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Jose Paciano Laurel y Garcia was born on March 9,1891
in Tanauan, Batangas.

He married Pacencia Hidalgo and had 8 children named

Jose Jr, Sotero, Natividad, Potenciana, Mariano,
Salvador, Arsenio and Rosenda

He graduated in University of the Philippines(College of

Law), finished his masters in University of Santo Tomas,
and obtained his doctorate in Yale University School.
Laurel started his public career at the Bureau of Forestry
as part time laborer.

He was elected as Secretary of Interior (Leonard Wood

cabinet) and was the only president who was able to
worked in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
branches of government.

He worked as Senator for the 5th Senatorial District in

Batangas, Mindoro, Tayabas, Cavite and Marinduque.
Worked also as Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court(1936-1941), Secretary of Justice (Quezon cabinet
1941), Acting Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1941),
and Commissioner of Justice, Commissioner of
Interior(1942-1943).

On Oct 14, 1943 he was elected as the president of the

Second Philippine Republic and the third president of
the Republic of the Philippines.

His term ended on August 17, 1945 and died on

November 6, 1959 at the age of 68.
Reforms of Laurel
 Advocacy of Women’s suffrage.
 Sponsorship of Bill of Rights.
 “Magtanim Upang Mabuhay Policy”. (Agrarian Reform)
Laurel’s Presidential Term(1943-1945)

 Laurel was elected as the president of the Philippines

on October 14, 1943 which was tasked in drafting the
constitution for the republic to be.

 He reorganized the government and created the

Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs specifically to address the nations economic
problems.

 He took initiative in the making of the Constitution of

the Philippines and authored the 1935 Constituion.
 He was the representative of the Philippines in an
agreement of U.S and Philippine known as Laurel-Langley
Agreement.

 Laurel did his best to emphasize the poor economic status

of the Philippines, and collaborated to the Japanese even it
makes him look like a traitor on his own country.

 His term ended on August 17, 1945.

Facts about Laurel
 He survived three gunshot wounds and saved Manuel L.
Quezon’s life twice.

 Laurel was a terrific golfer and even played violin.

 Placed second in the Bar examinations of 1915.