Manuel Collantes
Filipino diplomat
Manuel G. Collantes | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office January 1984 – June 1984 | |
| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. Romulo |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Tolentino |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Batangas | |
| In office June 5, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Jose Laurel Jr., Hernando Perez, and Rafael Recto | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1917-08-20)August 20, 1917 Tanauan, Batangas, Philippine Islands |
| Died | May 28, 2009(2009-05-28) (aged 91) Philippines |
| Resting place | Madrigal Mausoleum, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa |
| Spouse | Consuelo Madrigal |
Manuel G. Collantes (August 20, 1917[1] – May 28, 2009) was a Filipino diplomat who served as the country's acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1984.[2]
Collantes was raised in Tanauan, Batangas.[2] He received his law degree from Far Eastern University in 1940, and passed the bar exam later that same year.[2] He began his career by working as an assistant attorney at the Claro M. Recto law office for a short period.[2] He also taught diplomacy and international law, as well as parliamentary practice at Far Eastern University.[2]
Collantes met his wife, Consuelo Madrigal, in Washington, D.C. in 1949 while he was working as the second secretary and consul at the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C.[2] The couple married in the 1970s.[2] Former Senator Jamby Madrigal is his niece through his wife.[2]
Collantes held a variety of positions with the Department of Foreign Affairs during his career as a diplomat. These included Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and legal assistant secretary.[2]
Collantes was appointed acting Minister for Foreign Affairs for a short period in 1984 during the government of President Ferdinand Marcos.[2]
In 1984, he was elected as an assemblyman for the province of Batangas.[2] He also served as the director of United Pulp and Paper Company, Inc. until his death in 2009.[2]
Manuel Collantes died of cardiopulmonary arrest on May 28, 2009, at the age of 91.[2] His body lay in state at their family home in Forbes Park, Makati.[2] He was buried at the Madrigal Mausoleum in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa, following a funeral mass.[2]
References
- ^ D.H. Soriano (1981). The Philippines Who's who. p. 113.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Manuel Collantes is dead; 91". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- Scalice, Joseph Paul, Crisis of Revolutionary Leadership (2017), pg. 365, see also, footnote 5
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Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batangas
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- R. M. Diokno
- Lontoc
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- R. M. Diokno
- N. López
- Tolentino
- F. Serrano
- A. Apacible
- L. López
- F. M. Serrano
- R. C. Diokno
- C. Apacible
- E. Ermita
- Ermita-Buhain
- T. Apacible
- Ermita-Buhain
- Buhain
- G. Catigbac
- T. Kalaw
- Reyes
- B. Catigbac
- C. Recto
- Dimayuga
- Mayo
- M. Kalaw
- Laurel Jr.
- Laurel IV
- Laurel Jr.
- Laurel-Trinidad
- Laurel IV
- Hernandez-Reyes
- N. Collantes
- M.T. Collantes
- Calingasan
- R. G. Recto
- Gozos
- M. Mendoza
- Bolilia
- Mariño
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