Claro Mayo Recto, (born Feb. 8, 1890, Tiaong, Phil.—died Oct. 2, 1960, Rome, Italy), statesman and leader of the “Filipino-first” movement that attacked U.S. “neo-colonialism” in the Philippines.
During the Japanese occupation in World War II, Recto served in the government of José Laurel. After the war, he was elected for two terms, in 1949 and 1955, to the Senate of the, by then, independent Philippines.
During the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay (1953–57), he became prominent in the struggle against excessive U.S. influence on the islands.
He campaigned for repudiation of the Bell Act, which gave the United States unequal trade advantages; demanded acknowledgment of Philippine ownership of U.S. military bases on the islands; and proposed the Omnibus Nationalization Act to nationalize almost every large economic enterprise, including foreign-owned ones.
In 1957 Recto broke away from the Nacionalistas and joined the new Nationalist Citizens’ Party, advocating neutrality in foreign relations and economic independence from U.S. interests. He ran unsuccessfully as its candidate for president in 1957.
Claro Mayo Recto | Filipino statesman . (2022, February 4). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 16, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claro-Mayo-Recto
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Claro Mayo Recto, (born Feb. 8, 1890, Tiaong, Phil.—died Oct. 2, 1960, Rome, Italy), statesman and leader of the “Filipino-first” movement that attacked U.S. “neo-colonialism” in the Philippines.
Claro Mayo Recto | Filipino statesman . (2022, February 4). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 16, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claro-Mayo-Recto