Ramon Bagatsing

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Ramon Delaraga Bagatsing Sr. (August 19, 1916 – February 14, 2006) was a Filipino politician. He was the only Filipino of Indian ancestry and person with disability (an amputee) who served as 19th Mayor of Manila from 1971 to 1986. Bagatsing held the unique distinction of being the only person to survive both the Bataan Death March and the Plaza Miranda bombing in 1971. He was a military hero for the Liberation of Manila during the Second World War, and was a founding chairman of the Philippine Anti-Communist League under the Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League (APACL). Before occupying the city's highest office, Bagatsing served as a representative to Congress for Manila, member of Cabinet, lawyer, lay minister, and policeman. He earned the moniker "The Incorruptible" for his clean record in public service and for his unwavering anti-graft and corruption stance.

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