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'Poor Boy from Lubao’ remembered

Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) officials led by President and CEO Victor Jose Luciano (3rd from left, front row) and Chairman Architect Nestor Mangio (2nd from left, front row) observe the 99th birth anniversary of the late former President Diosdado Macapagal, father of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, with a simple wreath-laying ceremony at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) yesterday. With them are: (L-R, front row) Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President Benigno Ricafort; CIAC Vice-President for Operations Romeo Dyoco Jr.; CIAC Public Affairs Manager Edgar Guevarra; CIAC Airport Security Manager retired Gen. Jose Marlowe Pedregosa; DMIA PNP-Aviation Security Station Head Chief Insp. Noel Tulud; and, (L-R, second row) CDC Head Executive Assistant Resty Capulong; CIAC Engineering Manager Engr. Ruel Angeles; CIAC Legal Department Assistant Manager Atty. Cynthia Dungca; CIAC Vice-President for Administration and Finance Larry Ortile; CIAC Human Resources Manager Marie Tessiebeth Cordova; and, CIAC Corporate Planning Manager Darwin Cunanan. Laying the wreath at the foot of the bust of the late former president is Airport Operations Manager Hilarion Ritche Nacpil. Macapagal, the country’s ninth president, worked to suppress graft and corruption and to stimulate the Philippine economy during his term from 1961 to 1965. He is best remembered for introducing the country’s first land reform law. (Photo courtesy of CIAC Public Affairs)