EMILIO AGUINALDO

First President of the Philippines

President of the First Republic
Personal Details
Born

March 22, 1869, at Kawit, Cavite

Died

February 6, 1964, at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Quezon City

Resting Place

Aguinaldo Shrine, Kawit, Cavite

Inauguration

January 23, 1899, Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan (aged 29)

Seat of
Government

Malolos, Bulacan

Vice President

None

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Colegio de San Juan de Letran (college

preparatory) (1880)

Profession

Entrepreneur, Soldier, Politician

MANUEL L. QUEZON
Second President of the Philippines
First President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
Personal Details
Born

August 19, 1878, at Baler, Aurora

Died

August 1, 1944, at Saranac Lake, New York

Resting Place

Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City

Inauguration

November 15, 1935, Legislative Building (now National Museum),

Manila (aged 57)

Seat of
Government

Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. (1942-1944)

Vice President

Sergio Osmea (November 15, 1935-December 30, 1941;

December 30, 1941-August 1, 1944)

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (began in 1894,
resumed 1902-1903)

Profession

Land Surveyor, Lawyer (fourth place in the 1903 Bar Exam)

SERGIO OSMENA
Fourth President of the Philippines
Second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
Personal Details
Born

September 9, 1878, at Cebu City, Cebu

Died

October 19, 1961, at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Quezon City

Resting Place

Manila North Cemetery, Manila

Inauguration

August 1, 1944, Washington, D.C. (aged 67)

Seat of
Government

Tacloban, Leyte (1944-1945), Manila (1945-1946)

Vice President

None

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Colegio de San Juan de Letran (1894)

Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1903)

Profession

Journalist, Lawyer (second placer in the 1903 Philippine Bar

Examination)

MANUEL ROXAS
Fifth President of the Philippines
Third and Last President of the Commonwealth
First President of the Third Republic
Personal Details
Born

January 1, 1892, at Capiz (now Roxas City), Capiz

Died

April 15, 1948, at Clark Air Base, Pampanga

Resting Place

Manila North Cemetery, Manila

Inauguration

May 28, 1946, Legislative Building (now National Museum), Manila

(aged 54). July 4, 1946, Independence Grandstand (now Quirino
Grandstand), Manila (aged 54)

Seat of
Government

Manila

Vice President Elpidio Quirino (May 28, 1946-April 17, 1948)

Education

Manila High School (now Araullo High School) (1910)

Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines (1913)

Profession

Interpreter in the Court of First Instance of the 15th Judicial District,

Lawyer, Professor of Law, Philippine Law School (1916)

JOSE P. LAUREL
Third President of the Philippines
President of the Second Republic
Personal Details
Born

March 9, 1891, at Tanauan, Batangas

Died

November 6, 1959, at Mandaluyong City

Resting Place Tanauan, Batangas

Inauguration

October 14, 1943, Legislative Building (now National Museum), Manila

(aged 51)

Seat of
Government

Manila (1943-1944), Baguio (1944-1945)

Vice President None

Education

Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines (1915), Master of Laws,

Escuela de Derecho (1919), Doctor of Civil Laws, Yale University
(1920), Doctor of Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas (1936),
Honoris Causa, Tokyo Imperial University (1938)

Profession

Lawyer, Professor

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
Sixth President of the Philippines
Second President of the Third Republic
Personal Details
Born

November 16, 1890, at Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Died

February 29, 1956, at Novaliches, Quezon City

Resting Place

Manila South Cemetery, Makati City

Inauguration

April 17, 1948, Malacaan Palace, Manila (aged 57)

December 30, 1949, Independence Grandstand, Manila (now
Quirino Grandstand) (aged 58)

Seat of
Government

Manila. Quezon City

Vice President

Fernando Lopez (1949-1953)

Education

Manila High School (now Araullo High School) (1911)

Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines (1915)

Profession

Lawyer, Professor

RAMON MAGSAYSAY
Seventh President of the Philippines
Third President of the Third Republic
Personal Details
Born

August 31, 1907, at Iba, Zambales

Died

March 17, 1957, at Mt. Manunggal, Cebu

Resting Place

Manila North Cemetery, Manila

Inauguration

December 30, 1953, Independence Grandstand, Manila (aged 46)

Capital

Quezon City

Vice President Carlos P. Garcia (December 30, 1953-March 17, 1957)

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Commerce, Jose Rizal College (1932)

Profession

Mechanic, Bus Shop Superintendent, Bus Line Branch Manager

CARLOS P. GARCIA
Eighth President of the Philippines
Fourth President of the Third Republic
Personal Details
Born

November 4, 1896, at Talibon, Bohol

Died

June 14, 1971, at Quezon City

Resting Place

Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City

Inauguration

March 1, 1957, Malacaan Palace, Manila (aged 61)

December 30, 1957, Independence Grandstand, Manila (aged
62)

Seat of Government Quezon City

Vice President

Diosdado Macapagal (December 30, 1957-December 30, 1961)

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Philippine Law School (1923)

Cebu Provincial High School (now Abellana National School)

Profession

High School Teacher, Poet, Lawyer

DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
Ninth President of the Philippines
Fifth President of the Third Republic
Personal Details
Born

September 28, 1910, at Lubao, Pampanga

Died

April 21, 1997, at Makati City

Resting Place

Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City

Inauguration

November 14, 1961; 3,554,840 votes (55% of the electorate)

Seat of Government Quezon City

Vice President

Emmanuel Pelaez (1961-1965)

Education

Associate in Arts, University of the Philippines (1933)

Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1936)
Master of Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1941)
Doctor of Civil Laws, University of Santo Tomas (1947)
Doctor of Economics, University of Santo Tomas (1957)

Profession

Poet, Reporter, Lawyer

FERDINAND MARCOS
Tenth President of the Philippines
Sixth and Last President of the Third Republic
First President of the Fourth Republic
Personal Details
Born

September 11, 1917, at Sarrat, Ilocos Norte

Died

September 28, 1989, at Honolulu, Hawaii

Resting Place

Ilocos Norte

Inauguration

December 30, 1965, Quirino Grandstand, Manila (aged 48)

December 30, 1969, Quirino Grandstand, Manila (aged 52)
June 30, 1981, Quirino Grandstand, Manila (aged 64)
February 25, 1986, Malacaan Palace, Manila (aged 69)

Seat of
Government

Quezon City (1965-1978), Manila (1978-1986)

Vice President

Fernando Lopez (December 30, 1965-December 30,

1969) (December 30, 1969-September 23, 1972)

Education

University of the Philippines High School (1934)

Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines (1939)

Profession

Lawyer

CORAZON C. AQUINO
Eleventh President of the Philippines
Second and Last President of the Fourth Republic
First President of the Fifth Republic
Personal Details
Born

January 25, 1933, at Paniqui, Tarlac

Died

August 1, 2009, at Makati City

Resting Place

Manila Memorial Park

Inauguration

February 25, 1986, Club Filipino, San Juan (aged 53)

Seat of
Government

Manila

Vice President Salvador H. Laurel (1986-1992)

Education

Notre Dame Convent School (presently, Notre Dame School) (1949).

Bachelor of Arts, Major in French and Mathematics, College of Mount
Saint Vincent (1953)

Profession

Housewife

FIDEL V. RAMOS
Twelfth President of the Philippines
Second President of the Fifth Republic
Personal Details
Born

March 18, 1928, at Lingayen, Pangasinan

Inauguration

June 30, 1992, Quirino Grandstand, Manila (aged 64)

Seat of
Government

Manila

Vice President Joseph Ejercito Estrada (June 30, 1992-June 30, 1998)

Education

University of the Philippines High School, Manila, (1940-1941)

Mapua Institute of Technology High School, Manila, (1942-1944)
Centro Escolar de Seoritas Boys High School, Manila, (1945)
United States Military Academy at West Point (1950)
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois (1951)
Master in National Security Administration, National Defense College
of the Philippines (1969). Master in Business Administration, Ateneo
de Manila University (1980)

Profession

Professional Soldier, Civil Engineer

JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

Thirteenth President of the Philippines
Third President of the Fifth Republic
Personal Details
Born

March 18, 1928, at Lingayen, Pangasinan

Inauguration

June 30, 1998, Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan (aged 61)

Seat of Government Manila

Vice President

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (June 30, 1998-January 20, 2001)

Education

Ateneo de Manila High School (Attended until 1953)

Profession

Actor

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Fourteenth President of the Philippines
Fourth President of the Fifth Republic
Personal Details
Born

April 5, 1947, at San Juan, Manila

Inauguration

January 20, 2001, EDSA Shrine

May 10, 2004, Provincial Capitol of Cebu

Seat of
Government

Manila

Vice President

Manuel de Castro (June 30, 2004-June 30, 2010)

Teofisto Guingona (February 7, 2001-June 30, 2004)

Education

Assumption Convent (presently Assumption College) (1964)

Studies in International Trade, Georgetown University (1964 1966).
Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics, Assumption College (1968)
Masters of Arts in Economics, Ateneo de Manila University (1978)
Doctor of Economics, University of the Philippines (1985)

Profession

Professor

BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO

Fifteenth President of the Philippines
Fifth President of the Fifth Republic
Personal Details
Born

April 5, 1947, at San Juan, Manila

Inauguration

June 30, 2010, Quirino Grandstand, Manila (aged 50)

Seat of
Government

Manila

Vice President

Jejomar C. Binay (June 30, 2010-June 30, 2016)

Education

Ateneo de Manila High School (1977)

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Economics, Ateneo de Manila University
(1981)

Profession

Vice President, Intra-Strata Assurance Corp.

Assistant Retail Sales Supervisor and Assistant Promotions
Manager, Nike Philippines Inc.
Assistant to the Executive Director, Philippine Business for Social
Progress