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...

(1910–1997), President of the Republic of the Philippines. Born to a poor family on 28 September 1910, Diosdado Macapagal worked his way through law school and joined the largest U.S. law firm in Manila while the Philippines was still a U.S....

For the airport, see Diosdado Macapagal International Airport For the boulevard in Metro Manila, see Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino statesman who served as the 9th...

Diosdado P. Macapagal, 86, who as president of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965 introduced his nation's first tentative land reform law before being defeated for reelection by Ferdinand Marcos, died April 21 at a hospital here after a heart attack. Dr. Macapagal,...

Job: President of the Philippines Reputation: Political survivor, representative of the oligarchs, front woman for a military reign of terror. You would think that someone who had been the object of coup plotters would take a more arms-length, even skeptical, attitude...