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Ramón Delaraga Bagatsing (August 19, 1916 – February 14, 2006) was the longest-serving Mayor of Manila. He is the only Indian Filipino and person with disability (as an amputee) to serve as Mayor of the City of Manila from 1971 to 1986. Bagatsing also holds the unique distinction of being the only person to survive both the Bataan Death March and the military hero for the Liberation of Manila during the Second World War and the Plaza Miranda bombing in 1971. Before occupying the city's highest office, Bagatsing also served as a Representative to Congress for Manila, member of Cabinet, lawyer, lay minister, and policeman. He earned the moniker "The Incorruptible" for his clean record in public service and for his unwavering anti-graft and corruption stance. ==Early life and military career== Bagatsing was born on August 19, 1916, in Fabrica, Sagay, Negros Occidental to Amado Bagatsing (Filipinised from ''Bhagat Singh'', (パンジャーブ語:ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ), ''Bhagat'' meaning "devotee" and ''Singh'' meaning "lion"), a Punjabi immigrant of the Jat tribe from British India, and Dionisia Delaraga, a native Filipina. The young Ramón worked as a bus conductor, night watchman, and security guard to augment his basic and school expenses. To escape the hardships of poverty, he left his home province for Manila. Bagatsing began his stint as a patrolman with the Manila Police Department from 1939 to 1941. When the Second World War broke out in 1941, he enlisted with the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). He began as a First Sergeant from 1941 to 1943, was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1944, then to Captain in 1945, and Major in 1946. He is a survivor of the Bataan Death March, where he was able to escape from soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.〔(Farewell to former Manila Mayor Dr. Ramon D. Bagatsing: A civic leader, war veteran, lawyer, business executive, religious lay leader, and legislator )〕 For his military service, Bagatsing was awarded the American Defense Ribbon, the Philippine Defense Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Plaque of the Silver Kris of the Philippine Veterans Federation. He was National Commander of the Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor and a member of the Philippine Veterans Legion, American Legion and American Disabled Veterans. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ramon Bagatsing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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