Presidents of the

Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869 – February
6, 1964)
Aguinaldo became the Philippines' first President. He
was also the youngest (at age 29) to have become the
country's president, and the longest-lived (having
survived to age 94).
The insurgent First Philippine Republic was formally
established with the proclamation of the Malolos
Constitution on January 21, 1899 in Malolos,
Bulacan and endured until the capture of Emilio
Aguinaldo by the American Forces on March 23, 1901
in Palanan, Isabela which effectively dissolved the
First Republic.
Manuel Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina

(August 19, 1878 in Baler, Tayabas, Philippines – August 1,

1944 in Saranac Lake, New York, United States)
The first Filipino president of the Commonwealth of The
Philippines under U.S. colonial rule in the first half of the 20th
century. He is considered by most Filipinos to have been the
second President of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo.
He has the distinction of being the first Senate President
elected to the presidency, the first president elected through
a national election, and the first incumbent to secure re-
election (for a partial second term, later extended, due to
amendments to the 1935 Constitution). He is known as the
"Father of the National Language".
José Paciano Laurel y García
José Paciano Laurel y García (March 9, 1891 –
November 6, 1959) was the president of the
Japanese-sponsored Republic of The
Philippines during World War II, from 1943 to
1945.

Laurel was not subsequently officially

recognized as a Philippine president until the
administration of Diosdado Macapagal.
Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña y Suico (September 9, 1878 –
October 19, 1961) was the second President of
the Commonwealth. He was Vice President
under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the
presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944. He
was a founder of Nacionalista Party.
Osmeña is the patriarch of the
prominent Osmeña, which includes his son
(former Senator Sergio Osmeña .) and his
grandsons (senators Sergio Osmeña
III and John Henry Osmeña), ex-governor (Lito
Osmeña and Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña).
Manuel Roxas
Manuel Acuña Roxas (January 1,
1892 – April 15, 1948) was the first
president of the
independent Republic of the
Philippines. He served as president
from the granting of independence in
1946 until his abrupt death in 1948.
His term as Philippine president is
also the shortest; 1 year 10 months
and 18 days.
Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Quirino's six years as
president were marked by notable
postwar reconstruction, general
economic gains, and increased
economic aid from the United States.
Basic social problems, however,
particularly in the rural areas,
remained unsolved, and his
administration was tainted by
widespread graft and corruption
Ramon Magsaysay
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay (August 31, 1907 -
March 17, 1957) was the third President of the
Third Republic of the Philippines from December
30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1975.
He was elected President under the banner of
the Nacionalista party.

In the Election of 1953, Magsaysay was

decisively elected president over the
incumbent Elpidio Quirino. He was sworn into
office wearing the Barong Tagalog, a first by a
Philippine president.
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polístico García (November
4, 1896 – June 14, 1971) was a
Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer,
public official, and guerrilla leader. He
became the 8th President of the P
Philippines known for his "Filipino
First" policy, which put the interests of
the Filipino people above those of
foreigners and of the ruling party.
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910
– April 21, 1997) was the 9th President of the
Philippines, 9th Vice President of the Philippines
serving from 1961 to 1965, and the , serving from
1957 to 1961. He is labeled as the Poor boy from
Lubao, Champion of the Common Man and The
Incorruptible.
In the 1961 Presidential Election, Macapagal ran
against Garcia's re-election bid, promising an end to
corruption and appealing to the electorate as a
common man from humble beginnings He defeated
the incumbent president with a 55% to 45%
margin. His inauguration as president took place on
December 30, 1961.
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September
11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the
Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer,
member of the Philippine house of
Representative (1949–1959)
A member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He
was Senate President in 1963. He claimed that
during World War II he had been the leader of Ang
Maharlika, a guerrilla force in northern Luzon.
As Philippine president and strongman, his greatest
achievement was in the fields of infrastructure
development and international diplomacy. However,
his administration was marred by
massive authoritarian corruption, despotism,
nepotism, political repression, and human rights
violations. He benefited from a large personality cult in
the Philippines during his regime.
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumúlong Cojuangco
Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009)
was the 11th President of the Phillipines and
the first woman to hold that office. Aquino was
also the first popularly and democratically-
elected female president and head of state in
Asia. She is best remembered for leading the
1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, which
toppled the authoritarian regime of the late
strongman Ferdinand Marcos and restored
democracy in the Philippines.
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos (born March 18,
1928), popularly known as FVR, was the 12th
President Of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.
During his six years in office, Ramos was
widely credited and admired by many for
revitalizing and renewing international
confidence in the Philippine economy.
Prior to his election as president, Ramos
served in the Cabinet of President Corazon
Aquino first as chief-of-staff of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and, later on,
as Secretary of National Defense from 1986 to
1991.
Joseph Estrada
Joseph "Erap" Estrada (born Jose Marcelo
Ejercito on April 19, 1937) was the 13th
President of the Philippines, serving from 1998
until his ouster in the 2001 EDSA Revolution.
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor,
playing the lead role in over 100 films in an
acting career spanning 33 years. He leveraged
his popularity as an actor to make gains in
politics, serving as mayor of San Juan for
seventeen years, as Senator for one term, then
as Vice President of the Philippines under the
administration of President Fidel V. Ramos
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5,
1947) is the fourteenth and current President of
the Philippines. Arroyo is the country's second
female (after Corazon Aquino) and second
longest serving (after Ferdinand Marcos)
president, she is also the daughter of late
former Philippine President Diosdado
Macapagal
A professor of economics, Arroyo entered
government in 1987, serving as assistant
secretary and undersecretary of
the Department of trade and Industry upon the
invitation of President Corazon Aquino.