Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Diosdado Macapagal, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino, Salvador Laurel, Jejomar Binay, Arturo Tolentino, Noli de Castro, Vice President of the Philippines, List of Vice Presidents of the Philippines, Teofisto Guingona, Jr., Carlos P. Garcia, Mariano Trias, Benigno Aquino, Sr., Emmanuel Pelaez, Fernando Lopez, Francisco Carreon, Seal of the Vice President of the Philippines, Ramon Avancena, List of Philippine Vice Presidents by time in office. Excerpt: Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910 - April 21, 1997) was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970. He is the father of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. A native of Lubao, Pampanga, Macapagal graduated from the University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas, after which he worked as a lawyer for the government. He first won election in 1949 to the House of Representatives, representing a district in his home province of Pampanga. In 1957 he became vice president in the administration of President Carlos P. Garcia, and in 1961 he defeated Garcia's re-election bid for the presidency. As president, Macapagal worked to suppress graft and corruption and to stimulate the Philippine economy. He introduced the country's first land reform law, placed the peso on the free currency exchange market, and liberalized foreign exchange and import controls. Many of his reforms, however, were crippled by a Congress dominated by the rival Nacionalista Party. He is also known for shifting the country's observance of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, commemorating the day Filipino patriot...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Vice Presidents of the Philippines: Diosdado Macapagal, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino, Salvador Laurel, Jejomar Binay. To get started finding Vice Presidents of the Philippines: Diosdado Macapagal, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino, Salvador Laurel, Jejomar Binay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Vice Presidents of the Philippines: Diosdado Macapagal, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino, Salvador Laurel, Jejomar Binay
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Diosdado Macapagal, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino, Salvador Laurel, Jejomar Binay, Arturo Tolentino, Noli de Castro, Vice President of the Philippines, List of Vice Presidents of the Philippines, Teofisto Guingona, Jr., Carlos P. Garcia, Mariano Trias, Benigno Aquino, Sr., Emmanuel Pelaez, Fernando Lopez, Francisco Carreon, Seal of the Vice President of the Philippines, Ramon Avancena, List of Philippine Vice Presidents by time in office. Excerpt: Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910 - April 21, 1997) was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970. He is the father of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. A native of Lubao, Pampanga, Macapagal graduated from the University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas, after which he worked as a lawyer for the government. He first won election in 1949 to the House of Representatives, representing a district in his home province of Pampanga. In 1957 he became vice president in the administration of President Carlos P. Garcia, and in 1961 he defeated Garcia's re-election bid for the presidency. As president, Macapagal worked to suppress graft and corruption and to stimulate the Philippine economy. He introduced the country's first land reform law, placed the peso on the free currency exchange market, and liberalized foreign exchange and import controls. Many of his reforms, however, were crippled by a Congress dominated by the rival Nacionalista Party. He is also known for shifting the country's observance of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, commemorating the day Filipino patriot...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Vice Presidents of the Philippines: Diosdado Macapagal, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino, Salvador Laurel, Jejomar Binay. To get started finding Vice Presidents of the Philippines: Diosdado Macapagal, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Sergio Osmena, Elpidio Quirino, Salvador Laurel, Jejomar Binay, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.