Manuel Collantes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Manuel Collantes

Filipino diplomat

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1917

Place of Birth: Tanauan, Luzon, Philippines

Date of Death: 28-May-2009

Profession: politician, minister, diplomat

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Manuel Collantes

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  • Collantes (August 20, 1917 – May 28, 2009) was a Filipino diplomat who served as the country's acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1984.Collantes was raised in Tanauan, Batangas.
  • He received his law degree from Far Eastern University in 1940, and passed the bar exam later that same year.
  • He began his career by working as an assistant attorney at the Claro M.
  • Recto law office for a short period.
  • He also taught diplomacy and international law, as well as parliamentary practice at Far Eastern University.He met his wife, Consuelo Madrigal, in Washington, D.C.
  • in 1949 while Collantes was working as the second secretary and consul at the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C.
  • The couple married during the 1970s.
  • Current Filipino Senator Ana Consuelo "Jamby" Madrigal is Collantes' niece.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.Collantes was appointed acting Minister for Foreign Affairs for a short period in 1984 during the government of President Ferdinand Marcos.In 1984, he was elected as an assemblyman for Batangas province.
  • He also served as the director of United Pulp and Paper Company, Inc.
  • until his death in 2009.Manuel Collantes died of cardiopulmonary arrest on May 28, 2009, at the age of 91.
  • His body lay in state at the family home at 77 Cambridge Circle, North Forbes Park in Makati City.
  • He was buried at the Madrigal Mausoleum in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, following a funeral mass.

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