Zambales marks Magsaysay's death anniversary

Government officials, war veterans, and plain citizens in Zambales paid tribute to the late President Ramon Magsaysay Sr. here on Tuesday, as the province commemorated the death anniversary of its most beloved son.

- By HENRY EMPENO

Magsaysay, the seventh President of the Philippines, died 69 years ago on March 17, 1957 when his presidential plane “Mt. Pinatubo” crashed into Mt. Manunggal in Cebu shortly after takeoff.

Zambales Board Member Jun Rundstedt Ebdane, who represented Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., led Tuesday’s commemoration, along with Vice Gov. Jacqueline Khonghun, Castillejos Mayor Jeffrey Khonghun, and representatives from the National Historical Commission.