Presidents of the Philippines from past to present:

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General Emilio Aguinaldo (January 23, 1899 April 1, 19!1"
To make it easier for you to master, always remember why Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was on the 5-peso bill (which is not
used anymore, instead his head-profile is on the 5-peso coin bearing the !hilippine flag at the celebration of the
!hilippine "ndependence #ay, it$s because he was the first president of the !hilippines %irst &epublic (a.k.a. 'alolos
&epublic.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of Emilio Aguinaldo:
first president
youngest president ( he became the country$s leader at age )*
longest-li+ed president ( he died when he was ,- (wow.
one of the acti+e leaders of ///
signed the !act of Biak na Bato
known as the !resident of the &e+olutionary Go+ernment
he fought against the 0panish and American to retain our independence
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'anuel () *ue+on (,o&em$er 1-, 193- August 1, 19.."
1otable facts about 'anuel 2uis 3ue4on is that, he is known as the 5%ather of 1ational 2anguage6 (Ama ng Wikang
Pambansa and he died in 0aranac 2ake, 1ew 7ork due to tuberculosis. "$+e seen his life-si4ed wa8 statue inside the
3ue4on 'emorial 9ircle, it was well crafted.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of 'anuel () *ue+on:
first 0enate president elected as !resident of the !hilippines
first president elected through a national election
first president under the 9ommonwealth
he created 1ational 9ouncil of Education
he initiated women$s suffrage in the !hilippines during the 9ommonwealth
he made Tagalog : %ilipino as the national language of the !hilippines
he appears on the twenty-peso bill
a pro+ince, a city, a bridge and a uni+ersity in 'anila were named after him
his body lies within the special monument on 3ue4on 'emorial 9ircle
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Jose P) (aurel (/%to$er 1., 19.3 August 10, 19.-"
2aurel was the third to sit at the office during ;apanese occupation of <orld <ar "". =e was the only %ilipino president to
ha+e been shot outside of combat.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of Jose P) (aurel:
he was considered as the legitimate president of the !hilippines
he organi4ed /A2">A!" (Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas.
he declared 'artial 2aw in ?,--
he and his family de+eloped the establishment of 2yceum of the !hilippines
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1ergio /sme2a (August 1, 19.. 'ay 28, 19.3"
0ergio @smeAa was the second president of the 9ommonwealthB he succeeded 3ue4on after his death.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of 1ergio /smena:
he was C5 when he became president( making him the oldest president to hold office
he was the first Disayan to become president
he Eoined F0 Gen. #ouglas 'cArthur in 2eyte on @ctober )G, ?,-- starting the freedom of the !hilippines from
the ;apanese during <orld <ar ""
during his time, the !hilippine 1ational >ank has been rehabilitated and the country Eoined the "nternational
'onetary %und
on his time, the >ell Trade Act was appro+ed by the F0 9ongress
0ergio @smena appears on the 5G peso bill
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'anuel 4o5as ('ay 28, 19.3 April 1-, 19.8"
&o8as was the fifth president of the !hilippines o+erall but he was considered as the third and last president under the
9ommonwealth and the first of the Third &epublic of the !hilippines. =e only sat in the office for ? year, ?G months and ?*
days.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of 'anuel A) 4o5as:
was inaugurated as the new and first president of the new &epublic because the !hilippines was finally free after
the << ""
in his time, the country has started reconstruction from war damage and the !hilippines started breathing without
foreign rule
under his term, the !hilippine &ehabilitation Act and !hilippine Trade Act laws were accepted by the congress
he is in the ?GG peso bill
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Elpidio *uirino (April 10, 19.8 6e%em$er 3!, 19-3"
=e was the +ice president at &o8as time. =e became president when the latter died in ?,-*.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of Elpidio *uirino:
under his term =ukbalahap mo+ement was acti+e
he created 0ocial 0ecurity 9ommission
he also created "ntegrity >oard to monitor graft and corruption
in ?,-*, 3ue4on 9ity was the capital of the !hilippines
peso and dollar e8change rate at his time was ? F0 H !)
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4amon 'agsaysay (6e%em$er 3!, 19-3 'ar%h 10, 19-0"
=e was born in "ba, Iambales, was a military go+ernor, and engineer. =e died on a plane crash on #ec. ?,5J, boarding
the presidential plane named 5't. !inatubo
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of 4amon 'agsaysayK
was a chairman of the 9ommittee on Guerilla Affairs
was the first president sworn into office wearing Barong Tagalogin his inauguration
his presidency was referred as the !hilippines$ Golden 7ears for it was the cleanest and 4ero-corruption
the !hilippines was ranked )
nd
in Asia$s clean and well-go+erned countries
he established 1ational &esettlement and &ehabilitation Administration (1A&&A among his agrarian reforms
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#arlos P) Gar%ia ('ar%h 18, 19-0 6e%em$er 3!, 1931"
Another lawyer, 9arlos !. Garcia was a poet, teacher, and guerilla leader too. >orn from >ohol, he was the +ice president
of 'agsaysay and secretary of %oreign Affairs for - years. =e became president when 'agsaysay died in ?,5J.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of #arlos P) Gar%ia
he was known for 78ilipino 8irst Poli%y9
he established the Austerity !rogram focusing on %ilipino trade and commerce
was known as the 5!rince of Disayan !oets6 and the 5bard from >ohol6
cultural arts was re+i+ed during his term
was the first president to ha+e his remains buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani
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6iosdado 'a%apagal (6e%em$er 3!, 1931 6e%em$er 3!, 193-"
=e was born in 2ubao, !ampanga, #iosdado 'acapagal is the father of Gloria 'acapagal Arroyo, the ?-
th
and second
woman president of the !hilippines. =e was a lawyer and a professor, too.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of 6iosdado 'a%apagal:
he established the first 2and &eform 2aw
he placed the !hilippines currency ( peso, on the currency e8change market
he made ;une ?) ?*,* as the !hilippines$ "ndependence #ay
he signed the 'inimum <age 2aw
he signed the creation of the !hilippine Deteran$s >ank
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8erdinand 'ar%os (6e%em$er 3!, 193- 8e$ruary 2-, 1983"
>orn from 0arrat, "locos 1orte, %erdinand Edralin 'arcos was a lawyer and 0enate !resident for L years. =e was
president for )? years and only Muit office after the !eople !ower &e+olution. =is wife, :melda 'ar%os became Muite
popular in the world too. =is term was the most contro+ersial and messy one because of 'artial 2aw and !eople !ower
although 'arcos has contributed a lot of nice things in the !hilippines. =e was one of the $est and $rightest
presidents e+en though their family was rumored to ha+e embe44led public funds to 0wit4erland and other wealthy
countries.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of 8erdinand 'ar%os:
he was the first president to win a second term
he declared 'artial 2aw on 0ept. )), ?,J)
he increased the si4e of !hilippine military and armed forces
in ?,*G, G1! was - times greater than ?,J)
in ?,*C, the !hilippines was one of the most indebted countries in Asia
he built more schools, roads, bridges, hospitals and infrastructures than all former presidents did combined
is the only president whose remains interred inside a refrigerated crypt
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#ora+on A;uino (8e$ruary 2-, 1983 June 3!, 1992"
The first woman president of the !hilippines and the first woman president in Asia, 9ory AMuino is the wife of >enigno
AMuino ;r. (who was assassinated during 'arcos regime. 0he was born in !aniMui, Tarlac
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of #ora+on A;uino:
was named 5<oman of the 7ear6 in ?,*C by Time maga4ine
first woman president of the !hilippines and Asia
she$s known to bring back democracy in the country
she abolished ?,JL 'arcos 9onstitution brought the new 9onstitution of the !hilippines
she reorgani4ed the structure of the e8ecuti+e branch of go+ernment
signed the %amily 9ode of ?,*J and ??,? 2ocal Go+ernment 9ode
she always initiated charitable and social acti+ities helping the poor and the needy
she$s been cited as a modern-day ;oan of Arc by many
she is in the new 5GG peso bill together with her husband 1inoy AMuino
she has recei+ed great honors and awards such as one ofK
?GG <omen <ho 0haped <orld =istory
)G 'ost "nfluential Asians of the )G
th
9entury
C5 Great Asian =eroes
a recipient of ;. <illiam %ulbright !ri4e for "nternational Fnderstanding
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8idel <) 4amos (June 3!, 1992 June 3!, 1998"
%D& was the chief-of-staff of the Armed %orces of the !hilippines before he became president. Fnknown to many, he$s
also a ci+il engineer. =e brought back economic growth and stability in the country in spite of the Asian %inancial 9risis in
?,,J. =e is the first and only non-9atholic president of the !hilippines.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of 8idel <) 4amos
during his time, the !hilippines was cited as Asia=s ,e5t E%onomi% >iger because he brought back economic
growth
the !hilippines celebrated 9entennial "ndependence in ?,,*
he$s the only %ilipino who recei+ed ?ritish @nighthood from the Fnited /ingdom, bestowed by 3ueen Eli4abeth
"" (/night Grand 9ross of the @rder of 0t. 'ichael and 0t. George
he led the -
th
A!E9 0ummit held in the !hilippines
his 5Philippines 2!!!6 +ision made the !hilippine 0tock E8change one of the best in the world in the mid-,Gs
#eath !enalty was reinstated at his time
he signed peace talks and agreement with the '12%
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Joseph Estrada (June 3!, 1998 January 2!, 2!!1"
/nown as Erap, he was the first president who was a famous film actor. =is go+ernance had so many downs due to
contro+ersies, impeachment and slow economic growth. " think he$s the first president who has been impeached and the
second one who was forced to lea+e the office because of !eople !ower """ in Edsa. !hilippine economy was at its worst
because of leadership uncertainty.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of Joseph 7Erap9 Estrada:
during his time, the '"2%$s headMuarters and camps were captured
he Eoined other leaders and politicians who supported against the 9harter 9hange
was cited as one of the Three @utstanding 0enators in ?,*,
was among the 5'agnificent ?)6 who +oted for the termination of the !hilippines and F0 'ilitary >ases
Agreement from 9lark Airbase and 0ubic 1a+al >ase
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Gloria 'a%apagal Arroyo (January 2!, 2!!1 June 3!, 2!1!"
Gloria Arroyo, daughter of e8-president #iosdado 'acapagal, was the second female president of the !hilippines. 0he
was ?- when she mo+ed and li+ed in the 'alacanang !alace. @akwood 'utiny occurred on her term. There were also
lots of messy contro+ersies against Gloria like impeachments and the =ello Garci disgrace but Gloria has known to ha+e
contributed big record for road, bridges infrastructures and higher economic growth than the past L presidents term did.
Amid the )GG* global financial crisis, the !hilippines still had an impressi+e G#! growth and it was so hard to keep it
afloat but she did.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of Gloria 'a%apagal Arroyo:
second female president of the country
first and only female +ice-president of the !hilippines so far (to date
first president to had oath taking outside 2u4on
an e8-professor of Economics at the Ateneo de 'anila Fni+ersity where 1oynoy Aduino was one of her students
an e8-classmate of former A1 president ?ill #linton at Georgetown Fni+ersity$s <alsh 0chool of %oreign
0er+ice where she maintained #ean$s list status
she regained higher e%onomi% groBth than the past 3 presidents $efore her
!hilippine economy grew at its fastest in L decades in )GGJ, G#! e8ceeding JN growth
F0 e8-president >ill 9linton cited Gloria$s 5tough decisions6 because of her brilliant strategy to make the countryOs
economy back in shape amidst the )GG* global financial crisis
Peso $e%ame the $est performing %urren%y of the year in Asia in 2!!0
eDAT 2aw was implemented under her term
she is currently in the )GG peso bill
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?enigno A;uino ::: (June 3!, 2!1! present"
0on of the first female president of the !hilippines and Asia ( 9ora4on AMuino, >enigno AMuino """ AMuino a.k.a. 1oy1oy
Eoined the =ouse of &epresentati+es and the 0enate before his presidency. =e is the first president who is a bachelor,
unmarried and has no children.
#ontri$utions and A%hie&ements of ?enigno A;uino ::::
he created the no wang-wang policy and this was practiced on his inaugural address
he assigned the notable ;esse &obredo as the secretary of #"2G in )G?G.
he initiated the /-?) education in the !hilippines
he renamed the @ffice of the !ress 0ecretary into !residential 9ommunications @perations @ffice and appointed
new officers
he signed an E@ about suspension of allowances and bonuses of G@99s and G%"s board members
has pa+ed peace in 'indanao thru the >angsamoro "slamic %reedom 'o+ement
in )G?), the !hilippine economy grew J.?N besting other 0outh East Asian countries