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648:"Why We Fail to Eradicate Corruption" by William M. Esposo, Philippine Star, May 17, 2009: "In our contemporary history, Cory Aquino was just about the most diligent president in trying to maintain an honest government. This is easily seen in the way she chose her people, especially those who worked directly under her. Ping de Jesus, Elfren Cruz, Chito Sobrepeña, Catalino Macaraig, Adolf Azcuna—to name a few—held some of the most coveted posts in the Office of the President and left public office with their reputations intact."
623:"Catalino Macaraig Jr.: a hero" by Elfren Sicangco Cruz, BusinessWorld, November 25, 2003: "In the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003, a Filipino hero passed away. His name was Catalino Macaraig Jr. The most common definition of the word "hero" finds its roots in Greek mythology and refers to a man of superhuman qualities, favored by the gods – a demigod. But the same word describes a person noted for nobility, courage and outstanding achievements. These were qualities Catalino Macaraig Jr. possessed in abundance."
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officer, law division, and chief of the technical staff. At this time, he also held concurrent positions as
Director of the Bureau of Prisons from 1966 to 1967, Member and later Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Parole from 1962 to 1970, Chairman of the Appeals Committee for Motion Pictures, and Chairman of the Interim Board of Censors for Motion Pictures.
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and instrumentalities of the government. He holds a very vital position. He is often called upon to represent the person of the president in official acts and ceremonies. He also acts as the head of the bureaus and offices not under any departments of the government and placed under the supervision of the Office of the
President."
660:"Thank You, Tita Cory" by Alfred A. Yuson, Philippine Star, August 9, 2009: "Thank you for the decent, honest men such as Rene Saguisag, Adolf Azcuna, Catalino Macaraig, Alran Bengzon, Ping de Jesus, Frank Drilon, Butch Abad, Bobby Tañada, Elfren Cruz, Raffy Alunan and many more like them who served with you."
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Insular Lumber Co. (Phils.), Inc.; Director and Vice-President of Manila Mining Corporation, Shipside Inc., Diamond Drilling Corporation of the Philippines, Diaboart Products Philippines, Philippine Fire and Marine Insurance Corporation, and Lepanto Investment and Development Corporation.
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Macaraig also got involved in teaching as a
Professorial Lecturer in the U.P. College of Law, teaching different subjects in the evenings for almost a decade beginning in 1963. He was one of the incorporators of the U.P. Law Alumni Association in 1973, and later served as Vice-President of the U.P.
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Macaraig's resignation from government work, he was hired by Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co., a publicly listed and premier Philippine company. From 1980 to 1987, Macaraig held various positions in Lepanto and its subsidiaries: Director and Senior Vice-President of Lepanto; Director and
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Macaraig was a member of the following entities at one time or another during his work in the government's executive branch: Dangerous Drugs Board, Council for the
Welfare of Children, Human Settlements Regulatory Commission, Presidential Action Committee on Land Problems, Committee on Negotiated
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President Aquino's longest-serving among her five Executive Secretaries during her six-year term. In his over three years as Executive Secretary, Macaraig was regarded as one of Aquino's Cabinet secretaries who diligently and with integrity fulfilled their duties to the office, the
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After his 76th birthday on November 5, 2003, Macaraig underwent a second cataract operation, then was confined at the National Kidney Institute (NKI) for an emergency vascular operation. Shortly after he was discharged from the NKI, he suffered cardiac arrest and died on November 16, 2003.
538:"Proposed Revision of Article VIII of the Constitution: The Judicial Department." Paper written by Catalino Macaraig Jr., Lourdes T. San Diego, and Vicente V. Mendoza, submitted to the U.P. Law Center as part of the study in constitutional reform published by the U.P. Law Center in 1970.
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being deposed and replaced by Corazon C. Aquino as President of the republic. By March 1987, President Aquino had drafted Macaraig into her cabinet as Deputy Executive Secretary. Macaraig had been highly recommended by Aquino's first Executive Secretary, Joker Arroyo.
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On December 18, 1955, he married Araceli (Celi) Villareal Andaya (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of the Philippines (U.P.), 1952; Master of Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1954), a native of Mambusao, Capiz. They had six children.
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Contracts, Technical Staff for the Philippine Military Bases Panel and the North Borneo Claim, U.P. Law Center's Revised Administrative Code Project and Special Committee Symposium on the Treatment of Offenders, and Constitutional Revision Project.
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Macaraig received the Most Distinguished Alumnus Award (Sunburst Order – Golden Class) of the Arellano (Manila North) High School in 1977 and the Upsilonian Noble and Outstanding (UNO) Award, the highest recognition conferred on Upsilonians.
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Excerpts from the citation engraved on the plaque accompanying a medal for Philippine Legion of Honor conferred by Corazon C. Aquino, President of the Republic of the Philippines upon Catalino Macaraig Jr. in Manila on December 26,
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from January to July 1979, but he was soon demoted to Deputy Minister as a result of policy differences with Marcos. These increasing disagreements made his remaining in government untenable, so he retired in January 1980.
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Macaraig was a product of the Philippine public school system from his elementary to his university years: Santa Ana Elementary School, Araullo High School, Arellano High School (where he graduated in 1946), and the
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President Corazon C. Aquino bestows the Philippine Legion of Honor on outgoing Executive Secretary Catalino Macaraig Jr., as Mrs. Araceli A. Macaraig assists her (photo from Macaraig family archives)
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In 1970, he was invited to join the Philippine judiciary as District Judge of the Court of First Instance of Laguna and San Pablo City, and he was appointed Undersecretary of Justice in April 1971.
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on November 5, 1927, to Catalino Macaraig and Ignacia Tiacho Macaraig. His only sibling was a younger sister, Gloria, born in 1932.
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Catalino Macaraig Jr., A.B. and LL.B., University of the Philippines, 1952 (Photo from U.P.’s Philippinensian 1952 yearbook)
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