1.

) Emilio Aguinaldo

First Philippine President

Term of Office: March 22, 1897 April 1, 1901

Complete name: Emilio Famy Aguinaldo
Nickname: Miong
Birthplace: Kawit, Cavite
Born: March 22, 1869
Died: February 6, 1964
Resting place: Aguinaldo Shrine
Spouse(s): Hilaria Del Rosario, Maria Agoncillo
Occupation(s): Soldier, Manager, Teacher
School Attended: Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of coronary thrombosis
Children: Miguel, Carmen, Emilio Jr., Mara and Cristina
2.) Manuel Luis M. Quezon

2nd President of the Philippines

1st President of the Philippine Commonwealth

Term of office: August 29, 1916 November 15, 1935

Complete name: Manuel Luis Molina Quezon
Birthplace: Baler, Aurora
Born: August 19, 1878
Died: August 1, 1944
Resting place: Quezon City Memorial Circle
Spouse(s): Aurora Aragon
Occupation: Clerk, Surveyor, Fiscal, Councilor, Governor, Politician, Soldier, Lawyer
School Attended: Colegio de San Juan de Letran, University of Santo Tomas
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of Tuberculosis

3.) Jose P. Laurel

3rd President of the Philippines

Term of office: October 14, 1943 August 17, 1945

Complete name: Jose Paciano Garcia Laurel
Birthplace: Tanauan City, Batangas
Born: March 9, 1891
Died: November 6, 1959
Resting place: Tanauan City
Spouse(s): Pacencia Hidalgo
Occupation: Messenger, Clerk, Lawyer
School attended: University of the Philippines College of Law, University of Santo Tomas
, and Yale University (USA)
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of massive heart attack and a stroke

4.) Sergio Osmea

4th President of the Philippines

Term of office: 1 August 1944 28 May 1946

Complete name: Sergio Suico Osmea
Birthplace: Cebu City
Born: September 9, 1878
Died: October 19, 1961
Resting place: Manila North Cemetery
Spouse(s): Estefania Veloso (19011918), Esperanza Limjap (19201961)
Occupation: Courier, Journalist, Lawyer
School attended: University of San Carlos, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, University of
Santo Tomas
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of liver failure and breast cancer

5.) Manuel A. Roxas

5th President of the Philippines

Term of office: May 28, 1946 April 15, 1948

Complete name: Manuel Acua Roxas
Birthplace: Capiz
Born: January 1, 1892
Died: April 15, 1948
Resting place: Manila North Cemetery
Spouse(s): Trinidad De Leon
Occupation: Lawyer
School attended: Saint Josephs Academy (Hong Kong), Manila High School (Araullo
High School), University of Manila, University of the Philippines College of law
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of myocardial infarction
6.) Elpidio P. Quirino

6th President of the Philippines

Term of office: April 17, 1948 December 30, 1953

Complete name: Elpidio Rivera Quirino
Birthplace: Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Born: November 16, 1890
Died: February 29, 1956
Resting place: Manila South Cemetery
Spouse(s): Alicia Syquia
Occupation: Lawyer
School attended: University of the Philippines College of Law
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of heart attack
7.) Ramon D. Magsaysay

7th President of the Philippines

Term of office: December 30, 1953 March 17, 1957

Complete name: Ramon Del Fierro Magsaysay
Nickname: Mambo Magsaysay
Birthplace: Iba, Zambales
Born: August 31, 1907
Died: March 17, 1957
Resting place: Manila North Cemetery
Spouse(s): Luz Banzon
Occupation: Engineer, Chauffer, Mechanic, Soldier
School attended: University of the Philippines, Jose Rizal University
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of plane crash
Children: Teresita, Milagros and Ramon Jun Jr.

8.) Carlos P. Garcia

8th President of the Philippines

Term of office: March 17, 1957 December 30, 1961

Complete name: Carlos Polestico Garcia
Birthplace: Talibon, Bohol
Born: November 4, 1896
Died: June 14, 1971
Resting place: Libingan ng mga Bayani
Spouse(s): Leonila Dimataga
Occupation: Lawyer, Teacher, Poet, Public official, Guerilla leader
School attended: Silliman University, Philippine College of Criminology
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died from a fatal heart attack
Children: Linda
9.) Diosdado P. Macapagal

9th President of the Philippines

Term of office: December 30, 1961 December 30, 1965

Complete name: Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
Birthplace: Lubao, Pampanga
Born: September 28, 1910
Died: April 21, 1997
Resting place: Libingan ng mga Bayani
Spouse(s): Purita Dela Rosa, Evangelina Macaraeg
Occupation: Lawyer, Professor, Accountant
School attended: University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, and Philippine
Law School
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of heart failure, pneumonia and renal complications
10.) Ferdinand E. Marcos

10th President of the Philippines

Longest serving Philippine President

Term of office: December 30, 1965 February 25, 1986

Complete name: Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos
Nickname: Makoy/Strong man
Birthplace: Sarrat, Ilocos Norte
Born: September 11, 1917
Died: September 28, 1989
Resting place: Marcos Museum and Mausoleum
Spouse(s): Imelda Romualdez
Occupation: Lawyer, Soldier
School attended: University of the Philippines College of Law
Religious affiliation: Iglesia Filipina Independiente/Catholic
Death: Died of heart, kidney and lung ailments
11.) Corazon C. Aquino

11th President of the Philippines

First Woman Philippine President

Term of office: February 25, 1986 June 30, 1992

Complete name: Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino
Nickname: Cory/Tita Cory
Birthplace: Panique, Tarlac
Born: January 25, 1933
Died: August 1, 2009
Resting place: Manila Memorial Park,
Spouse(s): Benigno Aquino Jr.
Occupation: Housewife
School attended: College of Saint Mount Vincent
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Death: Died of colorectal cancer
Children: Maria Elena "Ballsy", Aurora Corazon "Pinky", Benigno Simeon Noynoy,
Victoria Elisa "Viel" and Kristina Bernadette Kris
12.) Fidel V. Ramos

12th President of the Philippines

Term of office: June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998

Complete name: Fidel Valdez Ramos
Nickname: Eddie, FVR
Birthplace: Lingayen, Pangasinan
Born: March 18, 1928
Spouse(s): Amelita Martinez
Occupation: Soldier, Civil Engineer
School attended: MAPUA Institute of Technology, US Military Academy, Ateneo De
Manila University, Silliman University, National Defense College of the
Philippines,University of Illinois in Urbana
Religious affiliation: United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Children: Angelina, Josephine, Carolina, Christine and Gl
13.) Joseph E. Estrada

13th President of the Philippines

Term of office: June 30, 1998 January 20, 2001

Complete name: Jose Marcelo Ejercito
Nickname: Erap
Birthplace: Tondo, Manila
Born: April 19, 1937
Spouse(s): Luisa Pimentel
Occupation: Actor, Businessman, Politician
School attended: Ateneo De Manila University, MAPUA Institute of Technology
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Children: Jose (Jinggoy), Jackie and Jude
14.) Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo

14th President of the Philippines

2nd Longest serving Philippine President

Term of office: January 20, 2001 June 30, 2010

Complete name: Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Birthplace: San Juan, Rizal
Born: April 5, 1947
Spouse(s): Jose Miquel Arroyo
Occupation: Economist, Professor
School attended: Georgetown University (USA), Assumption College, Ateneo De Manila
University and University of the Philippines
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Children: Juan Miguel, Evangelina Lourdes and Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria
15.) Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III

15th President of the Philippines

Term of office: June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2016

Complete name: Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III
Nickname: Noynoy,PNoy
Birthplace: Manila, Philippines
Born: February 8, 1960
Occupation: Politician
School attended: Ateneo de Manila University
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Emilio Aguinaldo (1869 1964)
The president of the first Philippine republic (1899). He started as a member of the
Magdalo Chapter of the Katipunan in Cavite, then was elected president of the
revolutionary government at the Tejeros Convention on March 22,1897, and, later,
Biak-na-Bato Republic. He proclaimed Philippine independence at Kawit on June 12,
1898. His capture foreshadowed the end of large-scale armed resistance to American
rule.

Manuel L. Quezon (1878-1944)

The first Filipino president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines under American rule.
He was president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. For advocating Filipino-language
amendments to the 1935 Constitution, he is known as the Father of the National
Language.

Jose P. Laurel (1891 1939)

President of the Second Republic from 1943 to 1945. He had been secretary of the
interior (1923), senator (1925 1931), delegate to the Constitutional Convention
(1934), and chief justice during the commonwealth. When World War II broke out, he
was instructed by Quezon to stay in Manila and deal with the Japanese to soften the
blow of enemy occupation. As president, he defended Filipino interests and resisted
Japanese efforts to draft Filipinos into the Japanese military service. Upon return of the
American forces, Laurel was imprisoned in Japan when Douglas Macarthur occupied
that country He was returned to the Philippines to face charges of treason, but these
were dropped when President Roxas issued an amnesty proclamation. In the Third
Republic, he was elected senator and negotiated the Laurel-Langley Agreement.
Sergio Osmea, Sr. (1878 1961)
The first Filipino national leader under the American regime as speaker of the Philippine
assembly and the second president of the Philippines (1944-1946).

Manuel Roxas (1892 1948)

The last president of the Philippine Commonwealth and the first president of the
republic (1946 1948).

Elpidio Quirino (18901956)

President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. As vice president during Manuel Roxass
term, he was also secretary of foreign affairs. He became president when Roxas died in
1948. He was elected president in his own right in 1949.

Ramon Magsaysay (1907 1957)

President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957. He had been President Quirinos
secretary of defense who was instrumental is suppressing the HUK rebellion. As
president, he persuaded Congress to pass the Agricultural Tenancy Act (1954). It was
during his term that the Retail Trade Nationalization Act was passed. He secured
revisions in the Bell Trade Act and was the first president to revise the US Military Bases
agreement to bring it more in line with Philippine interests.

Carlos P. Garcia (1896 1971)

President of the Philippines from 1957 to 1961. Remembered for his Filipino First Policy.
He was among the founders of the Association for Southeast Asia (1963), the precursor
of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Diosdado Macapagal (1910 1997)

President of the Republic of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965. He asked Congress to
pass the Agricultural Land Reform Code, which abolished share tenancy and installed a
leasehold system in its place; it finally passed on August 8, 1963. This was a significant
step toward resolving the agrarian problem. It was during his presidency that
Independence Day was moved from July 4 to June 12, the date when General
Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine independence in Cavite.

Ferdinand Marcos (1917 1989)

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Declared martial law on September 21,
1972. After the People Power revolution in February 1986, he was ousted from power
and lived in exile in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Corazon Cojuangco Aquino (1933 )

President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. With Salvador Laurel as running mate,
she led the opposition that overthrew the authoritarian government of Marcos, who
went into exile after the successful Peoples Power revolution of 1986. She first
established a revolutionary government under the Freedom Constitution, later replaced
by the Constitution of 1987, which served as the basis for reestablishing democracy

Fidel V. Ramos (1928 )

President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1997. As head of the Constabulary under
President Marcos, he was instrumental in helping to design and implement martial law.
Together with General Ponce Enrile and the RAM, he defected from the government in
1986 and joined the Peoples Power revolution that ousted Marcos from power. His
presidency is remembered for better integrating the national economy in the global
scheme.

Joseph Estrada (1937 )

President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. During his term in office, he was
arrested and stood trial at a congressional impeachment hearing on charges of
accepting bribes and corruption. While this trial was aborted when the senators voted
11 to 10 not to open incriminating evidence against him, he was ousted from power
anyway as a peaceful Peoples Power II revolution arose and called for his resignation
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (1947 )
President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004. She served as vice president under
President Estrada and became president when he was forced to step down for
malfeasance, through the Peoples Power II revolution. PGMA has confronted some of
the same obstacles as did her father, President Diosdado Macapagal, when he tried to
clean up corruption in government. Her government continues enjoy political legitimacy
in the face of opposition.

Benigno Aquino III (1960 )

President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. Was elected to a six-year term in May
2010.

Rodrigo Duterte (1945 )

Current president of the Philippines. Was elected to a six-year term in May 2016. Took
office on June 30. Known by the nickname Digong. A lawyer and politician of Visayan
descent from the southern island of Mindanao.

In the first four months of his term, President Duterte has made impressive progress in
asserting Philippine sovereignty and dignity in the international arena, in aligning the
country with Asian values instead of Hollywood-manufactured cultural norms, in the
fight against drugs, in uplifting the status of indigenous peoples and of our Muslim
brothers in the south, in putting an end to endo, in putting on notice corrupt
government officials, and in securing fishing privileges for Filipinos in waters that China
has been claiming as its own. He has also secured financial support from Japan and
promises from Russia.
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