Ramon Magsaysay
Ramon Magsaysay
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay, Sr.was the seventh President of the Republic of the Philippines, serving from December 30, 1953 until his death in an aircraft disaster. An automobile mechanic, Magsaysay was appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerilla leader during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as Liberal Party congressman for Zambales before being appointed as Secretary of National Defense by President Elpidio Quirino. He was elected President under the banner of the...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 August 1907
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First of all, wala naman nangyayari, tumatagal ng tumatagal, hanggang naghihirap na lang ang taongbayan (Nothing is happening, it is just getting prolonged and the people are suffering),
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Biazon basically stated what I would have stated if I were chairman of the committee on national defense which I was two years ago,
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I had a very difficult and complex relationship with my father, ... It was only when I was 15 years old that I was able to breathe a little and realize all that my father had done.
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whose deep love of country constantly guided her work ethics as evidenced by the high standards of professionalism and toughness she exuded as a public servant.
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The PIATCO contract was not entered into by the administration, it was in fact nullified by it. The North Rail, and other government projects and charges of diversion allegations of public funds for campaign activities, are also not borne out by facts.
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As a senior member of our family and a respected senator of the land, Sen. Magsaysay holds my highest esteem and respect. It is in this light that I am again explaining that my decision was based on my sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and to work for the interests of our people.
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Atty. Yorac received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2004 for her unyielding determination to recover $684 million ill-gotten wealth for the government, after 17 years of complex and intense litigation,
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It is in this aspect and also in providing the loan component of the program that we are expecting the support of the government and private financing institutions. We are also looking forward for the support and participation of the local government units on the matter,
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challenging Indonesians to expose corruption and claim their right to clean government.
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Energy Engineering started first in IIT Kharagpur in 1983 and mine was the third batch. It was definitely not a popular course. It was basically an amalgamation of nuclear, mechanical, chemical engineering, etc. But I don't think it was a big factor because if we look, most of them joined the IT sectors and not the energy sector.
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The problem is the policy makers don't have practitioners in the policy team. You won't make an IT policy without consulting a Narayan Murthy or Nandan Nilekani. But for energy, people think they know everything and they know what to do for it. That's how the policies are created in Delhi and that needs to change.
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Substantial progress was made in spreading our foreign trade to other areas. Our total trade with Northwest Europe in the first 8 months of last year was 42.3 per cent above the corresponding period the year previous, and our total trade with Asia was up 13.5 per cent. For the first time since 1919, the United States in the first 8 months of 1956 accounted for less than 60 percent of our total trade.
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If you look at a farmer and his daily expenditure on existing energy services, it is much higher on an incremental delta basis. And then there is an emotional cost of not providing their kids with the right to educate. If you calculate these costs in economic terms and create a financing mechanism for them to buy it, the emotional delta cost is much higher compared to their household.
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Comparatively there is a much more awareness about energy resources in other countries and especially in the US and European countries. Also people there are much more serious about what they do. Here, people are more concerned about getting a 'degree' rather than this.