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This document provides brief biographies of the presidents of the Philippines from Emilio Aguinaldo in 1899 to the current president Rodrigo Duterte. It outlines key facts about each president such as their terms in office, notable policies and achievements, and historical context. Some of the presidents discussed include Manuel Quezon who established Tagalog as the national language, Ferdinand Marcos who declared martial law, and Corazon Aquino who restored democracy after Marcos. The document serves as a high-level overview of the leaders of the Philippines over the past century.

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President (NSTP)

This document provides brief biographies of the presidents of the Philippines from Emilio Aguinaldo in 1899 to the current president Rodrigo Duterte. It outlines key facts about each president such as their terms in office, notable policies and achievements, and historical context. Some of the presidents discussed include Manuel Quezon who established Tagalog as the national language, Ferdinand Marcos who declared martial law, and Corazon Aquino who restored democracy after Marcos. The document serves as a high-level overview of the leaders of the Philippines over the past century.

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Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901)

 First president of the Philippines


 He waved the Philippine flag in declaring the
independence of the Philippines in 1898
 Signed the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, creating a truce
between the Spanish and Philippine revolutionaries

Manuel L. Quezon (1935-1944)


 First president to be a lawyer
 Approved Tagalog/Filipino as the national
language of the Philippines
 first president under the Commonwealth

José P. Laurel (1943–1945)


 With his family, established the Lyceum of the
Philippines
 Since the early 1960s, Laurel considered a
legitimate president of the Philippines

Sergio Osmeña(1944 -1946)


 First Visayan to become president
 Became president at 65, making him the
oldest person to hold office

Manuel Roxas (1946-1948)


 Under his term, the Philippine Rehabilitation
Act and Philippine Trade Act laws were
accepted by Congress
 The third (and last) president under the
Commonwealth
Elpidio Quirino (1948-1953)
 Created Social Security Commission
 Created Integrity Board to monitor graft and
p corruption

Ramon Magsaysay (1953-1957)


 First president sworn into office wearing
Barong Tagalog during inauguration
 Chairman of the Committee on Guerrilla
Affairs
 Presidency referred to as the Philippines'
"Golden Years" for its lack of corruption

Carlos P. Garcia (1957-1961)


 Known for “Filipino First Policy,” which favored
Filipino businesses over foreign investors
 He became president when Magsaysay died in
1957.
 Cultural arts was revived during his term

Diosdado Macapagal (1961-1965)


 Signed the Minimum Wage Law
 Declared June 12, 1898 to be Philippines’
Independence Day

Ferdinand Marcos (1965-1986)


 First president to win a second term
 Declared Martial Law on Sept. 22, 1972
 Increased the size of Philippine military and
armed forces
Corazon Aquino (1986-1992)
 First woman to be president of the Philippines
or any Asian country
 Restored democracy
 Abolished the 1973 Marcos Constitution and
ushered in the new Constitution of the
Philippines

Fidel Ramos (1992-1998)


 Death penalty reinstated while he was in office
 Signed peace agreement with the rebel Moro
National Liberation Front

Joseph Estrada (1998-2001)


 During his presidency Moro Islamic Liberation
Front headquarters and camps were captured
 Among the “Magnificent 12” who voted to
terminate the agreement that allows for U.S.
control of Clark Airbase and Subic Naval Base

Gloria Macapagal - Aroyo (2001-2010)


 Second female president
 eVAT Law was implemented under her term

Benigno Aquino III (2010-2016)


 Created the no "wang-wang" (street siren)
 Initiated K-12 education in the Philippines
Rodrigo Duterte (2016-Present)
 Signed Proclamation No. 216 declaring a 60-
day martial law in Mindanao following clashes
between the AFP and the Maute group in
Marawi,
 Boracay clean-up
 Support for federalism

References:

https://soapboxie.com/world-politics/Presidents-of-the-Philippines-and-their-Achievements-and-
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Rodrigo_Duterte#:~:text=Duterte%20started%20a
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