Biography of Jose Paciano Laurel -> The 3rd president (1943 - (1945) of the Philippines -> Born on march

9, 1891 in Tanauan, Batangas -> His father served under Pres. Aguinaldo and signatory to the Malolos Constitution -> As a teen, he was charged but acquitted for murder of his rival suitor -> Married to Prudencia Hidalgo in 1911 -> Took up law at UP, Master of Laws at UST, Doctor of Laws at Yale Law School -> Became Secretary of Interior in 1922 -> Elected Senator in 1925 and served as such until 1931 -> Elected as delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention -> Appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1936 -> Appointed President by the Japanese Occupational Forces in 1943 -> Evacuated to Japan in 1945 when the Philippines Fell to the returning American Forces -> On August 17, 1945, from his refuge in Japan, issued an Executive Proclamation dissolving of the 2nd Republic -> Charged for treason in 1946 but was granted amnesty by President Roxas in 1948 -> Elected to the Senate in 1951 under the Nacionalista Party -> Negotiated trade with US officials resulting to the Laurel-Langley Agreement. -> Founded Lyceum of the Philippines in 1952 -> Died of heart attack on November 6, 1959 in Manila

Biography of Emilio Aguinaldo -> The first and youngest Philippine President (at age 29) -> A Filipino revolutionary general and politician -> Born March 22, 1869 in Kawit, Cavite; the seventh of eight children -> Married twice; first to Hilaria Del Rosario with 5 children then to Maria Agoncilio -> At age 17, he was appointed cabeza de barangay -> At 25, in 1894, he joined the secret organization KKK -> At 29, elected as president of the First Philippine Republic -> Went to Hongkong after the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato -> Returned home after the outbreak of the Spanish-American War -> Proclaimed Philippine Independence in his home at Kawit on June 12 , 1898 -> Was captured by the Americans in Palanan, Isabela -> Ran for president during the election in 1935 but lost to Manuel Quezon -> Cooperated with the Japanese during World War II -> In 1950, he was appointed member of the Council of State -> Attended the Independence Day Celebration on June 12, 1962 after it was changed from July 4

-> Died February 6, 1964 of coronary thrombosis at the age of 95

Timeline in the Life of Manuel L. Quezon -> The first president (1935 - 1944) of the Philippine Commonwealth -> known as the Father of the Filipino Language -> Born on August 19, 1878 in Baler, Tayabas (Now Aurora) -> Both parents are grade school teachers although his father was a retired soldier -> Served as second liuetenant and later captain during the Phil-American War -> Finished Law at UST and passed the Bar in 1903 at fourth place -> At 27, elected as Governor for Tayabas (Now Quezon) Province -> At 29, elected to the Philippine Assembly -> Became Resident Commisioner in Washington from 1909 to 1916 -> At 40, elected as First Senate President in 1918 -> At 57, elected as President under the Commonwealth Government -> Died of tuberculosis on August 1, 1944 in Saranac Lake, New York

Biography of Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos -> The 10th President of the Philippines (1965 - 1986) -> Born on September 17, 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte -> Parents are Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin -> Married to Imelda Marcos with 4 children, Maria Imelda, Ferdinand Jr., Irene, Aimee (Adopted) -> Obtained law degree from UP as Cum Laude, topped the bar subsequently -> Indicted for the murder of his father's political foe Julio Nalundasan but was acquitted -> Congressman from 1949 to 1959 -> Senator from 1959 to 1963 and chosen as Senate President from 1963 to 1965 -> Elected as President in 1965 and in 1969 -> Declared Martial Law in 1972 by virtue of Proclamation No. 1081 -> Ousted in 1986 by People Power and exiled to Hawaii -> Died on September 28, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii

Biography of Fidel V. Ramos -> The 12th President of the Philippines (1992 - 1998)

-> Born on March 18, 1928 in Lingayen, Pangasinan -> His father is Narciso Ramos who was a lawyer, Congressman, and Foreign Affairs Secretary -> Mother is Angela Valdez from the Valdez Clan of Ilocos Norte -> Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1950 -> Fought in the Korean War and a non-combatant engineer in the Vietnam War -> Served in the AFP from 1951 to 1988 (37 years) -> Headed the Philippine Constabulary and Integrated National Police -> Shifted Support from Pres. Marcos in 1986 to Corazon Aquino -> Appointed Chief of Staff of the AFP in 1986 by Pres. Aquino -> Appointed Secretary of National Defense in 1988 -> Elected President in 1992 with the narrowest margin in Philippine History -> Made 'Philippines 2000' as the centerpiece program of his administration which aim to fastract the country's development

Biography of Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III -> The 15th President of the Philippines (2010 - Present) -> Popularly called Noynoy and now P-Noy -> Born on February 8, 1960 in Manila ( -> The third and only son of five children of Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. and President Corazon 'Cory' Aquino -> He is a bachelor until now. -> Attended Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City for his elementary, high school, and college education -> In 1981, Obtained a bachelor's Degree in Economics with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as one of his professors -> Elected as Congressman of the 2nd District of Tarlac in 1998, 2001, and in 2004 -> Won as Senator in 2007 -> Elected as President in 2010 riding on the back of his Mother's renewed popularity