Emilio Aguinaldo

Was a Filipino revolutionary, politician, and military

leader who is officially recognized as the youngest
President of the Philippines (1899-1901) and first
President of a constitutional republic in Asia. He led
Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the
Philippine Revolution (1896-1898), and then in the
Spanish-American War (1898) and finally against the
United States during the Philippine-American War (1899-
1901).
Born: March 22, 1869, Kawit Cavite
Died: February 6, 1964, Quezon City
Full name: Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy
Presidential Term: January 23, 1899 - March 23, 1901

Manuel L. Quezon
Was a Filipino statesman, soldier, and politician
who served as president of the Commonwealth of the
Philippines. He was the first Filipino to head a government
of the entire Philippines (as opposed to the government of
previous Philippine states), and is considered to have been
the second president of the Philippines.
Born: August 19, 1878, Baler
Died: August 1, 1944, Saranac Lake, New York, US
Full name: Manuel Luis Quezo̒ n y Molina
Presidential Term: November 15, 1935 –August 1,
1944
Sergio Osmena Sr.
Was a Filipino politician who served as the third
president of the Philippines. He was Vice President under
Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon’s sudden death, Osmena
succeeded him, at age of 65, becoming the oldest holder
of the office (a record he held until 71- year old Rodrigo
Duterte was elected in 2016). A founder of the
Nacionalista Party, Osmena was also the first Visayan to
become President.
Born: September 9, 1878, Cebu
Died: October 19, 1961, Quezon City
Full name: Sergio Omena, Sr.
Presidential term: August 1, 1944 –May 28, 1946

Jose P. Laurel
Was a Filipino politician and judge. He was the
president of the Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese
puppet state when occupied during World War II, from
1943 to 1945. Since the administration of President
Diosdado Macapagal, Laurel has been officially recognized
by later administrations as former president of the
Philippines.
Born: March 9, 1891, Tanauan, Batangas
Died: November 6, 1959
Full name: Jose̒ Paciano Laurel Garcia
Presidential Term: October 14, 1943 – August 17,
1945
Manuel Roxas
Manuel Acuna Roxas was the fifth President of the
Philippines who served from 1946 until his death in 1948.
He briefly served as the third and last President of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946 to
July 4, 1946, subsequently becoming the first President of
the independent Third Philippine Republic after the United
States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.
Born: January 1, 1892, Roxas, Capiz
Died: April 15, 1948, Clark Air Base, Mabalacat
Full name: Manuel Acuna Roxas
Presidential term: May 28, 1946- April 5, 1948

Elpidio Rivera Quirino

Elpidio Quirino was a Filipino Politician of ethnic
Ilocano descent who served as the sixth President of the
Philippines. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered
politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur. He
was elected senator from 1925-1931.
Born: November 16, 1890
Died: February 29, 1956, Quezon City
Full name: Elpidio Quirino y Rivera
Presidential term: April 17, 1948-December 30,
1953
Ramon del Feirro Magsaysay Sr.
He was a Filipino politician who was the seventh
President of the Philippines, serving from December 30,
1953 until his death in an aircraft disaster. An automobile
mechanic, Magsaysay was appointed military governor of
Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerilla leader
during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as
Liberal Party congressman for Zambales before being
appointed as Secretary of National Defense by President
Elpidio Quirio. He was elected president under the banner
of the Nacionalista Party.
Born: August 31, 1907
Died: March 17, 1957
Full name: Ramon del Feirro Magsaysay
Presidential term: December 30, 1953-March 17,
1957

Carlos P. Garcia
Was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public
official, political economist, organized guerilla and
Commonwealth military leader, who was the eighth
President of the Philippines.
Born: November 4, 1896
Died: June 14, 1971, Quezon City
Full name: Carlos Polistico Garcia
Presidential term: March 18, 1957- December 30,
1961
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
Was the 9th President of the Philippines and the
sixth Vice –President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also
served as a member of the House of Representatives, and
headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970. He is the
father of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was the 14 th
President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.
Born: September 28, 1910, Lubao
Died: April 21, 1997, Makati Medical Center
Full name: Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
Presidential term: December 30, 1961- December
30, 1965

Ferdinand Marcos
Was a Filipino politician and kleptocrat who was
the 10th President of the Philippines. A leading member of
the far-right New Society Movement, he ruled as a dictator
under martial law from 1972 until 1981.
Born: September 11, 1917
Died: September 28, 1998, Honolulu, Hawaii,
United States
Full name: Ferdinand Emanuel Edralin Marcos
Presidential term: December 30, 1965- February
25, 1986
Maria Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco Aquino
Was a Chinese Filipino politician who served as the
th
11 president of the Philippines, becoming the first
woman to hold that office.
Born: January 25, 1933, Paniqui, Tarlac
Died: August 1, 2009, Makati medical Center
Full name: Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco
Presidential term: February 25, 1986- June 30,
1992

Fidel Valdez Ramos

Popularly known as FVR and Eddie, is a retired
Filipino general and politician who served as the 12 th
President of the Philippines. During his six years in office,
Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for
revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the
Philippine economy. At age 90, he is currently the oldest
living former Philippine President.
Born: March 18, 1928 (age 90), Lingayen
Full name: Fidel Valdez Ramos
Presidential term: June 30, 1992- June 30, 1998
Joseph Estrada
Is a Filipino politician and former actor who served
as the 13th President of the Philippines and as the 9 th Vice
President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. In 2001, he
became the first president in Asia to be impeached from
an executive role.
Born: April 19, 1937 (age 81 years), Tondo
Full name: Jose Marcelo Ejercito
Presidential term: June 30, 1998- January 20 2001

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Is a Filipino professor and politician who was the
14 President of the Philippines, as the 10 th Vice President
th

of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, as the deputy

speaker of the 17th Congress from 2016 to 2017, and a
member of the House of Representatives representing the
2nd District of Pampanga since 2010. She was the country’s
second female president (after Corazon Aquino), and the
daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal. Arroyo
is also the first duly elected female Vice President of the
Philippines. She currently serves as Speaker of the House
of Representatives, making her the first woman to hold
the position.
Born: April 5, 1947 (age 71 years), Lubao
Full name: Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal
Presidential term: January 20, 2001- June 30, 2010
Benigno Aquino III
Is a Filipino politician who served as the 15 th
President of the Philippines. Aquino is a fourth-generation
politician and the chairman of the Liberal Party from 2010
to 2016.
Born: February 8, (age 58 years), Sampaloc, Manila
Full name: Benigno Simeon Cojuanco Aquino III
Presidential term: June 30, 2010- June 30, 2016

Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Also known as Digong and Rody, is a Filipino
politician who is 16th and current President of the
Philippines and the first from Mindanao, the southernmost
major island group of the country, to hold the office. He is
the chair of the ruling PDP-Laban party. Taking office at 71
years old in June 2016, Duterte is the oldest person to
assume the Philippine presidency; the record was
previously held by Sergio Osmena at the age of 65