Emilio Macias

Emilio Cabrera Macias II[1] (October 8, 1933 – June 13, 2010) was a Filipino politician and doctor who held various positions in the Philippine Government, particularly in the Province of Negros Oriental.

He later on married, Dr. Melba Pandy Lopez, a classmate of his, and together practiced medicine at their family-owned hospital in Dumaguete until 1984.

[2] In addition to his medical practice, Macias served as president and chairman of the Rural Bank of Siaton from 1974 to 1975 and from 1978 to 1980.

In 1975, he acquired a post in the Provincial Council in the Province of Negros Oriental, and was subsequently elected as Vice-Governor in 1980.

From 1984 to 1986, he was one of the delegates representing Negros Oriental to the Regular Batasang Pambansa as a member of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, then the ruling party during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos.