Laurel garnered the biggest votes and was elected to the Senate in 1951, under the Nacionalista Party.
He was urged to run for President in 1953, but declined, working instead for the successful election of Ramon Magsaysay.
Magsaysay appointed Laurel head of a mission tasked with negotiating trade and other issues with United States officials, the result being known as the Laurel–Langley Agreement.
Laurel garnered the biggest votes and was elected to the Senate in 1951, under the Nacionalista Party. He was urged to run for President in 1953, but declined, working instead for the successful election of Ramon Magsaysay. Magsaysay appointed Laurel head of a mission tasked with negotiating trade and other issues with United States officials, the result being known as the Laurel–Langley Agreement.
Jose P. Laurel