Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Macapagal
December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965

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1951-1965

Era	Ninth President of the Philippines
Era	Fifth President of the Third Republic
Constitution	Amended 1935 Constitution
Predecessor	Carlos P. Garcia
Successor	Ferdinand E. Marcos
Inauguration	December 30, 1961, Quirino Grandstand, Manila (aged 51)
Capital	Quezon City
Vice-President	Emmanuel Pelaez (1961-1965)
Chief Justice	Cesar Bengzon (April 28, 1961-May 29, 1966)
Senate President	Eulogio Rodriguez (January 22, 1957-April 5, 1963)
Senate President	Ferdinand E. Marcos (April 5, 1963-December 30, 1965)
Speaker of the House	Daniel Z. Romualdez (January 22, 1962-March 9, 1962)
Speaker of the House	Cornelio T. Villareal (March 9, 1962-December 30, 1965)

Previous Positions
Executive	Legal Assistant (Quezon and Laurel administrations)
	Chief of the Law Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs
	Chief negotiator in the administration-to-administration transfer of the Turtle Islands from the United Kingdom
	Secretary to the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC
Legislative	Lower House: Representative of the First District of Pampanga (1949-1957)
Judicial	None
Others	None

Personal Details
Born	September 28, 1910
Born	Lubao, Pampanga
Died	April 21, 1997
Died	Makati City
Resting Place	Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City
Political Parties	Liberal Party
Parents	Urbano Macapagal
Parents	Romana Pangan
Spouse	Purita de la Rosa
Spouse	Evangelina Macaraeg
Children	(by Purita de la Rosa) Pampanga Vice-Governor Cielo Macapagal-Salgado Arturo Macapagal
Children	(by Evangelina Macaraeg) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Diosdado Macapagal Jr.
Alma Mater	Associate in Arts, University of the Philippines (1933)
	Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1936)
	Master of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1941)
	Doctor of Civil Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1947)
	Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Santo Tomas (1957)
Occupation	Lawyer

Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources	Jose Feliciano Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1963-1965)
	Benjamin Gozon Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1962-1963)
	Jose Locsin Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (1961-1962)
Budget Commission	Faustino Sy-Changco Commissioner (February 15, 1960-1965)
Department of Education	Alejandro Roces Secretary of Education (December 30, 1961-September 7, 1965)
	Jose Tuason Secretary of Education (September 5, 1962-December 31, 1962)
	Jose E. Romero Secretary of Education (May 18, 1959-September 4, 1962)
Department of Finance	Rufino G. Hechanova Secretary of Finance (January 8, 1964-December 13, 1965)
	Rodrigo Perez Secretary of Finance (August 1, 1962-January 7, 1964)
	Fernando Sison Secretary of Education (January 2, 1962-July 31, 1962)
Department of Foreign Affairs	Mauro B. Mendez Secretary of Foreign Affairs (May 1964-December 1965)
	Salvador P. Lopez Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1963-1964)
	Emmanuel Pelaez Secretary of Foreign Affairs (December 1961-July 1963)
Department of Health	Manuel A. Cuenco Secretary of Health (December 13, 1964-December 29, 1965)
	Rodolfo T. Canos Secretary of Health (May 1, 1964-June 20, 1965)
	Floro V. Dabu Secretary of Health (July 23, 1965-March 6, 1964)
	Francisco Q. Duque Jr. Secretary of Health (January 1962-July 22, 1963)
Department of Justice	Salvador L. Marino Secretary of Justice (July 1963-December 1965)
	Juan R. Liwag Secretary of Justice (May 1962-July 1963)
	Jose W. Diokno Secretary of Justice (January 1962-May 1962)
Department of National Defense	Macario Peralta Jr. Secretary of National Defense (December 30, 1961-December 30, 1965)
Department of Public Works, Transportation, and Communications	Jorge Abad Secretary of Public Works, Transportation, and Communications (1964-1965)
	Brigido R. Valencia Secretary of Public Works, Transportation, and Communications (1962-1963)
	Paulino T. Cases Secretary of Public Works, Transportation, and Communications (January-May 1962)
	Marciano D. Bautista Secretary of Public Works, Transportation, and Communications (1961-1962)

Executive Orders: 1-229 (total: 229)
Administrative Orders: 1-191 (total: 191)
Memorandum Orders: 1-136 (total: 136)
Memorandum Circulars: 1-53 (total: 53)
Proclamations: 1-530 (total: 530

Population: 29.2 million (1962)
Gross Domestic Product: P234,428 million (1962)
Gross Domestic Product: P273,769 million (1965)
GDP Growth Rate: 5.15% (1962-1965 average)
Income Per Capita: P8,042 (1962)
Income Per Capita: P8,617 (1965)
Total Exports: P46,177 million (1962)
Total Exports: P66,216 million (1965)
Unemployment Rate: 8.00% (1962)
Unemployment Rate: 7.2% (1965)
Peso-Dollar Exchange Rate: $1 = P.3.80 (1962)
Peso-Dollar Exchange Rate: $1 = P3.90 (1965)

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board, National Accounts of the Philippines, National Statistics Office, Philippine Statistical Yearbook

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These infographics were published as part of the Philippine Electoral Almanac, a compendium and handy resource of Philippine national elections from 1935 onwards, by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office.

1961 Presidential Elections