Ernesto Maceda
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| 18th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998 |
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| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Neptali Gonzales |
| Succeeded by | Neptali Gonzales |
| Minority leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office January 26, 1998 – June 30, 1998 |
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| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Neptali Gonzales |
| Succeeded by | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. |
| 14th Senate President pro tempore of the Philippines | |
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In office January 18, 1992 – January 18, 1993 |
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| President |
Corazon Aquino (1992) Fidel V. Ramos (1992–1993) |
| Preceded by | Sotero Laurel |
| Succeeded by | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 |
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In office December 30, 1971 – September 23, 1972 |
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| Secretary of Commerce and Industry | |
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In office 1970–1971 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Leonides Virata |
| Succeeded by | Troadio T. Quiazon |
| Executive Secretary | |
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In office 1969–1970 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Presidential Assistant on Community Development | |
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In office 1966–1969 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Personal details | |
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Ernesto Madarang Maceda March 26, 1935 Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippine Islands |
| Died | June 20, 2016 (aged 81) St. Lukes Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Resting place | Loyola Memorial Park |
| Political party |
Nacionalista Party (1971-1987) PDP-Laban (1987-1992) Nationalist People's Coalition (1992-2013) United Nationalist Alliance (2013-2016) Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino |
| Spouse(s) | Marichu Vera-Perez |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer; Politician |
Ernesto Madarang Maceda (March 26, 1935 – June 20, 2016) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President from 1996 to 1998.
Maceda was born on March 26, 1935 in Pagsanjan, Laguna. Maceda earned his associate in Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude in 1952, and bachelor of Laws degree, Cum Laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1956. He then finished Master of Laws, Taxation and International Law at Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, USA in 1957.
At the age of 23, he was hailed as the No. 1 Councilor of Manila in 1959. Because of his numerous achievements in the City Council, Councilor Maceda was named “Outstanding Councilor of Manila". In 1966, he served as the Presidential Assistant on Community Development and was the youngest Cabinet Member of the Marcos administration. In 1969, he was appointed Executive Secretary in concurrent capacity as Chairman of the Commission on Reorganization. In 1970, the Commerce and Industry portfolio was given to Maceda. In the post, he launched consumer protection programs and established trade relations with various Eastern European Social countries.
Mr. Maceda became estranged from his wife Maria Azucena, popularly known as Marichu Vera-Perez of Sampaguita Pictures fame. His father-in-law was the great star builder and producer Dr. Jose Perez. His marriage to Ms. Vera-Perez produced five sons: Emmanuel, Ernesto Jr., Erwin, Edmond and Edward. Edward is the councilor and now, congressman-elect of the 4th District of Manila, while Edmond is Director of Sustainability at Enderun Colleges and a Sustainability Consultant to Megaworld Corporation. Ernesto Maceda has ten grandchildren.
During the 1971 midterm elections, Maceda was only one out of three senators elected under the banner of the Nacionalista party of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. He took office on December 30, 1971. In 1972, Maceda’s bill granting protection to real estate buyers on installment basis was the only bill signed into law before Martial Law was proclaimed. The bill is known as the Maceda Law. His term was supposed to have ended on December 30, 1977. He then went into exile in the United States after breaking with President Marcos over the Martial Law declaration and eventually became the adviser of the late senator Benigno S. Aquino. Following Aquino's assassination, he became one of the leaders of the opposition during the 1984 Batasan Pambansa Campaign and the 1986 snap presidential election.
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