Officially, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines considers

Manuel L. Quezon to be the next President, by virtue of the creation of the

Philippine Commonwealth and the elections of 1935. However, there are
arguments to be made that suggest that there was a direct successor to Aguinaldo’s
presidency.
A true son of the Revolution, Miguel Malvar took up the reins of the
Revolutionary government after Aguinaldo was captured in Palanan, Isabela on
March 23, 1901. He held out for at least a year before he, too, eventually
surrendered. Malvar was the prototypical Katipunero officer. A far cry from the
peasant farmers who made up the majority of the Katipunan rank-and-file, the
Malvars were famously wealthy in their hometown of Santo Tomas.
Malvar last words to his children were: “You should respect and love the
rich, but more so, much more, the poor. Preserve the family tie, avoid dissensions
among you, and always love your mother. Study for knowledge is a good
companion of a man.”
Rodolfo Valencia, Representative of Oriental Mindoro filed House Bill
2594, that declared Malvar as the second Philippine President, alleging that is
incorrect to consider Manuel L. Quezon as the Second President of the Philippine
Republic serving after Emilio Aguinaldo: “General Malvar took over the
revolutionary government after General Emilio Aguinaldo, first president of the
Republic, was captured on March 23, 1901, and was exiled in Hong Kong by the
American colonial government—since he was next in command.” In October
2011, Vice President Jejomar Binay sought the help of historians in proclaiming
revolutionary General Miguel Malvar as the rightful second President of the
Philippines.
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We all know that Manuel L. Quezon, known as the Second President of the
Philippine Republic, was inaugurated in November 1935. He was the first Filipino
to lead the Philippine government as a whole. In January 2008, however, House
Representative Rodolfo Valencia of Oriental Mindoro introduced a bill to declare
General Miguel Malvar as the second Philippine President, succeeding Aguinaldo
directly in 1901.
 Few men have unquestionable conviction and character in their lives. And
such an individual will be the exception rather than the rule when it comes to
revolutionary leaders. The movement was plagued by bickering and personal
rivalries, which led to factionalism which disunity, and may have stopped the
revolution from achieving its full potential. Miguel Malvar, for example, was an
individual of exceptional character. His character shortcomings were multiple, but
none were comparable to those of the more notorious and well-known
revolutionary figures.
Based on historical records, Malvar is the Philippines Second President. The
Philippine history should be corrected for surviving generations to preserve
Malvar’s legacies. And according to Vice President Jejomar Binay, General
Miguel Malvar is the rightful second president of the Philippines. In particular,
Binay has sought the assistance of historians to correct what he believes was an
error in naming the revolutionary leader as the Philippines' second president. In his
letter to National Historical Commission chair Maria Serena Diokno and heads of
history departments of various universities and colleges, Binay said he received
information that Malvar was Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s right-hand during the war
against the United States and took over command when Aguinaldo was captured
by American forces.
The allegations were brought to the vice president's attention during the
general's centennial celebrations in Batangas, where he was the keynote
speaker.He said that since Malvar was second-in-command and took over
Aguinaldo, the first Philippine president, he was the rightful heir to the presidency
after Aguinaldo's capture.
General Miguel Malvar is the forgotten hero. The story of Miguel Malvar
reveals that an interesting trait of heroes is that as a leader they have acted like a
father-figure whose main task was to protect other people. A true son of the
Revolution, Miguel Malvar took up the reins of the Revolutionary government
after Aguinaldo was captured in Palanan, Isabela on March 23, 1901. He held out
for at least a year before he, too, eventually surrendered. Malvar embodied the
Katipunero officer stereotype. The Malvars were famously rich in their hometown
of Santo Tomas, a far cry from the peasant farmers who made up the bulk of the
Katipunan rank-and-file. He may best be remembered for his manifesto, issued at
the height of the Philippine-American War.
 What if it is actually true? That General Malvar was the second president
and not Manuel L. Quezon all this time? In my own point of view, if Malvar is
really the second president of the Republic of the Philippines then he should be
recognized by that title in view of the fact that I think that he actually deserve to
be recognized as a president.