Magsaysay Administration Programs Domestic Policies Presidents Action Body On the inauguration day, President Magsaysay ordered the

gates of Malacaan Palace open to all. People were allowed to freely visit all the dependencies of the presidential mansion. Later, this was regulated to a weekly visit only. Agrarian Reform 1. National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA) - To amplify and stabilize the functions of the Economic Development Corps (EDCOR) - This body took over from the EDCOR and helped in the giving some sixty five thousand acres to three thousand indigent families for settlement purposes 2. Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Administration (ACCFA) - To make available rural credits. - It did grant, in this wise, almost ten million dollars. Laws: Republic Act No. 1160 of 1954Abolished the LASEDECO and established the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA) to resettle dissidents and landless farmers. It was particularly aimed at rebel returnees providing home lots and farmlands in Palawan and Mindanao. Republic Act No. 1199 (Agricultural Tenancy Act of 1954) governed the relationship between landowners and tenant farmers by organizing share-tenancy and leasehold system. The law provided the security of tenure of tenants. It also created the Court of Agrarian Relations. Republic Act No. 1400 (Land Reform Act of 1955) Created the Land Tenure Administration (LTA) which was responsible for the acquisition and distribution of large tenanted rice and corn lands over 200 hectares for individuals and 600 hectares for corporations. Republic Act No. 821 (Creation of Agricultural Credit Cooperative Financing Administration) Provided small farmers and share tenants loans with low interest rates of six to eight percent

HUKBALAHAP In early 1954, Benigno Aquino, Jr. was appointed by President Ramn Magsaysay to act as personal emissary to Lus Taruc, leader of the Hukbalahap, a rebel group. With the all out anti-dissidence campaigns against the Huks, they numbered less than 2,000 by 1954 and without the protection and support of local supporters, active Huk resistance no longer presented a serious threat to Philippine security.

Foreign Policies SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) a.k.a Manila Pact Established in Manila on Sept. 8, 1954 during the "Manila Conference" The administration of President Magsaysay was active in the fight against the expansion of communism in the Asian region. SEATO is generally considered a failure because internal conflict and dispute hindered general use of the SEATO military However, SEATO-funded cultural and educational programs left longstanding effects in Southeast Asia. SEATO was dissolved on 30 June 1977 after many members lost interest and withdrew.

Reparation agreement The Japanese government would pay eight hundred million dollars as reparations. Payment was to be made in this wise: Twenty million dollars would be paid in cash in Philippine currency; thirty million dollars, in services; five million dollars, in capital goods; and two hundred and fifty million dollars, in long-term industrial loans

Defense Council Joint United States-Philippines Defense Council was held in Manila following the end of the Manila Conference.

Laurel-Langley Agreement The Magsaysay administration negotiated the Laurel-Langley Agreement which was a trade agreement between the Philippines and the United States which was signed in 1955 and expired in 1974.

Bandung Conference Billed as an all Oriental meet to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism orneocolonialism by either the United States or the Soviet Union in the Cold War, or any other imperialistic nations, the AsianAfrican Conference was held in Bandung (Java) in April 1955

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