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Romana Pangan - Macapagal, Diosdado Macapagal's mother
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The replica of the nipa hut where Diosdado was born on September 28, 1910 in Barrio San Nicolas, Lubao, Pampanga. It was reconstructed in 1990 during the Aquino administration.
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Diosdado'd graduation day from Lubao Elementary School. He was the class valedictorian.
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Diosdado in Lubao, Pampanga when he was 17 years old together with cousins Leonora and Isabel Tiongco.
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Urbano Macapagal, Diosdado's father, who found his way back home after receiving a letter from him.
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Diosdado Macapagal (seated at center) with his classmates in his first year in Pampanga High School.
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Macapagal and the girl be first loved. Lucila Dabu of Lubao, Pampanga. Photo was taken when Dadong was 17.
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Diosdado (fourth from extreme right) with his classmates during an excursion to PASUDECO on November 17, 1928.
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The teenaged Diosdado (left) is shown with a cousin and a friend during Christmas vacation in Del Carmen, Pampanga.
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Diosdado (4th from left, top row) with fellow members of the poet's association "Aurora Ning Diwa" (Dawn of Inspiration)
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Diosdado, on the front row, second from right with his classmates.
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As a handsome and brilliant student, Diosdado was also popular among the girls in Pampanga High School.
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With his townmates Fortunato Sazon and Amable Aguiluz as co-organizer of "Young Philippines"
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Diosdado Macapagal (second from right) as Oratorical Contest Winner
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Diosdado (front row: extreme left) with his UP Liberal Arts classmates
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Diosdado during his college days.
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Diosdado and his family visit the tomb of benefactor, Honorio Ventura, at the Cementerio del Norte
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Diosdado (second from left, second row) with his classmates in third year law at the University of Santo Tomas (UST)
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Evangelina finished Medicine at the UST College of Medicine in 1938.
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In 1957, Diosdado Macapagal was conferred Doctor of Civil Laws and Doctor of Economics
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Diosdado's sister, Lourdes, upon graduation from law school in UST. She graduated summa cum laude.
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Diosdado, a young and promising lawyer, before leaving for Washington in 1948
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Macapagal's career began as an assistant attorney for four years in the American law firm Ross, Lawrence, Selph, and Carrascoso
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Ma. Cielo and Arturo were the children born out of the union of Diosdado and Purita de la Rosa Macapagal
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Diosdado Macapagal hugged and kissed his wife Eva and children (from left) Arturo, Ma. Cielo, Diosdado Jr. and Gloria.
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Diosdado Macapagal upon his appointment as Legal Assistant in the Department of Foreign Affairs by Vice President and concurrently Foreign Affairs Secretary Elpidio Quirino.
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Macapagal ran for Congressman against Huk-elected Congressman Amado Yuson in the 1949 elections. He is shown here with President Quirino and Governor Jose B. Lingad, campaign manager of the Liberal Party in Pampanga.
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With Ambassador Joaquin M. Elizalde as part of the Philippine delegation to the 1951 United Nations Session of the Sixth General Assembly in Paris on December 2, 1951.
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In a huddle with members of the House of Representatives
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Macapagal together with Chairman James Langley (2nd from right) of the US panel and Representative Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. (left) during the talks resulting in the Laurel-Langley Agreement.
