Ramon Magsaysay

Ramon del Fierro
Magsaysay
The 7th President of the Philippines
3rd President Of Third Republic
( Idol Of The Masses)
(December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957)
I. INTRODUCTION
A. BIOGRAPHY
• was born in Iba, Zambales on August 31, 1907, to
Exequiel Magsaysay y de los Santos and Perfecta del
Fierro y Quimson.
• He was married to Luz Magsaysay on June 16, 1933,
and they had three children: Teresita "Sita", Milagros
"Mila" and Ramón "Jun" Banzon-Magsaysay, Jr. .
B. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
• He spent his grade school life somewhere in Castillejos
and his high school life at Zambales Academy, Institute
of commerce in San Narciso, Zambales.
• 1927 - Initially enrolls in pre-law studies then shifts to
Engineering course at the university of the Philippines
(unfinished due to illness)
C. POLITICAL CAREER
• 1941 – Becomes Manager of Try-Tan
• 1942-1945 – Guerella years (Intelligence Officer “Captain Chow”) following Japan’s
invasion in the Philippines:
 Overall Commander, Zambales Military District
 Military Governor of Zambales
 Reconstitutes a credible guerellas’ roster for backpay benefits from the US
government
 Runs as an independent candidate and elected Representative of Zambales in the
Philippine Congress.
 Chairman, National Defense Committee
 Joins the Liberal Party
• 1948 – April 3, first trip to US as Head of Congressional Veteran’s
mission.
• 1949 – HUKS (Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon).
• Reelected to Congress as Representative of Zambales.
• 1953 – February 28, He resign as Defense Secretary during
Quirino Administration.
• 1953 – March 9, Takes oath of affiliation with the
Nacionalista Party
• 1953 – March 12, He was nominated as Presidential
Candidate of the Nacionalista Party.
Presidency
• In history, he is the first Philippine president to
wear a barong tagalog in his inauguration
• “One 0f the Cleanest and Most Corruption-free”
• “Philippines Golden Years”
• Trade And Industry Flourished.
• “The Philippines Ranked Second In Asia's Clean And Well-governed Countries.”

II. SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS /
ACHIEVEMENTS Discuss by:
Sir Joey C.
Robelos and
Ma’am
Alyana
Grace
Masculino-
Abendan
A. POLICIES & LEGISLATIONS
• Passed the “Agricultural Credit And Cooperative

Financing Administration (Accfa)” and “Farmer’s
Cooperative Marketing Association (Facoma)”
• Passed the “Land Tenure Act”
• “Agricultural Tenancy Act “ of 1954
• Social Security Law of 1954 or Republic Act No. 1161
• Agricultural Tenancy Act of the Philippines or
Republic Act No. 1199
• the Land Reform Act of 1955 through Republic Act No. 1400;
• the formation of the Court of Agrarian Relations through
Republic Act No. 1267
• the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration
(NARRA) through Republic Act No. 1160.
• The administration achieved victory over insurgents with the
surrender of Huk leader Luis Taruc in 1954.
B. THE STATE OF PHILIPPINE
ECONOMY
• The PCAC gives civilian the opportunity to express
their feelings and thinking. The president also visited
provinces to approach people. Therefore , he became
the “Champeon Of The Mass.”
“Bell Trade Act” of 1946 into the Laurel-
Langley Agreement
• It eradicated the authority of the United States to have
control over the exchange rate of the Philippines peso,
parity privileges reciprocal, extended the sugar quota.
This agreement retained the economic subservience
between the U.S. and the Philippines.
C. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
•SEATO - The administration of President Magsaysay was active in the fight against the expansion
of communism in Asia. He made the Philippines a member of the Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization.
•Defense Council - Taking the advantage of the presence of U.S. Secretary John Foster Dulles in
Manila to attend the SEATO Conference, the Philippine government took steps to broach with him
the establishment of a Joint Defense Council. Vice-President and Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Carlos P. Garcia held the opportune conversations with Secretary Dulles for this purpose.
• Laurel-Langley Agreement - The Magsaysay administration negotiated the
Laurel-Langley Agreement which was a trade agreement between the
Philippines and the United States which was signed in 1955 and expired in
1974. The agreement replaced the unpopular Bell Trade Act, which tied the
economy of the Philippines to that of United States.
• Bandung Conference - Billed as an all-Oriental meet to promote Afro-Asian

economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism or
neocolonialism by either the United States or the Soviet Union in the Cold
War, or any other imperialistic nations, the Asian–African Conference was
held in Bandung, Java in April 1955, upon invitation extended by the Prime
Ministers of India, Pakistan, Burma, Ceylon, and Indonesia. This summit is
commonly known as the Bandung Conference.
• Reparation Agreement - On August 12, 1955, President Magsaysay
informed the Japanese government, through Prime Minister Ichiro
Hatoyama, that the Philippines accepted the Neri-Takazaki agreement.
[2]
In view of political developments in Japan, the Japanese Prime
Minister could only inform the Philippine government of the Japanese
acceptance of said agreement on March 15, 1956. The official
Reparations agreement between the two government was finally
signed at Malacañang Palace on May 9, 1956, thus bringing to a rather
satisfactory conclusion this long drawn controversy between the two
countries.
D. SOCIO-CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
• Magsaysay perpetuating the colonial pattern of the nation's economy,
and was also responsible for the passage of the Anti-subversion Law,
which curtailed the citizens' democratic rights of assembly, free speech,
and belief.
• He pass law that could give be more beneficial to people, this idea was
for the entity was to make available some rural credits.
• Records show that it did grant, in this wise, almost ten million dollars.
This administration body next devoted its attention to cooperative
marketing.
III. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
• Corruption among cabinet members and the
endless attempts to bribe the president were
the most common issues of that time where
corruptions was very rampant among
government officials and President
Magsaysay was among the very few who
resisted and had zero tolerance against
corruption.
III. ANALYSIS, SUMMARY AND
CONCLUSION
Analysis, Summary and Conclusion
• Ramon Magsaysay was dubbed as “the guy” because many
considered him as the president who really connected and
represented the common man being a president with a
sympathetic heart to the masses. He even opened
Malacañang to the public. His death was presented with
issues telling that his plane didn’t actually crashed but it
was sneaked in with a bomb that caused the plane crash of
the president.
• In his honor, the Ramon Magsaysay
Award, considered "Asia's Nobel Prize,"
was established in 1957. In the spirit of
Ramon Magsaysay's leadership, the award
recognizes integrity and courage among
individuals and organizations in Asia.
References
• http://www.slideshare.net/ArnelSSI
• http://www.gov.ph/2011/03/17/ramon-magsaysay/
• http://www.biography.com/people/ramon-magsaysay-40218
• http://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Magsaysay
• http://www.slideshare.net/ArnelSSI/ramon-magsaysay-3373223
• http://historicphilippines.com/historically-important-filipinos/magsaysay-champion-of-the-people/
• http://www.biography.com/people/ramon-magsaysay-40218
• The Presidents of the Philippines
Eduardo Bananal
• Philippine History and Government with Constitution
Porf. Ramces M. Dili, ET. Al.
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• “Philippines Golden Years”

• Trade And Industry Flourished.

• “The Philippines Ranked Second In Asia's Clean And Well-governed Countries.”

• Passed the “Agricultural Credit And Cooperative

• Bandung Conference - Billed as an all-Oriental meet to promote Afro-Asian

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