The new President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal, has long appealed to the electorate as a tao (common man) who will never forget his humble beginnings. “I come from the poor.

Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed independence in Kawit, Cavite, ending over 300 years of Spanish colonization. Although Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States after the 1898 ...

The daughter of a popular former president, Diosdado Macapagal, Arroyo has been guided in public life by her driving ambition to follow in her father’s footsteps. Last October, as evidence ...

In 1963, the film-bio of President Diosdado Macapagal was shown all over the country in preparation for his re-election. Leopoldo Salcedo portrayed the title role, supported by, among others ...

The daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal, Arroyo will be sworn in by June 30. Arroyo was serving as vice president in 2001 when Estrada was forced from office by massive “people power ...

On this day, December 30, our national hero Jose Rizal gave his life on this hallowed ground – the ideal manifestation of love of country and dedication to the service of our people. It was ...

The second trail is that blazed by Diosdado Macapagal, the first vice president elected from another party that was different from the president’s. Several months after the plane crash that ...

At the formal opening of the Manila meeting last week, Philippines President Diosdado Macapagal heaped praise upon his two guests. He hailed Indonesia’s fun-loving President Sukarno as a ...

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