Catalino Macaraig, Jr.
| Catalino Tiacho Macaraig, Jr. | |
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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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| Executive Secretary | |
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In office September 17, 1987 – December 14, 1990 |
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| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Joker Arroyo |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Orbos |
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| Born |
November 5, 1927 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | November 16, 2003 (aged 76) Philippines |
| Spouse(s) | Araceli Villareal Andaya |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
Catalino Tiacho Macaraig, Jr. (November 5, 1927 – November 16, 2003) capped three decades of a life of public service and integrity as the longest-serving (from September 17, 1987 to December 14, 1990) Executive Secretary of President Corazon C. Aquino.
Macaraig was born in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines on November 5, 1927 to Catalino Macaraig and Ignacia Tiacho Macaraig. His only sibling was a younger sister, Gloria, born in 1932.
Macaraig, called Taling by his family and Mac by his friends, 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 University of the Philippines (U.P.), where he graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.).
While at U.P., Macaraig was a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi, the oldest Greek-letter fraternity in Asia. He was also a member of the U.P. Vanguards, the university’s Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit and the pioneer of the ROTC in the Philippines. He was into athletics as a member of the U.P. varsity weight-lifting team and the U.P. Law swimming team.
After he obtained his law degree and passed the Philippine bar exams in 1952, Macaraig left for the United States and earned a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in 1954 from the University of Michigan Law School, where he specialized in International Law and Public Administration.
Macaraig also received awards from his alma maters in later years. Among these awards were 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.
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. Their six children are Marissa, Miriam, Mel, Monina, Mynardo and Muriel—all graduates of U.P., holders of law or master's degrees, and noted in their respective fields.
Soon after returning to the Philippines in 1954, Macaraig began a career in government when he joined the Department of Justice as Judicial Supervisor in the Judiciary Division. In the 1960s, he rose through the ranks in a succession of positions: special attorney, prosecution division, chief legal 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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