Eva Macapagal

Eva Macapagal
Macapagal in 1960
First Lady of the Philippines
In role
December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965
PresidentDiosdado Macapagal
Preceded byLeonila Garcia
Succeeded byImelda Marcos
Personal details
BornEvangelina de la Cruz Macaraeg
(1915-11-01)November 1, 1915
DiedMay 16, 1999(1999-05-16) (aged 83)
Manila, Philippines
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani
Spouse
(m. 1946; died 1997)
RelationsArturo Macapagal (stepson)
Cielo Macapagal Salgado (stepdaughter)
ChildrenDiosdado Jr.
Gloria

Evangelina "Eva" Macaraeg-Macapagal gcYC (Tagalog pronunciation: [makaɾaˈʔeɡ makapaˈɡal]; born Evangelina de la Cruz Macaraeg; November 1, 1915 – May 16, 1999) was the second wife of Diosdado Macapagal, the ninth President of the Philippines. She was the ninth First Lady of the Philippines, and the mother of the fourteenth President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.