Emilio Cabrera Macias II (October 8, 1933 – June 13, 2010) was a Filipino politician and doctor who held various positions in the

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, particularly in the Province of

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Early life and education

Macias was born on October 8, 1933, to former Congressman Lamberto L. Macias and Estrella Cabrera Macias. He started his education at the West City Elementary School in

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, and then proceeded to

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for his high school and college degrees. After graduating from Silliman, he went to the

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where he obtained his Doctor in Medicine degree. He later on married, Dr. Melba Pandy Lopez, a classmate of his, and together practiced medicine at their family-owned hospital in Dumaguete until 1984.Alex Pal
"Negros Oriental governor, 76, dies of liver cancer"
Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2010-06-18.

Private and public career

Private sector

In addition to his medical practice, Macias served as president and chairman of the Rural Bank of Siaton from 1974 to 1975 and from 1978 to 1980. He also founded the Manuel L. Teves Memorial Hospital School of Midwifery, where he sat as a director until 1996.

Entry into politics

Macias’ entry into politics started when he was elected as one of the delegates to the 1971 Constitutional Convention, the body that drafted the 1973 Constitution of the

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. In 1975, he acquired a post in the Provincial Council in the Province of

, and was subsequently elected as Vice-Governor in 1980. From 1984 to 1986, he was one of the delegates representing Negros Oriental to the

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as a member of

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, then the ruling party during the administration of President

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. From 1985 to 1986, he served as Deputy Health Minister of the then Ministry of Health."Gov. Emilio C. Macias II"
. League of Provinces in the Philippines. Retrieved 2010-06-18. Macias was elected Governor in 1988 and continued to hold on to the post for three consecutive terms until 1998. After the expiration of his term, he ran for

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and was elected as a Representative of the 2nd District of the Province. He served for three consecutive terms until 2007 when in the same year he was again elected as Governor of the Province. In the 2010 May elections, Macias won a second term but died of liver cancer before taking his oath of office. His body was cremated and the ashes flown to

where a three-day wake was held in the Provincial Capitol. His ashes were subsequently brought to the Municipality of Siaton, Macias' hometown."Aquino visits wake of Negros Or. gov"
. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2010-06-19. Macias was succeeded in office by outgoing vice governor Jose Baldado in an interim capacity for the remainder of his term until then vice governor-elect Agustin Perdices took office.

References

External links

Province of Negros Oriental
Official website
House of Representatives
Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Macias, Emilio 1933 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Filipino medical doctors 21st-century Filipino medical doctors Governors of Negros Oriental Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Negros Oriental Silliman University alumni Deaths from liver cancer in the Philippines