Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. GCrM, KGCR (Tagalog: [makapaˈɡal],[1] 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 was the father of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who followed his path as president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.
