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Manuel Collantes

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Manuel G. Collantes
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 14, 1984 – June 30, 1984
PresidentFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byCarlos P. Romulo
Succeeded byArturo Tolentino
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Batangas
In office
June 5, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Personal details
Born(1917-08-20)August 20, 1917
Tanauan, Batangas, Philippine Islands
DiedMay 28, 2009(2009-05-28) (aged 91)
Philippines
Resting placeMadrigal Mausoleum, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa
PartyKBL
SpouseConsuelo 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]

In 1986, Collantes participated in a coup attempt led by Arturo Tolentino at the Manila Hotel against the Corazon Aquino administration, being named Tolentino's "foreign affairs minister".[3][4]

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

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  1. ↑ D.H. Soriano (1981). The Philippines Who's who. p. 113.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Manuel Collantes is dead; 91". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Editorial: The Marcosists Make A Move". National Midweek. August 6, 1986. p. 1. The losers in all this are Arturo Tolentino, Rafael Recto and the other civilian officials who took part in the attempted coup.
  4. ↑ Francia, Luis H. (August 6, 1986). "The Use of Farce". National Midweek. pp. 3–6. [...] Manuel Collantes, named by Tolentino as his Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared: 'For me the revolution ended as soon as room service stopped.' Which was on Monday, July 7.
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