Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was the 9th President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the 6th Vice President of the Philippines, serving from 1957 to 1961.

Quotes

• I have sat at the sumptuous tables of power, but I have not run away with the silverware.
  • During campaign stops in 1961, as reported in "Common Man's President", Time, 24 November 1961