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Macapagal Administration Personnel
Macapagal (rare variant: Makapagal; ) is a Filipino surname derived from the Kapampangan language. The following are people possessing the Macapagal surname: People * Don Juan Macapagal (d. 1683), former prince of Tondo and first documented bearer of the surname. Great-grandson of Lakandula * Lazaro Macapagal (c. 1860s), officer of the revolutionary army during the Philippine Revolution. Commanding officer ordered to execute Andrés Bonifacio *Diosdado Macapagal (1910–1997), former 9th President of the Philippines and 5th Vice President of the Philippines **Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (born 1947), daughter of Diosdado Macapagal; former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, 14th President of the Philippines and 10th Vice President of the Philippines *** Mikey Macapagal Arroyo (born 1969), son of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; served as representative and vice governor of Pampanga ***Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo (born 1974), son of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; served as repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino People
Filipinos () are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines. Filipinos come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Filipino language, Filipino, Philippine English, English, or other Philippine languages. Despite formerly being subject to Spanish Philippines, Spanish administration, less than 1% of Filipinos are fluent in Spanish language, Spanish. Currently, there are more than 185 Ethnic groups in the Philippines, ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines each with its own Languages of the Philippines, language, identity, culture, tradition, and history. Names The name ''Filipino'', as a demonym, was derived from the term , the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spaniards, Spanish explorer and Order of Preachers, Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain. During the History of the Philippines (1521–1898), Spanish period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo
Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria "Dato" Macapagal Arroyo (; born September 4, 1974) is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2016. He represented Camarines Sur's 1st district from 2007 to 2010, and the Legislative districts of Camarines Sur#2nd District, 2nd district from 2010 to 2016. Born into the Macapagal family, his mother, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, served as the 14th president of the Philippines, while his grandfather and namesake, Diosdado Macapagal, was the 9th president. Early life Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria Macapagal Arroyo was born on September 4, 1974, in Manila, and comes from a family of public servants. His father, Mike Arroyo, Jose Miguel Arroyo, is the First Gentleman of the Philippines, and his mother, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the 14th President of the Philippines, and his grandfather was the late former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal who served from 1961 to 1965, as the 9th Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davao Oriental
Davao Oriental (; ), officially the Province of Davao Oriental (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Mati, Davao Oriental, Mati which is the most populous, and it borders the province of Davao de Oro to the west, and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur to the north. The province is the traditional homeland of the Mandaya and Kalagan people, Kalagan/Kaagan. Davao Oriental is the easternmost province in the country with Pusan Point in the municipality of Caraga, Davao Oriental, Caraga as the easternmost location. The Philippine Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, faces Davao Oriental to the east. Part of the province lies on an unnamed peninsula that encloses Davao Gulf to the west. The province is the top producer of coconut and copra in the country, earning the province the title ''Coconut Capital of the Philippines''. It is also home to Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Sanctuary, a UNESCO Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surigao–Davao Coastal Road
The Surigao–Davao Coastal Road or the President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway is a , two-to-six lane highway that connects the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and Davao del Norte. It connects the Maharlika Highway in Placer, Surigao del Norte to the Agusan in Tagum Tagum, officially the City of Tagum (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 296,202, making it the most po .... Running along the eastern coast of Mindanao, it is one of the longest roads in the Philippines. The road forms part of National Route 902 (N902) from Placer to Mati and National Route 74 (N74) from Mati to Tagum of the Philippine highway network. Intersections References {{DEFAULTSORT:Surigao-Davao Coastal Road Roads in Surigao del Norte Roads in Surigao del Sur Roads in Davao Oriental Roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agusan Del Sur
Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur (; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur''; ), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest by Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental; east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Davao Oriental; mid-south by Davao de Oro; southwest by Davao del Norte and, mid-west by Bukidnon. It is the fourth largest province in the country in terms of area, with the size of 3,856 sq miles. Bayugan is the only city in the province and it is also the most populous city. It is the largest and the only landlocked province in the region. Etymology Agusan derives its name from the Agusan word ''agasan'', meaning "where the water flows", referring to the Agusan River that splits the land and meanders south to north in a rush to Butuan Bay. It is third largest river in the country and served as highway for the Spanish colonizers in gaining access to in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butuan
Butuan (pronounced ), officially the City of Butuan (; Butuanon: ''Dakbayan hong Butuan''; ), is a highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines. It is the '' de facto'' capital of the province of Agusan del Norte where it is geographically situated but has an administratively independent government. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,910 people making it the most populous city in Caraga Region. It served as the former capital of the Rajahnate of Butuan before 1001 until about 1521. The city used to be known during that time as the best in gold and boat manufacturing in the entire Philippine archipelago, having traded with places as far as Champa, Ming, Srivijaya, Majapahit, and the Bengali coasts. It is located at the northeastern part of the Agusan Valley, Mindanao, sprawling across the Agusan River. It is bounded to the north, west and south by Agusan del Norte, to the east by Agusan del Sur and to the northwest by Butu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macapagal Bridge
The Macapagal Bridge () is a steel cable-stayed bridge, cable-stayed bridge along Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II Avenue (also known as the Butuan Bypass Road) in Butuan that crosses the Agusan River. It has a length of , making it the second-longest bridge in Mindanao after the Panguil Bay Bridge, and the third-longest cable-stayed bridge in the Philippines after the Marcelo Fernan Bridge and Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway, Cebu–Cordova Bridge. Initially named the "Second Magsaysay Bridge" during construction (referring to the nearby Magsaysay Bridge), the bridge was officially named after President Diosdado Macapagal when it was inaugurated in 2007. The bridge was constructed along with the Butuan Bypass Road, which aims to decongest traffic along the Agusan-Misamis Oriental Road in downtown Butuan, through official development assistance from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation worth ₱2.2 billion. Background Prior to the construction of the bridge, the nearby Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the Regions of the Philippines, region lies between the Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions. Encompassing an area of and with a population of as of 2020, it consists of sixteen Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: Manila—the Capital of the Philippines, capital city—Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, along with one independent municipality, Pateros. As the second most populous and the most densely populated region in the Philippines, it ranks as the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard
Macapagal Boulevard, also known as President Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard and Macapagal Avenue, is an eight-lane road in Metro Manila, Philippines, running parallel to Roxas Boulevard from the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay to Asia World City in Parañaque. It is named after former President of the Philippines, Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal. This road has three major bridges, crossing the 'channels', of which the largest is the Libertad Channel, where the Libertad Water Pumping Station is situated. After the intersection reconfiguring around EDSA to relieve traffic, Macapagal Boulevard is now often used to access the SM Mall of Asia to the north and Cavite to the south. It is also the main major road in Metro Manila's reclamation area, Bay City, Metro Manila, Bay City. Route description Macapagal Boulevard commences at the intersection with Gil Puyat Avenue Extension near the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay as the logical cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Macapagal
Romano "Jake" Macapagal (born 1965/1966) is a Filipino actor known for his roles in the films ''Aswang'' (2011), ''Metro Manila'' (2013), '' Kid Kulafu'' (2015), ''Watch List'' (2019), and '' The Monsters Without'' (2021), as well as the HBO Asia television series ''Halfworlds'' (2015–) and the Paramount+ television series '' No Escape''. Early life Macapagal was born in Manila, Philippines. At age 16, he booked his first professional acting credit in a live stage production of the classic musical Cats at the Metropolitan Theater of Manila, becoming the cast’s youngest member. Career Macapagal credits the 1989 documentary The Heat is On: The Making of ‘Miss Saigon’ as a major career inspiration. The film focused on the making of Miss Saigon, which premiered at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End. In 1994, he auditioned for the musical himself and was cast in the ensemble. Throughout the 1990s, Macapagal continued to undergo theater-based acting training. Macapag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Arroyo
Juan Miguel "Mikey" Macapagal Arroyo (; born April 26, 1969) is a Filipino politician and former actor who served as the Representative of Pampanga's 2nd district from 2019 to 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2010. He previously served as the vice governor of Pampanga from 2001 to 2004. Born into the Macapagal family of Pampanga, his mother, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, served as the 14th president of the Philippines, former Speaker of the House and Vice President. His father, Jose Miguel Arroyo, is a descendant of Philippine Revolutionary General, Aniceto Lacson of Negros Occidental. His maternal grandfather, Diosdado Macapagal, was the 9th president. Acting career Arroyo dabbled in acting prior to becoming a politician, and while he was vice governor of Pampanga. Arroyo was linked to his leading ladies Rufa Mae Quinto and Maui Taylor, among others. His movie in the 2001 Metro Manila Film Festival, ''Di Kita Ma-Reach'', bombed in the box office. Arroyo, as he was the presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
