Did pop music help elect Ramon Magsaysay? – in pictures

  • Edward Geary Lansdale, who died in 1987, was a US Air Force officer who served in the Office of Strategic Services and the Central Intelligence Agency. Getty
    Edward Geary Lansdale, who died in 1987, was a US Air Force officer who served in the Office of Strategic Services and the Central Intelligence Agency. Getty
  • Rosita de La Vega sings at a Manila nightclub, circa 1953. Photo: Weekend Magazine
    Rosita de La Vega sings at a Manila nightclub, circa 1953. Photo: Weekend Magazine
  • The lyrics to the song 'Mambo Magsaysay'. Photo: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
    The lyrics to the song 'Mambo Magsaysay'. Photo: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
  • Ramon Magsaysay, president of the Phillipines from 1953 to 1957. Getty Images
    Ramon Magsaysay, president of the Phillipines from 1953 to 1957. Getty Images
  • Huk guerrilla leader and founder of the Communist struggle in the Philippines, Luis Taruc, in 1950 disproves government claims of his demise by posing with a newspaper dated July 1. He is surrounded by members of his guerrilla band. AFP
    Huk guerrilla leader and founder of the Communist struggle in the Philippines, Luis Taruc, in 1950 disproves government claims of his demise by posing with a newspaper dated July 1. He is surrounded by members of his guerrilla band. AFP
  • Photographed at Manila International Airport in December 1960 are, from left: Dario Arellano, Manny Manahan, Edward Lansdale, Johnny Orendain and Oscar Arellano. Photo: Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Centre, Maxwell Air Force Base
    Photographed at Manila International Airport in December 1960 are, from left: Dario Arellano, Manny Manahan, Edward Lansdale, Johnny Orendain and Oscar Arellano. Photo: Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Centre, Maxwell Air Force Base
  • Mr Lansdale plays the harmonica while on deployment. Photo: American Folklife Centre, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
    Mr Lansdale plays the harmonica while on deployment. Photo: American Folklife Centre, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
  • Johnny Orendain, a lawyer turned key ally of the CIA in Manila as the US sought to defeat the Communists. Victor Besa
    Johnny Orendain, a lawyer turned key ally of the CIA in Manila as the US sought to defeat the Communists. Victor Besa