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Died. Francis Burton Harrison, 83, onetime (1903-05, 1907-13) U.S. Representative from New York, onetime (1913-21) Governor General of the Philippines, who strongly advocated a Philippine republic, was the first American to become a naturalized Filipino (1936), became known as the "grandfather" of Philippine independence; of a heart ailment; in Flemington...
Coming Man. But neither machine-made Garcia or airbrushed Manahan carried off the hearts of Filipino voters. By a turn unprecedented in Filipino history, that was achieved by fiery Diosdado Macapagal, 47, who not only won election as Vice President on the opposition Liberal ticket but racked up more votes than President Garcia himself. In doing so, he defeated the man the U.S. most wanted to see defeated-Garcia's running mate, Jose Laurel Jr., a pouchy-eyed lover of nightclubs and strong drink who remarked to one Nacionalista audience: "To hell with the Americans." Laurel's campaign...
...self-made, self-assured man born in a rural Luzon slum and schooled in law and economics at Manila's Santo Tomas University, Macapagal (pronounced Mah-cah-pah-gahl) showed himself to be more like Magsaysay than any other candidate in getting through to ordinary Filipino voters. Sweeping 46% of the vote in his upset victory, he emerged as an odds-on favorite for the presidency four years hence...
Three weeks hence, uncertain, often intimidated, frequently bewildered, the Filipino voter will troop to the polls. His trip might be halted by party workers passing out "peso sandwiches"−a couple of crisp bills pressed between two sample ballots. His vote may or may not be counted. As of this week, there was no indication that he would get a proper answer to the question he asked when his beloved Ramon Magsaysay died. The question was and is: "Who will take care...
...crash also killed 25 others in his party. One passenger on the ill-fated plane, a Filipino newspaperman, miraculously survived. He was brought out by farmers...