Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910 - April 21, 1997) is the ninth President of the Philippines (December 30, 1961 - December 30, 1965). He was the father of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo became president as well.

Biography
Diosdado Macapagal dubbed as the "Boy from Lubao difficult" because he son of a poor farmer. She was born in San Nicolas, Lubao, Pampanga on September 28, 1910 what Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pangan. He lived a care home and bow Don Honorio Ventura to end publication Doctors of Laws from the University of Santo Tomas in 1936 and entered politics. Her brother-in-law Rogelio de la Rosa, Ambassador of the Philippines to Cambodia.

She became the first wife was Purita de la Rosa. When he died, he became the second wife Evangeline Macaraeg. Son Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the current president of the Philippines, and Mary Cielo Macapagal-Salgado, Arturo Macapagal Arroyo and Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo, Jr..

He first worked as a lawyer for the American office . He was elected to Congress in 1949 and again in 1953. He is the author of Law of Rural Health ( Rural Health Law ) and Law applies regarding Low Wages ( Minimum Wage Law ) . He also led the delegation for the Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States and the Republic of the Philippines ( US- RP Mutual Defense Treaty ) . He was elected Vice President in 1957 and became President in 1961 . He launched Pangrepormang earthly Agrarian Code (Agricultural Land Reform Code ) and purified corruption in government. Five years he had relating to Socio - Economic Program for controlling trade in other countries . He also noted the presence of nationalization of retail ( retail ) and due to Pangrepormang Panglupa Measures . Additionally, also includes his achievements dispersion of National Language , changing the date of Independence Day from July 4 to become June 12, the claim to Sabah ( officially presented on June 22, 1962 , and in developing the Maphilindo .
The election of 1963, many winning candidates from the Liberal Party and became Senate president Ferdinand E. Mark, also a Liberal similar Macapagal. But there was a conflict Marcos and Macapagal . Liberal Party withdrew from Marcos made ​​him Nationalist Party candidate in the presidential election of 1965 . Marcos defeated Macapagal in the election.

Succeeded him as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1971 .

Death
He died due to heart attack, pneumonia, and kidney disease, the Health Center Makati (Makati Medical Center) in the city of Delhi, on 21 April 1997, at the age of 86. He was buried in the Tomb of the Heroes in Taguig, Metro Manila.