Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 (and seventh president overall) from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957

1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash

The 1957 crash of a Douglas C-47 plane named "Mt. Pinatubo" on the slopes of Mount Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines, killed the 7th President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay, and 24 other passengers. The crash is estimated to have occurred at 1:40:00 AM, March 17, 1957, Philippine Standard Time...

. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.
Ramon F. Magsaysay was born in Iba, Zambales

Iba, Zambales

Iba is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Zambales. According to the latest census, it has a population of 44,344 people in 7,260 households....

 on August 31, 1907 to Exequiel Magsaysay, a blacksmith, and Perfecta del Fierro, a schoolteacher.