected Diosdado Macapagal to the vice presidency of the land.
		President Macapagal lifted foreign exchange controls to stabilize the value of the peso.
		President Fidel Ramos said that His Excellency, President Macapagal set an exacting standard of personal integrity, intelligence and dedication to public service by which his successors have continued to be judged.
	www-rcf.usc.edu /~camiling/bios.htm (725 words)

	The Philippine Presidency Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Presidents Magsaysay (yes, even he, the Man of the Masses), Macapagal and Marcos, all inaugurated wearing the baro, all wore formal striped trousers at their inaugurations.Today of course, we are completely ignorant of proper protocol.
		To use, for example, "Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President, Republic of the Philippines", is not elegant at all; worse is "Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines" because it's redundant.
		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is the first President to return to the Palace as a former resident and now a tenant in her own right.
	www.pangulo.ph /index.php (3223 words)

	DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
		After receiving his law degree, Macapagal was admitted to the bar in 1936.
		While president, Macapagal worked to suppress graft and corruption and to stimulate the Philippine economy.
		He placed the peso on the free currency-exchange market, encouraged exports, and sought to curb income tax evasion, particularly by the wealthiest families, which cost the treasury millions of pesos yearly.
	www.angelfire.com /on/philpres/macapagal.html (261 words)

	Diosdado Macapagal - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Diosdado Macapagal - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Macapagal, Diosdado (1910-1997), fifth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1961-1965), vice president (1957-1961), Liberal Party leader...
		Philippines, Republic of the: Diosdado Macapagal becomes president of Philippines 1961
	encarta.msn.com /Diosdado_Macapagal.html (105 words)

	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		She is the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal.
		She pursued a Master's Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University (1978) and a Doctorate Degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines (1985).
		On Friday, February 24, 2006, an alleged coup d'état plot was uncovered in the Philippines, headed by General Lim and other rightist military adventurists.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Gloria_Macapagal-Arroyo (3630 words)

	Philippine President Vows to Stay in Power
		Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was swept to power in 2001 after a popular movement ousted her predecessor, vowing to end corruption and bring economic stability.
		In an ironic twist, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared the state of emergency on the day the country was set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the four-day "people power" revolt that toppled the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
		Arroyo, the daughter of the popular late president Diosdado Macapagal, won a landslide victory in 1998 to become vice president.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-02-24-voa30.cfm (662 words)

	PGMA's - Speech during the Inauguration for the President Diosdado Macapagal Park and Monument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		MABUTI NAMAN AT MERON TAYONG SARILING ARAW PARA MAALALA NATIN ANG KASAYSAYAN NG PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA AT MAALALA RIN NATIN YUNG ILANG MGA ISIP, KAISIPAN NI PANGULONG DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL TUNGKOL SA KABATAAN AT TUNGKOL DITO SA MAYNILA.
		SI DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL AY ISANG MAHIRAP NA ESTUDYANTE KAGAYA NG MARAMI SA INYONG MGA NAG-AARAL DITO.
		AT GANOON NA NGA ILAN DOON SA MGA MATATALINO AT MATINONG KABATAAN NA NAHANAP NIYA AY SI DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL.
	www.opnet.ops.gov.ph /speech-2001nov08.htm (1389 words)

	The Philippine Presidency Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There must be a historical sensitivity to the example of the 1961 Macapagal inaugural, with its emphasis on austerity (no inaugural ball), and Filipino dignity (a particular emphasis on Filipino national costumes but worn with the correct formality).
		Diosdado Macapagal knew the difference between dignified austerity and slipshod making-do.
		Of course Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is the first child of a previous president to become president, but the second presidential child to be vice-president.
	www.pangulo.ph (3223 words)

	PAF - What We Support
		Some might say that Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was destined for uncommon political success, that perhaps she inherited her brilliant political instincts.
		Born on April 5, 1947 in San Juan, Manila, Gloria was raised in an atmosphere of national political leadership, as her father, Diosdado Macapagal of Lubao, Pampanga, was the ninth president of the Philippines.
		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is married to Jose Miguel Arroyo, a lawyer, with whom she had three children.
	www.philamfoundation.com /whatwesupport/women/gloria_arroyo.htm (789 words)

	Corrupt President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines
		Ms Macapagal also said part of the funds should be used to "lend recognition to the Filipino people's struggle for freedom, justice and redemption - and the individuals who sacrificed life and limb" during the 20-year Marcos regime.
		Macapagal spokesman Ignacio Bunye declined to comment on the initiative, which accused her of "culpable violation of constitution, bribery, graft and corrupt practices, and betrayal of the public trust."
		Now a President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo claims that she has gained experience in encouraging “business activities that are unhampered by corruption.” The Arroyo administration has not encouraged such business activities and the perception of corruption has increased during her three years in office.
	www.geocities.com /president_gloria_arroyo (6511 words)

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