Manuel G. Collantes
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office January 1984 – June 1984
President	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Carlos P. Romulo
Succeeded by	Arturo Tolentino
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Batangas
In office June 5, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Jose Laurel Jr., Hernando Perez, and Rafael Recto
Personal details
Born	(1917-08-20)August 20, 1917 Tanauan, Batangas, Philippine Islands
Died	May 28, 2009(2009-05-28) (aged 91) Philippines
Resting place	Madrigal Mausoleum, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa
Spouse	Consuelo 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]

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]

• Scalice, Joseph Paul, Crisis of Revolutionary Leadership (2017), pg. 365, see also, footnote 5

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