Carlos p garcia

Servant Leader with a Vision of Hope

Pres. Ramon Magsaysay commanded the admiration, respect and affection of people because he was a simple, humble man; because he cared for all people as individuals and believed in their dignity and importance; and because he had the courage of his convictions.

His objective was to improve the lot of his fellow Filipinos and he approached the task with selfless devotion. He was convinced that the government, to last and to be sound, must have integrity and reflect the will of the people.

A man of greatness of spirit, he saw his fellow human beings born with the right to live in liberty and happiness. He was angered at injustice and the violation of high principles. He worked to build a nation—a world—in which all people were free and lived in honor and peace with one another.

The world is richer and better because Ramon Magsaysay lived. His spirit will continue to be an inspiration. He exemplifies the highest type of leadership.

Synopsis

This biography of the great President Ramon Magsaysay deals with his astounding life in political, historical and personal terms. It goes from his miraculous survivalas a child to his swashbuckling guerilla days to his stirring moments as a world-renowned charismatic figure who "blazed like a meteor across Philippine skies." He was generaly referred to as the "Man of the Masses," owing to his popularity among the common man -- from the lowliest worker in the city slums to the humblest of peasants in far-flung barrios. Yet he became a celebrated figure who thrilled the imagination of the high, rich and might of the Free World. The United States government even issued a postage stamp in his honor to recognize his singular feat as the first , and in his time, the only leader to recognize his communist insurgency when communism had not tasted a single defeat, was advancing everywhere in the world and terrify whole populations in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. But it was not what he did, but who and wh