Raul Manglapus was a great politician, yet he never got elected President of the Philippines. Many sources claim that a newspaper columnist called Manglapus "the best President we never had". Who called Manglapus that, and if it is possible to know, when and where did he do so?
2007-10-16 21:55:13 · 2 answers · asked by princesse_laya 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I will actually answer the question and not paste wiki...
It was Rafael Salas.
http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2007/03/18/OPED2007031889798.html
2007-10-21 07:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was appointed as the Philippines' youngest-ever foreign minister in 1957, and was elected to a national senate seat by a landslide in 1961. He also ran for President in 1965 but lost to eventual dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He returned to the foreign affairs post in 1987 as a member of the cabinet of President Corazon Aquino. A statesman of towering stature, he is best summed up by a Philippine newspaper columnist as "...the best President we never had."
2007-10-17 06:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋