Raul Manglapus
| Raul S. Manglapus | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1987 – October 9, 1987 |
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In office December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1967 |
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| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office October 15, 1987 – June 30, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Yan |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Romulo |
| Personal details | |
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Raúl Sevilla Manglapus October 20, 1918 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | July 25, 1999 (aged 80) Muntinlupa, Philippines |
| Spouse(s) | Pacita La O |
Raúl Sevilla Manglapus (October 20, 1918, Manila – July 25, 1999, Muntinlupa) was a prominent post-World War II Filipino politician. He co-founded the reformist Progressive Party of the Philippines and the Christian Democratic Socialist Movement in 1968 (later renamed the National Union of Christian Democrats).
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.
He was married to Pacita La O. His father was Congressman Valentin Manglapus of Ilocos Sur, and his mother the former Justina Sevilla of Malabon, Rizal.
Manglapus graduated from the Ateneo de Manila AB '39 summa cum laude and excelled in oratory. His prize-winning oration, "In Defense of the Tao", (the Common Man), capped extraordinary scholastic achievements which earned him the respect of President Manuel L. Quezon who attended the contest for the sole purpose of hearing Manglapus speak.
During World War II Manglapus was the voice in the "Voice of Freedom" broadcasts from the beleaguered Filipino-American forces on Bataan and Corregidor, serving under Gen. Douglas MacArthur. An authentic hero, he was tortured to the brink of death by the Japanese in Fort Santiago. He was fittingly a member of the Philippine delegation who witnessed the signing of the Instrument of Surrender by the Japanese on board the USS Missouri on 2 September 1945.
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