24 Facts About Manuel Manahan

Manuel Perez Manahan was a Filipino politician, journalist, businessman, and rural development advocate.

Manuel Manahan was a key government official during the administration of president Ramon Magsaysay, best known for his stint as the head of the Presidential Complaints and Action Commission.

Manuel Manahan served as Senator of the Philippines from 1961 until 1967.

Manuel Manahan finished high school in 1933 at the Ateneo de Manila, and acquired his bachelor of arts degree in 1937 at the same institution.

Manuel Manahan shared a crowded cell along with other prominent Filipinos such as Eulogio Rodriguez, Colonel Jose Olivares, and Bienvenido de la Paz.

Manuel Manahan headed an anonymous organization responsible for screening prospective appointees of the Magsaysay administration for their moral fitness.

Manuel Manahan played a key role in four months of negotiations and the surrender of Luis Taruc, the leader of the communist group Hukbalahap, on 17 May 1954.

Soon, Manuel Manahan co-founded the Progressive Party of the Philippines together with Raul Manglapus.

Manuel Manahan served as its candidate for the presidential election, with Vicente Araneta as his running mate.

On September 7,1957, Manuel Manahan survived an assassination attempt while campaigning in Opon, Cebu.

Manuel Manahan eventually asked the police to release Baguio as soon as they confiscated his knife.

Manuel Manahan lost to Garcia in the presidential election, managing to rank in 3rd place with 20.90 percent of the vote.

Manuel Manahan became one of the candidates of the Alliance for the senatorial election.

However, Manuel Manahan was not able to win a seat in the Senate.

Under the coalition, Manuel Manahan made a second attempt for a seat in the Senate and succeeded.

Manuel Manahan served as a member of the Commission on Appointments.

Manuel Manahan worked on the decentralization bill together with longtime ally Manglapus, who was elected as Senator in the same year.

However, both were not successful in the election, with Manuel Manahan managing to acquire only 3 percent of the vote.

Manuel Manahan was named "Ama ng Kooperatiba" by President Corazon Aquino.

Manuel Manahan died due to heart failure on May 18,1994, in Caba, La Union.

Manuel Manahan was survived by his wife Constancia la Guardia, with whom he has ten children.

Manuel Manahan's daughter in law, Maria Socorro "Muffet" Manahan, the Executive Director of the Manuel P Manahan Foundation, was a candidate for the Philippine Senate representing the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas in the 2019 elections.

Manuel Manahan's brother, Constantino P Manhan, was a medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and was a founder of the Makati Medical Center, and his sister-in-law Elvira Ledesma Manahan was an actress and television talk show host.

Manuel Manahan's grandnephews, Johnny Manahan is a television personality, Joey Manahan, is a politician in Hawaii and Philip Manahan, is a public servant in the Department of the Interior and Local Government.