Philippine Presidents

(A Narrative)
By: Hezekiah Victor I. Valdemoro
Grade 6- Jeremiah

As a Bongbong Marcos takes the office of the

President let us look back at the people who held the office.
(1899-Present)

In 1899 Emilio Aguinaldo took the Oath of office in

The Church of Barasoain. He was president for 2 years and 59
days. We did not have an election for 34 years because of the
Philippine-American war. But when the 1935 Philippine
Constitution was ratified, they held an election in that year.
Manuel Quezon (1935-1944) was the first president of the
commonwealth, he won a second term on 1940, but he later
fled the country on 1941 because of WWII he died in
Washington DC on August 1, 1944. Manuel Quezon was
succeeded by Sergio Osmena, Osmena was the 2 nd president
of the commonwealth, He lost to Manuel Roxas in 1946.
Manuel Roxas is the 3rd and last president of the
commonwealth his term was cut short because he died of a
heart attack on April 15,1948. He was succeeded by Elpidio
Quirino he lost to Ramon Magsaysay in 1953. Ramon
Magsaysay was the 7th president of the Philippines, he died of
a plane accident in 1957. Carlos P. Garcia was the 8 th
president of Philippines he succeeded Ramon Magsaysay and
he lost to Diosdado Macapagal in 1961. Diosdado Macapagal
was the 9th president of the Philippines he lost to Ferdinand
Marcos in 1965. Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was the first and last
dictator of the Philippines he was the one who started the
Martial Law that killed thousands of people and activists he
also jailed his rivals which includes: Benigno Aquino Jr.,
Jovito Salonga, Jose Diokno, and many more. But when the
uprising in Edsa happened Marcos was ousted in office on
February 25, 1986, after almost 21 years in office, he fled to
Hawaii where he spent his final years.
Corazon Aquino is the widow of murdered Sen. Benigno S.
Aquino she is also the main leader of the opposition and first
woman to hold the office of president not just in the
Philippines nut the whole continent of Asia. Fidel Ramos the
12th president of the Philippines he recently died this year of
Covid 19. Joseph Estrada was the first president to be
impeached, after he refused to leave the office of president
Edsa people power 2 happened his VP Gloria Macapagal
arroyo succeeded him. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was the 14 th
president, her administration was overshadowed with the
Hello Garci scandal which led to her conviction on 2010.
Benigno (Noynoy) Aquino III was the son of Cory Aquino
and was the 15th president. Rodrigo Duterte was the 16th
president he started the war on drugs which killed thousands
of people. He jailed his political rival, Leila De Lima

As I end this speech always remember to vote the right person

for the right position so that we will not suffer what we did
decades ago, during Marial Law.