 With the <unk> @-@ born <unk> <unk> as its first elected mayor in 1952 ( all mayors were appointed prior to this ) , Manila underwent The Golden Age , once again earning its status as the " Pearl of the <unk> " , a moniker it earned before the Second World War . After <unk> 's term in the 1950s , Manila was led by Antonio <unk> for most of the 1960s . Ramon <unk> ( an Indian @-@ <unk> ) was mayor for nearly the entire 1970s until the 1986 People Power Revolution . <unk> <unk> , <unk> , and <unk> are often collectively considered as the " Big Three of Manila " less for their rather long <unk> as the city 's chief executive ( continuously for over three decades , from 1952 – 1986 ) , but more for their <unk> contribution to the development and progress of the city and their lasting legacy in <unk> the quality of life and welfare of the people of Manila . 
