HISTORY 100

Readings in Philippine History

The republic of the
philippines
4TH TO 16 TH

PRESIDENTS
Presented by:
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 Contributions
• Philippine national bank was
and Achievements
rehabilitated and the country
Sergio Osmeña was
_______________________
joined the international
the second president of
•Became president at 65, making
the monetary
him Commonwealth.
fund during
the oldest person to hold
his

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presidency
office
During his presidency,
• Bell trade act was
the Philippines joined the
•First visayan to become approved
president
by the u.s. congress during
International
•Joined with u.s. gen.Monetary
Douglas
his presidency
mcarthur in leyte on october 20,
Fund.
•1944 to begin
Appears on therestoration
50-peso billof
philippine freedom after japanese
occupation
•Inaugurated
Manuel Roxas as was the first
the fifth
president
•Under hisof the
term,thenew Republic
thePhilippines:
Philippine

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of
after World(and
War last)
Rehabilitation
the third II Actpresidentand
Philippine
under Trade Act laws were
the Commonwealth, and
•Reconstruction
accepted
the by Congress
first president from
of war
the Third
damage ofand
Republic life without
the Philippines. He
foreign
•Appears
held rule
office began
onfor
theonly during
100-peso his
bill
one year,
presidency
10 months, and 18 days.
Elpidio Quirino
served as vice
president under
Manuel Roxas.
When Roxas died
in 1948, Quirino
became president.
• Hukbalahap guerrilla movement was
active during his presidency
• Ceated Social Security Commission
• Created Integrity Board to monitor
graft and corruption
• Quezon City became capital of the
Philippines in 1948
•Hukbalahap movementwas
Ramon Magsaysay quelled
born
• Philippines
during
in wasHeranked
his presidency
Iba, Zambales. second
was a military
in
governorAsia’s clean and
• Chairman of the Committeedied
and an engineer. He well-
on
governed
in Guerrilla countries
an aircraft
Affairs during
disaster his
while

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presidency
boarding the presidential plane.
•First president sworn into office
wearing Barong
•Established Tagalog
National during
Resettlement
inauguration
and Rehabilitation Administration
(NARRA) among
•Presidency otherto agrarian
referred as the
reforms
Philippines' "Golden Years" for its
lack of corruption
A•• lawyer,
Known as
for the
Known poet, and“Prince
“Filipino of
teacher,
First
Visayan
Carlos Poets”favored
Policy,”P.which
Garcia andserved
also theFilipino
“Bard
as a

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guerrilla
from Bohol” leader during the
businesses over foreign
Pacific War. Born in Bohol, Garcia
•investors
Cultural arts was revived
serviced as vice president under
during his term
Ramon Magsaysay and as
•secretary
• Established
Was the the Austerity
first president
of Foreign to
Affairs for
Program
haveyears.
four focusing
his remains
He became on
buried Filipino
at the
president
trade
when andngcommerce
Magsaysay
Libingan mgadied in 1957.
Bayani
Born in Sarrat,
• By 1986 Ilocos was
the philippines Norte,
one
• First Edralin
Ferdinand president to win
Marcos was aa
of the most indebted countries
second and
lawyer term Senate President for
in Asia
•
three Declared
years. He martial
was law on sept.
president for
10
• Built more schools, roads,
22,years.
21 1972 He ruled under martial
bridges, hospitals, and other
• and
law Increased
his the was
dictatorship size
known of
infrastructure than all former
philippine
for its military and
corruption andbrutality.
armed
presidents combined
forces was removed from office
Marcos
• The only president whose
•
after By People
the 1980 the philippine
Power gnp
Revolution.
remains are interred inside a
was four times greater than 1972
refrigerated crypt
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presidency theHe
2001. 1987
Constitution
was later convicted of stealing
from the government but was
pardoned. He ran unsuccessfully
for president in 2010.
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Philippines
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philippines over celebrations of
president. Hein was
1996 also a civil
philippine
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during
• Received
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presidency
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country, even
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from Death
the penalty
united
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kingdom
Financial by
Crisis
while
queen
in 1997.heelizabeth
was
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office
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and grand
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crossonly,
of the peace
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of st.president
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the
and
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the moro national liberation
st.Philippines.
George)
front