Ateneo de Manila and curator of its art museum who was born on April 29‚ 1932 in Manila. He was born on the Third Republic of the Philippines when the country was already considered independent. He witnessed the administration of Manuel Roxas‚ Elpidio Quirino‚ Ramon Magsaysay‚ Carlos P. Garcia and Diosdado Macapagal. Macapagal ran for the re-election but he was defeated by Ferdinand Marcos. How was the Philippines during the Marcos regime and early before? Since 1940‚ it has been very hard
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President Elpidio Quirino when he was President‚ the Philippines were marked by notable postwar reconstruction‚ general economic gains‚ and increased economic aid from the United States. Basic social problems‚ however‚ particularly in the rural areas‚ remained unsolved‚ and his administration was tainted by widespread graft and corruption. Ramon Magsaysay as president‚ he was a close friend and supporter of the United States and a vocal spokesman against communism during the Cold War. He led
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EMILIO AGUINALDO Aguinaldo‚ Emilio (1869-1964)‚ Filipino leader and independence fighter‚ born near Cavite‚ Luzon‚ and educated at the College of San Juan de Letran‚ Manila. Aguinaldo led a Filipino insurrection against Spanish rule in 1896‚ and two years later‚ during the Spanish-American War‚ he aided the American attack on the Philippine Islands. He was nominated president of the new republic after the Filipino declaration of independence in 1898. As head of the Filipino provisional government
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obtained rehabilitation funds from the U.S. but was forced to allow the U.S. to maintain military bases and make other major concessions. His government was marred by corruption and police brutality‚ setting the stage for the Hukbalahap Rebellion. Elpidio Quirino His six years as president were marked by notable postwar reconstruction‚ general economic gains‚ and increased economic aid from the United States. Basic social problems‚ however‚ particularly in the rural areas‚ remained unsolved‚ and his administration
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The Commonwealth of the Philippines administered the Philippines from 1935 until 1946‚ aside from a period of exile in 1942 to 1945 when Japan occupied the country. It replaced the Insular Government‚ a U.S. territorial government‚ and was established by the Tydings–McDuffie Act. The Commonwealth was designed as a transitional administration‚ and it prepared the country for independence. The Commonwealth was the culmination of efforts to secure a definitive timetable for the withdrawal of American
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Philippines in Oct. 1944 and‚ after the liberation of Manila in Feb. 1945‚ Osmeña reestablished the government. The Philippines achieved full independence on July 4‚ 1946. Manuel A. Roxas y Acuña was elected its first president‚ succeeded by Elpidio Quirino (1948–1953)‚ Ramón Magsaysay (1953–1957)‚ Carlos P. García (1957–1961)‚ Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965)‚ and Ferdinand E. Marcos (1965–1986). Geographical Setting Location: The Philippines is located in Southeastern Asia‚ archipelago between
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Diosdado Macapagal ABSTRACT Diosdado P. Macapagal‚ fifth president of the Philippine Republic and known as "Champion of the Common Man" .He is the President who introduced the first tentative land reform law in the Philippines. Macapagal first won election in 1949 to the House of Representatives from his home province‚ Pampanga‚ north of Manila. In 1957‚ he became vice president in the administration of Carlos P. Garcia‚ whom he defeated in 1961 for the presidency
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in Binan. The Rizal house was destroyed during the Second World War‚ and after the war‚ the Philippine government bought what remained of the property for 27‚000 pesos. Then in 1948‚ by virtue of Executive Order No. 145 signed by President Elpidio Quirino‚ the house was rebuilt by architect Juan F. Nakpil. Funded in part through schoolchildren contributions‚ Nakpil rebuilt the Rizal house exactly as it looked like during Rizal’s time‚ using as reference old photos‚ the written memoirs of Rizal
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1920 Wilson Medal / Wilson DollarObv: President Of The United States/Bust of President Wilson facing left. Rev: To Commemorate The Opening Of The Mint/Figures of woman and boy center/Manila‚ P.I./1920 below. Bronze : (38mm‚ plain edge) 3‚700 struck EF 65.00 BU 125.00 Silver : (38mm‚ plain edge) 2‚200 struck EF 100.00 BU 200.00 Gold : (38mm plain edge) 5 pcs. only struck VERY RARE Note: This commemorative‚ struck in silver and bronze to commemorate the
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Bernardino‚ Trisha Therese R. NSTP1 CS 2012-22558 The first president entered the Malacañang‚ not as a head of state but a prisoner of the colonial power. The Filipino-American war lasted for 2 years and ended on March 23‚ 1901 by the capture of President Emilio Aguinaldo. From Palanan‚ Isabela where his hide-out was‚ he was brought to the Malacañang. By the time‚ Malacañang has been a temporary residence of the American Military Government. Aguinaldo was kept there in execution under the
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