The Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines
Presidents of the Philippines are heads of states governing the country. Biographies of each president, from Emilio Aguinaldo to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo first studied in San Juan de Letran. He joined the revolution in 1896 as a lieutenant under Gen. Baldomero Aguinaldo and rose to the rank of general in a few months. He was 29 years old when he became Chief of State, first as head of the dictatorship he thought should be established [...]
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
Diosdado P. Macapagal was the fifth president of the Third Republic of the Philippines. He was born in Lubao, Pampanga on September 28, 1910 to Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pangan. He studied law at the University of Sto. Tomas. After receiving his law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1936. in 1940, he [...]
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippine Lawyer and Politician, Ferdinand Marcos was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte on September 11, 1917. His parents are Don Mariano Marcos and Doña Josefa Edralin. Marocs studied law in the late 1930′s at the University of the Philippines. Marcos took up leadership in a time wherein the country was in crisis economically and socially. [...]
Maria Corazon C. Aquino
Ma. Corazon Aquino was the first woman president of the Philippines and then seventh president of the Third Republic. She was born on January 25, 1933 in Manila. She belongs to a wealthy and politically prominent family based in Tarlac. Her parents were Jose Cojuanco and Demetria Sumulong. She graduated valedictorian of her elementary class [...]
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