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MANUEL ACUÑA ROXASFifth President

Manuel Acuña Roxas (January 1, 1892 to April 15, 1948 !as the "rst

president of the independent #epu$li% of the Philippines& 'e sered as

president fro) the *rantin* of independen%e in 194+ until his a$rupt death

in 1948& 'is rei*n as Philippine president is also the shortest 1 year 1

)onths and 18 days&

.hen the /on*ress of the Philippines !as %onened in 1945, the le*islators

ele%ted in 1941 %hose #o0as as enate President& n the Philippine national

ele%tions of 194+, #o0as ran for president as the no)inee of the li$eral !in*

of the 3a%ionalista Party& 'e had the staun%h support of General a%Arthur&

'is opponent !as er*io s)ena, !ho refused to %a)pai*n, sayin* that the

Filipino people 6ne! his reputation& 'o!eer, in the April 27, 194+ ele%tion,

#o0as !on 54 per%ent of the ote, and the i$eral Party !on a )aority in the

le*islature& .hen the Philippines *ained independen%e fro) the :nited

tates on July 4, 194+, he $e%a)e the "rst president of the ne! repu$li%& n

1948, #o0as de%lared a)nesty for those arrested for %olla$oratin* !ith the

Japanese durin* .orld .ar , e0%ept for those !ho had %o))itted iolent

%ri)es& anuel #o0as )arried ;rinidad #& de eon of <ula%an& ;hey had t!o

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(2 %hildren - a& #osario >#u$y>, )arried to Vi%ente #o0as and Gerardo

>Gerry> !ho )arried Judy Araneta&

ELPIDIO UIRINOi0th President

El!"#"o R"$e%a u"%"no (3oe)$er 1+, 189 to Fe$ruary 29, 195+ !as a

Filipino politi%ian, and the si0th President of the Philippines&

'e !as $orn in Vi*an, lo%os ur to ariano ?uirino and Gre*oria #iera,

?uirino spent his early years in Arin*ay, a :nion&

?uirino assu)ed the presiden%y on April 1=, 1948, ta6in* his oath of o@%et!o days after the death of anuel #o0as& ;he ne0t year, he !as ele%ted

president on his o!n ri*ht for a four-year ter) as the %andidate of the i$eral

Party, defeatin* Jose P& aurel of the 3a%ionalista Party&

?uirinos ad)inistration fa%ed a serious threat in the for) of the %o))unist

'u6$alahap )oe)ent& ;hou*h the 'u6s ori*inally had $een an anti-

Japanese *uerrilla ar)y in uBon, %o))unists steadily *ained %ontrol oer

the leadership, and !hen ?uirinos ne*otiation !ith 'u6 %o))ander uis

;aru% $ro6e do!n in 1948, ;aru% openly de%lared hi)self a /o))unist and

%alled for the oerthro! of the *oern)ent& 'is si0 years as president !ere)ar6ed $y nota$le post!ar re%onstru%tion, *eneral e%ono)i% *ains, and

in%reased e%ono)i% aid fro) the :nited tates& <asi% so%ial pro$le)s,

ho!eer, parti%ularly in the rural areas, re)ained unsoled, and his

ad)inistration !as tainted $y !idespread *raft and %orruption& n 195, the

ad)inistration of president ?uirino !as $e*innin* the Corean .ar and oer

=,45 Filipino soldiers !as sended to Corea under the desi*nation of the

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Philippine D0peditionary For%es to Corea or PDF;C& Althou*h ill, ?uirino ran

for re-ele%tion in 1957, $ut he !as oer!hel)in*ly defeated $y #a)on

a*saysay&

RAMON MA&SA'SA' eenth President

Ra(on #el )"e%%o Ma*sa+sa+ (Au*ust 71, 19= - ar%h 1=, 195= !as thethird President of the ;hird #epu$li% of the Philippines fro) Ee%e)$er 7,

1957 until his death in a plane %rash in 195=& 'e !as ele%ted President underthe $anner of the 3a%ionalista Party& n the Dle%tion of 1957, a*saysay !as

de%isiely ele%ted president oer the in%u)$ent Dlpidio ?uirino& 'e !ass!orn into o@%e !earin* the <aron* ;a*alo*, a "rst $y a Philippine

president&As president, he !as a %lose friend and supporter of the :nited tates and a

o%al spo6es)an a*ainst %o))unis) durin* the /old .ar& 'e led the

foundation of the outheast Asia ;reaty r*aniBation also 6no!n as theanila Pa%t of 1954, that ai)ed to defeat %o))unist-ar0ist )oe)ents in

outh Dast Asia, outh Asia and the outh!estern Pa%i"%& Eurin* his ter), he)ade ala%anan* Pala%e literally a >house of the people>, openin* its *ates

to the pu$li%&ne e0a)ple of his inte*rity follo!ed a de)onstration i*ht a$oard a ne!

plane $elon*in* to the Philippines Air For%e (PAF& President a*saysay

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as6ed !hat the operatin* %osts per hour !ere for that type of air%raft, then!rote a personal %he%6 to the PAF, %oerin* the %ost of his i*ht&

n ar%h 1+, 195= a*saysay left anila for /e$u /ity !here he spo6e atthree edu%ational institutions& ;hat sa)e ni*ht, at a$out 1 a&)&, he $oardedthe presidential plane >t& Pinatu$o>, a /-4=, headin* $a%6 to anila& n the

early )ornin* hours of ar%h 1=, his plane !as reported )issin*& t !as latein the afternoon that day that ne!spapers reported that the airplane had%rashed (plane %rash on t& anun**al in /e$u and that 25 of the 2+

passen*ers and %re! a$oard !ere 6illed& nly ne!spaper)an 3estor atasuried& Vi%e President /arlos P& Gar%ia, !ho !as on an o@%ial isit to

Australia at the ti)e, assu)ed the presiden%y to sere out the last ei*ht)onths of a*saysays ter)&

CARLOS P. &ARCIADi*ht President

/arlos Polisti%o Gar%ia (3oe)$er 4, 189+ to June 14, 19=1 !as the 8thPresident of the Philippines& ;he Vi%e President of President #a)on

a*saysay, he assu)ed the presiden%y upon a*saysays death in a plane%rash in 195=& Gar%ia !on the presidential ele%tions held later that year, $ut

!as defeated for re-ele%tion in 19+1 $y his Vi%e-President, Eiosdadoa%apa*al& 'is ad)inistration !as 6no!n for its >Filipino First> poli%y, !hi%h

put the interests of the Filipino people a$oe those of forei*ners and of therulin* party&

Gar%ia !as $orn in ;ali$on, <ohol to Poli%ronio Gar%ia and A)$rosia Polisti%o(!ho !ere $oth naties of <an*ued, A$ra& 'e is featured as the lone star in

the <ohol proin%ial a* as the only Philippine President produ%ed $y theproin%e

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'e assu)ed the presiden%y after #a)on a*saysay died in a plane %rash onar%h 1=, 195=, and !as ele%ted later the sa)e year, in the Dle%tion 195=,

to a full ter)& Eurin* his ad)inistration, he a%ted on the <ohlen erranoA*ree)ent !hi%h shortened the lease of the : <ases fro) 99 years to 25years and )ade it rene!a$le after eery "e years& 'e also e0er%ised the

Filipino First Poli%y, for !hi%h he !as 6no!n& ;his poli%y heaily faoredFilipino $usiness)en oer forei*n inestors& 'e !as also responsi$le for%han*es in retail trade !hi%h *reatly ae%ted the /hinese $usiness)en in

the %ountry& 'e also )ade a pro*ra) fo%used on thriftiness& At the end of hisse%ond ter), he ran for refele%tion in the Dle%tion 19+1 in 3oe)$er 19+1,

$ut !as defeated $y Eiosdado a%apa*al, !ho sered as Vi%e-Presidentunder hi), $ut $elon*ed to the opposin* i$eral Party - in the Philippines the

President and the Vi%e-President are ele%ted separately&

DIOSDADO MACAPA&AL3inth President

Eiosdado Pan*an a%apa*al (epte)$er 28, 191 H April 21, 199= !as a

Filipino states)an !ho sered as the 9th President of the Philippines& 'e !as

ele%ted in 19+1, defeatin* the re-ele%tion $id of /arlos P& Gar%ia& 'e did not !in in

his o!n re-ele%tion $id in 19+5, losin* to Ferdinand ar%os& 'e !as also 6no!n $y

his ni%6na)e >;he n%orrupti$le>& 'is dau*hter, Gloria a%apa*al-Arroyo, is the

%urrent president of the Philippines&

'e is also 6no!n for %han*in* the day of Philippine ndependen%e, !hi%h !as

then July 4, 194+, into June 12, 1898 a%apa*al !as $orn in u$ao, Pa)pan*a, to

:r$ano a%apa*al and #o)ana Pan*an& 'e *raduated aledi%torian in the u$ao

Dle)entary %hool, *raduated !ith se%ond hi*hest ratin* in the Pa)pan*a 'i*h

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%hool& 'is fa)ily !as poor (hen%e his ni%6na)e >poor $oy fro) u$ao>, $ut !ith

the help of 'onorio Ventura, the e%retary of nterior at that ti)e, he studied la!

and *raduated in the :niersity of anto ;o)as and pursued and earned the

post*raduate de*ree of Eo%tor of /iil a! and Ph&E& in D%ono)i%s in the sa)e

uniersity& 'e "nished his la! de*ree in 197+ and !as the $ar topnot%her !hen he

too6 the $ar e0a)ination in the sa)e year !ith a ratin* of 89&95 n 19=1,

a%apa*al !as ele%ted president of the %onstitutional %onention that drafted !hat

$e%a)e the 19=7 %onstitution& 'e passed a!ay in April 21, 199= at a*ed 8+ in

a6ati /ity, etro anila

)ERDINAND E. MARCOS ;enth President

)e%#"nan# E((anuel E#%al"n Ma%cos (epte)$er 11, 191= to

epte)$er 28, 1989 !as President of the Philippines fro) 19+5 to 198+& 'e

!as a la!yer, )e)$er of the Philippine 'ouse of #epresentaties (1949-

1959 and a )e)$er of the Philippine enate (1959-19+5& Eurin* .orld .ar

he %lai)ed to $e the leader of An* aharli6a, a *uerrilla for%e in northern

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uBon& n 19+7 he $e%a)e enate President& As Philippine president and

stron*)an, his *reatest a%hiee)ent !as in the "elds of infrastru%ture

deelop)ent and international diplo)a%y& 'o!eer, his ad)inistration !as

)arred $y )assie authoritatie *oern)ent %orruption, despotis),

nepotis), politi%al repression and hu)an ri*hts iolations& 'e has also led a

lar*e personality %ult in the Philippines durin* his re*i)e, !hi%h !as often

%o)pared to Joseph talin, Adolf 'itler, ao Iedon*, apar)urat 3iyaBo,

and Ci) l-un*&1K n 198+ he !as re)oed fro) po!er durin* the People

Po!er #eolution after it !as reealed he had )oed hundreds of )illions of

dollars of e)$eBBled pu$li% funds to the :nited tates&

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