Feel Good Throwback: Isa sa Pinakamaayong Mayor Sa Manila Sauna Ila-ilaha! One Great Man Worth to be Remembered.

[kit_cebu]

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we have one descendant in terms of character (tingali)...sadly, he's not running for a higher post than being a mayor.somewhere...

[cherie]

His name? Arsenio H. Lacson



The first mayor of Manila to be elected to three terms, Arsenio H. Lacson inherited a staggering debt of more than P20 million when he took over City Hall in 1951 after serving as congressman for one term. By 1959 he had managed to turn the city’s finances around. Lacson embarked on crusades to maintain peace and order and good government in Manila, firing incompetent employees and corrupt policemen.

All throughout his 10 years as mayor, Lacson maintained his radio program where he lambasted politicians of all stripes and dissected local and national issues. The programs were pre-recorded in order to edit out his expletives and occasional foul language. Sporting a broken nose from his amateur boxing days and his trademark aviator sunglasses, he earned the nickname “Arsenic” for his sharp tongue and penchant for whiskey even in daylight hours. He incurred the ire of Presidents Roxas and Quirino for his scathing criticism of their administrations. It was he who famously described then-neophyte councilor Ernesto Maceda, “so young yet so corrupt”. Lacson gained widespread attention as Mayor and even likened by TIME and The New York Times. Described by many as a good man with a bad mouth.



Had Lacson not suffered a fatal heart attack in 1962, the Nacionalista Party would’ve fielded him against President Diosdado Macapagal in the 1965 presidential elections instead of another politico he had humiliated when they served together in Congress – Ferdinand Marcos.

I just hope someone can make a documentary about his life. Knowing his Life Story can make you feel proud to be a Filipino.



(Source: Planet Philippines)

FERDINAND Marcos killed Arsenio H. Lacson secretly. So Macoy was able to run for President instead of Arsenio Lacson.

[bleedingboi]

Siya ba Mayor atong time nila Asyong Salonga?

[timoyans]

FERDINAND Marcos killed Arsenio H. Lacson secretly. So Macoy was able to run for President instead of Arsenio Lacson.

Too sad ka? Hmmm, halos tanan adtong panahona i pasangil ni mcoy para i hate xa sa mga taw. Hangyod karon gani ang pagka patay kang ninoy remains a conspiracy

[lhorenzoo]

thanks for the post ts . wa gyud gani ko kaila niya pero basing ani lang i think he was a good mayor . too sad , we are in dire need of politicians with these same traits ,nowadays it is too rare to find one

[Doge]

sakto gyud ang comment nga kutob nalang ta TBT ani, it maybe pessimistic but the Philippines has really no chance of being prosperous again, nada, nein, nyet, non!

kung wala pani gi post di gyud ko kaila ana tawhana hehe

[graphicare]

Natsismis sad sauna na pagkamatay ani ni Arsenio niadtong April 15, 1962, kauban daw ang iya uyab sauna na si Charito Solis sa usa ka kwarto ug namatay kini in the act of...you know na hehehe...pero walay basehan ang maong balita kay gihimakak man kini sa actress ug gipakatap lang kini sa mga tawo na nakontra ni Arsenio...pero dugay dyod nawala ning tsismisa, as based on my research.

well down below is the picture of Charito Solis in the 1960's.




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thanks for the post ts . wa gyud gani ko kaila niya pero basing ani lang i think he was a good mayor . too sad , we are in dire need of politicians with these same traits ,nowadays it is too rare to find one

hahaha...thanks sad, naa man goy nag-istorya nako niini maong akoa naukay ning tawhana. Yes, its too rare to find one, but I think Dick Gordon usa pa sa mga masaligan na tawo sa politics, kay kaning tawhana wa dyod nadato bisan namayor na ug senador sauna.

[emberjim]

Gahi sad gyud ug nawong, klaro na sakto ang kaisog ug baruganan.. Daghan pa man ta inana na klase sa tao ron sa ato palibot or even naa na sa mga tagsa-tagsa sa katungdanan, apan ang naka-apan kaya ra kaau sila hugaw-hugawan, kay kung unsa ta ka updated sa informasyon ang mga tao mao sad kadali mapatoo...

Nganung naa man throwback diri nga current events man dapat.

Bitaw noh? sakto sad... Pero recently ra sad gud na-uso ang throwback... So para ni sa throwback mania ni na event... Hehehe

[digitalsuperman]

Nganung naa man throwback diri nga current events man dapat.

[nzo]

[QUOTE=graphicare;16661028][COLOR=#4D4D4D][FONT=Georgia]His name? Arsenio H. Lacson



...Lacson was born in Talisay City, Negros Occidental

...kani jud mga taga amoa oh hahahaha but thanks for the post proud to know one of the best mayors were born in my hometown