MAGSAYSAY IS MY GUY

Ramon Magsaysay was the

Philippine president best loved by
the common tao. He regarded
the Presidency as a sacred trust
which must never be tainted by
the slightest shadow of suspicion
One he found out that one of his
brothers was making monkey
business, he didn’t even give his
brother a chance to deny it. He
promptly socked him. He expected
his close relations to be
incorruptible or else…
He fired his executive secretary for
endorsing the promotion of his brother
in-law as an attached to the
Washington Embassy. He cancelled the
government’s contract with a shipping
magnate who was his cousin even
though that contract had been signed
long before Magsaysay came into
power.
His brother Jesus had to go to
Indonesia to do his business lest he
arouse suspicion here. His brother
Genaro had to lie low during his
term of office. Magsaysay was
best remembered as “the man
who broke the backbone of
communism in the Philippines.”
He was a man of lively
temperament, quick in speech, in
movement and, in decision. One of
his marked characteristics was his
great indignation against any form
of injustice and oppression.
He was much at home with people
from all walks of life with great as
well as the lowly, with the wealthy
as well as the poorest man on the
street. He had identified himself
with the masses – the common
tao. He was always friendly and
frank.
As president, Magsaysay opened
the gates of Malacañang to the
common people. He also went out
to all parts of the islands, even to
the remotest barrios to find out for
himself what the people needed
and to solve their problem as best
as he could.
He went by plane, by car, by jeep
and even long distances just to be
with the people he wished to serve.
But his term as president was short-
lived. He died in a plane crash and
the entire nation mourned his
death.
1. The Philippine President best
loved by the masses was
a, Ramon Magsaysay
b. Ferdinand E. Marcos
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Elpidio Quirino
2. He is best remembered as
a, The man who died in a plane crash
b. The man who broke the backbone
of communism in the Philippines
c. the man who shook hands with the
poor
d. the man who opened the gates of
Malacañang to the people.
3. This President has identified
himself with the;
a, educated
b. rich
c. masses
d. politicians
4. He was always against;
a, Oppression and injustice
b. graft and corruption
c. lingering illness
d. heart attack
5. He died from;
a, assassination
b. plane crash
c. lingering illness
d. heart attack
6. He always felt at home with;
a, the rich
b. the poor
c. the politicians
d. the people
7. He can be best described as
a, kind and humorous
b. slow and witty
c. intelligent and sociable
d. friendly and frank
8. His term as President was;
a, to short
b. just right
c. quite long
d. very very long
9. In his death, he had left
a, much work undone
b. much money
c. much debts
d. a clean record
10. His untimely death was
mourned by;
a, his family
b. his party
c. his own mates
d. the entire nation