Appointment at Mount Manunggal

Mar 17, 1966

0h 26m

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The Champion of the Filipino Masses

Overview

This documentary paints the life of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957), from being a simple mechanic, a wartime guerilla leader, and as president of the Philippines, leading up to his death in a plane crash in Mount Manunggal, Cebu.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

LVN Pictures

National Media Production Center

Kodak Cinelabs Philippines

Color Laboratories

Sound Tamaraw Studios

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Narrator

Vic Silayan

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Appointment at Mount Manunggal

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