Former Senator Ernesto M. Maceda, the country’s 15th Senate President, is clinically dead, his son announced yesterday afternoon. He suffered a stroke last week and was taken to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City for a gall bladder operation last Sunday where he suffered multiple organ failure. Maceda has an outstanding record of public service spanning 43 years in high government positions. His career has been marked by numerous outstanding achievements starting from his election at the age of 23 as the No. 1 Councilor of Manila in 1959. Because of his achievements in the City Council, Councilor Maceda was named “Outstanding Councilor of Manila.” Maceda Maceda then ran under the Aquino Administration’s ticket during the 1987 senatorial elections. His stint in the Senate as Senate President from 1996 –1998 has been acknowledged for its outstanding quality. Since the opening of Congress in 1987, Maceda, dubbed by the Philippine [...]
