Magsaysay is a veteran politician that came from the same political family of former President Ramon Magsaysay. He first served as the Governor of Zambales in 1968-1986. He relinquished the post after the EDSA Revolution of 1986.
He made his first attempt to return to the Philippine political scene, when he ran for senator in 1987 under the Grand Alliance for Democracy. In 1992 he accepted the invitation of former First Lady Imelda Marcos as her vice presidential candidate under the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (where he ironically has ties to this day as an associate member) in the 1992 presidential elections. He eventually ended up second to the last, garnering 3.4 percent of the total vote.
He successfully staged a political comeback in the 1998 elections when he again ran for the Governorship of Zambales. He won the said election and was subsequently re-elected in 2001 and 2004.
To the surprise of everyone, he accepted the nomination of Lakas CMD to run in the May 14, 2007 midterm elections under the Team Unity umbrella. His name wasn't mentioned in any previous surveys before being selected in February 10, 2007
This is the full version of his TV Ad. He lost in the 2007 May, Philippine election.
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