filipino
commonwealth
List of presidents
The colors indicate the political party or coalition of each President at Election Day.
#
President
Took office
Left office
Party
Vice President
Term
1
Manuel L. Quezon
November 15, 1935
August 1, 19441
Nacionalista
Sergio Osmeña
1
2
2
Sergio Osmeña
August 1, 1944
May 28, 1946
Nacionalista
vacant
3
Manuel Roxas
May 28, 1946
July 4, 1946²
Liberal
Elpidio Quirino
3
1 Died due to tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, New York.
² End of Commonwealth government, independent Republic inaugurated.
Quezon Administration (1935–1944)[edit]
Manuel L. Quezon, president from 1935–44
In 1935 Quezon won the Philippine's first national presidential election under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He obtained nearly 68% of the vote against his two main rivals, Emilio Aguinaldo and Bishop Gregorio Aglipay. Quezon was inaugurated in November 1935. He is recognized as the second President of the Philippines. When Manuel L. Quezon was inaugurated President of the Philippines in 1935, he became the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines since Emilio Aguinaldo and the Malolos Republic in 1898. However, in January 2008, Congressman Rodolfo Valencia of Oriental Mindoro filed a bill seeking instead to declare General Miguel Malvar as the second Philippine President, having directly succeeded Aguinaldo in 1901.[c]
Quezon had originally been barred by the Philippine constitution from seeking re-election. However, in 1940, constitutional amendments were ratified allowing him to seek re-election for a fresh term ending in 1943. In the 1941 presidential elections, Quezon was re-elected over former Senator Juan Sumulong with nearly 82% of the vote.
In a notable humanitarian act, Quezon, in cooperation with U.S. High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, facilitated the entry into the Philippines of Jewish refugees fleeing fascistregimes in Europe. Quezon was also instrumental in promoting a project
List of presidents
The colors indicate the political party or coalition of each President at Election Day.
#
President
Took office
Left office
Party
Vice President
Term
1
Manuel L. Quezon
November 15, 1935
August 1, 19441
Nacionalista
Sergio Osmeña
1
2
2
Sergio Osmeña
August 1, 1944
May 28, 1946
Nacionalista
vacant
3
Manuel Roxas
May 28, 1946
July 4, 1946²
Liberal
Elpidio Quirino
3
1 Died due to tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, New York.
² End of Commonwealth government, independent Republic inaugurated.
Quezon Administration (1935–1944)[edit]
Manuel L. Quezon, president from 1935–44
In 1935 Quezon won the Philippine's first national presidential election under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He obtained nearly 68% of the vote against his two main rivals, Emilio Aguinaldo and Bishop Gregorio Aglipay. Quezon was inaugurated in November 1935. He is recognized as the second President of the Philippines. When Manuel L. Quezon was inaugurated President of the Philippines in 1935, he became the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines since Emilio Aguinaldo and the Malolos Republic in 1898. However, in January 2008, Congressman Rodolfo Valencia of Oriental Mindoro filed a bill seeking instead to declare General Miguel Malvar as the second Philippine President, having directly succeeded Aguinaldo in 1901.[c]
Quezon had originally been barred by the Philippine constitution from seeking re-election. However, in 1940, constitutional amendments were ratified allowing him to seek re-election for a fresh term ending in 1943. In the 1941 presidential elections, Quezon was re-elected over former Senator Juan Sumulong with nearly 82% of the vote.
In a notable humanitarian act, Quezon, in cooperation with U.S. High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, facilitated the entry into the Philippines of Jewish refugees fleeing fascistregimes in Europe. Quezon was also instrumental in promoting a project