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Diosdado Pangan Macapagal GCrM, KGCR (Tagalog: [djosˈdado makapaˈɡal]; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997), often referred to by his initials DPM, was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961.
Diosdado Macapagal was a reformist president of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. After receiving his law degree, Macapagal was admitted to the bar in 1936. During World War II he practiced law in Manila and aided the anti-Japanese resistance.
Diosdado Macapagal was a Filipino leader who served as the ninth President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965 and the sixth Vice-President from 1957 and 1961. He was also a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pampanga's 1st District from 1949 to 1957 and helmed the Constitutional Convention of 1970.
May 11, 2018 · Diosdado P. Macapagal (1910-1997) was the fifth president of the Republic of the Philippines. He was instrumental in initiating and executing the Land Reform Code, which was designed to solve the centuries-old land tenancy problem, the principal cause of the Communist guerrilla movement in central Luzon.
Jan 21, 2024 · Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965, implemented significant reforms during his tenure. One of his key focuses was agrarian reform , aiming to uplift the lives of farmers and promote economic development.
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal, often referred to by his initials DPM, was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961.
Apr 23, 1997 · Diosdado P. Macapagal, the President who introduced the first tentative land reform law in the Philippines, died on Monday. He was 86.
