Agricultural programs
§ Discovery of “miracle rice” – International Rice Research Institute
§ Organized a Land Reform Program
Socio-economic programs
§ “New Era” Program – to lift the government regulation in American dollars and to stabilize the Philippine peso through the formation of various economic projects which would further strengthen the foundation of the currency
§ Establishment of the Philippine Veteran’s Bank
§ Formation of the National Cottage Industry Development Administration (NACIDA)
Political programs
§ Proposed for the formation of the MAPHILINDO – an association of states which included Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines
§ The President served as a mediator in solving the international conflict between the United States and Cambodia
§ He also helped to solve the dispute between the Federation of Malaysia and Indonesia
§ He also made a provocative declaration that the Sabah Island was a former territory of the Philippines
Cultural Programs
§ Macapagal promoted the usage of the native language in our diplomatic credentials such as passports and stamps
Ø He also released an order that the Filipino language should be used in traffic signs and in naming the typhoons’
§ His administration was also historical because he changed the date of Philippine independence from July 4 to June 12
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