Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.

Ramón Banzon Magsaysay, Jr. (born June 5, 1938) is a political figure and senator of the Philippines.

Early life and career

Magsaysay Jr. was born in Manila to former President Ramón Magsaysay and Luz Banzon. He was 15 when his father was elected president and was 18 when his father died in a plane crash in Cebu. He graduated in De La Salle College in Manila where he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He pursued post-graduate studies in 1962 at Harvard School of Business Administration in Boston, Massachusetts, and spent another year in New York University Graduate School of Business Administration. In 1960 he worked as an engineer trainee at Procter and Gamble Philippines. From 1961 to 1962, he was a supervising engineer for operations for Caltex Philippines.

Business career

After a productive four-year in Congress he returned to work in the private sector where he ventured into various industries including garment manufacturing and export, semi-conductor, and travel and tourism. Armed with his business education and engineering skills, Jun pioneered the cable television business in the country. Today, with over 550 cable operators nationwide, the cable TV industry business has turned into a P2-billion a year industry. In recognition of setting the blueprint for the sector, Magsaysay is known as The Father of Cable Television.

• 1969-1995 Reserve officer, Lt. Jr. Grade, Philippine Navy
• 1972-1995 Company president, Colorview CATV Inc.
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