It was renamed after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239.

[5] Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960.

[6] Ramon Magsaysay is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.

Poverty Incidence of Ramon Magsaysay Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

This article about a location in Zamboanga Peninsula region is a stub.