President Diosdado Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines and was the fifth President of the Third Republic. He assumed office on December 30, 1961 after defeating Carlos P. Garcia in the 1961 Elections and was President until December 30, 1965.
The Executive Issuances of President Diosdado Macapagal began with Executive Order No. 1, signed on December 30, 1961 and ended with Executive Order No. 299; Administrative Order No. 188; and Proclamation No. 525 which were signed on December 29, 1965.
President Diosdado Macapagal’s documents were gathered from its official sources such as the Official Gazette of the Philippines; Malacañang Records Office’s Book of Executive Issuances; and the Fullness of Freedom: Speeches and Statements of President Diosdado Macapagal.
The American Psychological Association (APA) style was used for the citation. The titles that have been provided by the researchers are enclosed in square brackets, considering that the exact wordings and its order were not verbatim from the document being described. Book titles are italicized while the speech titles are not. If in any case that the book title is the same as the title of the speech, it is transcribed in italics because it is the book title.
Volume 1: Official Week/Month in Review
- This is the first volume of President Diosdado Macapagal’s official papers, which constitutes the ninth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Macapagal’s Official Week in Review, a chronicle of the Presidents’ official affairs, i.e., their principal activities and undertakings.
Volume 2: Appointments and Designations
- This is the Comprehensive List of Cabinet appointments, 1899-2016. In lieu of the second volume of President Diosdado Macapagal’s official papers, which was meant to constitute the ninth book of the Messages of the President series, we are providing this list. This volume serves as an initial basis for collecting President Macapagal’s Appointments and Designations, a record of the individual appointments and designations by the President of the Philippines.
Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents
- This is the third volume of President Diosdado Macapagal’s official papers, which constitutes the ninth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Macapagal’s Historical Papers and Documents, which include letters, statements, and other documents deemed of historical significance.
Volume 4: Executive Orders
- This is the fourth volume of President Diosdado Macapagal’s official papers, which constitutes the ninth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Macapagal’s Executive Orders, which provide for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of constitutional or statutory powers.
Volume 5: Administrative Orders
- This is the fifth volume of President Diosdado Macapagal’s official papers, which constitutes the ninth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Macapagal’s Administrative Orders, which relate to particular aspects of governmental operations in pursuance of the President’s duties as administrative head of the Executive Department.
Volume 6: Proclamations
- This is the sixth volume of President Diosdado Macapagal’s official papers, which constitutes the ninth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Macapagal’s proclamations, which fix a date or declare a status or condition of public interest or importance.
Volume 7: Memorandum Circulars
- This is the seventh volume of President Diosdado Macapagal’s official papers, which constitutes the ninth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Macapagal’s Memorandum Circulars. These are acts of the President on matters relating to internal administration, which the President desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or offices of the Government, for information or compliance.
