Who are the Presidents

of the Philippines?
List of Presidents of the Philippine
Emilio Aguinaldo (January 23, 1899 –
March 23, 1901)
• Emilio Aguinaldo was the first president of the
Philippines First Republic (also known as the
Malolos Republic). He was inaugurated
on January 23, 1899, at the Barasoain Church,
Malolos, Bulacan. He led the proclamation of
the Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898,
in his ancestral home in Kawit, Cavite.
Manuel Luis Quezon (1935-1944)
• Manuel Luis. Quezon was the 2nd president of
the Philippines and the first president of the
Philippine Commonwealth established under
the USA. He was inaugurated on December 30,
1941, in Corregidor Island. He’s known as the
“Father of National Language” (Ama ng Wikang
Pambansa). He died of tuberculosis in Saranac
Lake, New York.
Jose P. Laurel (October 14, 1943 –
August 17, 1945)
• JoseP. Laurel was the 3rd president of the
Philippines and the president of the Second
Philippine Republic. His inauguration was on
October 14, 1943, in the Legislative Building,
now National Museum. He served president of
the Philippines during the Japanese
occupation during World War II.
Sergio Osmeña Sr. (August 1, 1944 –
May 28, 1946)
• SergioOsmeña Sr. was the 4 th president of the
Philippines and the 2nd president of the
Commonwealth. He was inaugurated on August
1, 1944, in Washington DC. He succeeded the
presidency after the death of then president
Manuel L. Quezon. During his administration,
the Philippines joined the International Monetary
Fund.
Manuel A. Roxas (May 28, 1946 – April
15, 1948)
• Manuel Roxas was the 5th president of the
Philippines, the 3rd (and last) president under the
Commonwealth, and the first president of the
Third Republic of the Philippines. He was
inaugurated on May 28, 1946, at the National
Museum building. He held office for only one
year, 10 months, and 18 days.
Elpidio R. Quirino (April 17, 1948 –
December 30, 1953)
• ElpidioQuirino was the 6th president of the
Philippines and the 2nd president of the Third
Republic. He succeeded presidency after
incumbent president Manuel Roxas died in 1948.
Quirino was 57 years old when he was
inaugurated as president on April 17, 1948, at the
Malacañang Palace.
Ramon Magsaysay Sr. (December 30,
1953 – March 17, 1957)
• Ramon Magsaysay was the 7th president of the
Philippines and the 3rd president of the Third
Republic. He was the first president who sworn
into the office wearing Barong Tagalog during
the inauguration. He died in an aircraft disaster
while boarding the presidential plane.
Carlos P. Garcia (March 18, 1957 –
December 30, 1961)
• CarlosP. Garcia is the 8th president of the
Philippines and fourth president of the Third
Republic. This Bohol native was a lawyer, poet,
and professor and served as a guerrilla leader
during the Pacific War. Garcia served as vice
president under Ramon Magsaysay and as
secretary of Foreign Affairs for four years. He
became president when Magsaysay died in a
plane crash in 1957.
Diosdado P. Macapagal (December 30,
1961 – December 30, 1965)
• Diosdado P. Macapagal was the 9 th president of
the Philippines. He was a lawyer and economist,
born in Lubao, Pampanga. He was inaugurated
on December 30, 1961, at the Quirino
Grandstand. His daughter, Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo, followed his path and became president,
too.
Ferdinand E. Marcos (December 30,
1965 – February 25, 1986)
• Ferdinand Marcos was the tenth president of the
Philippines and the last president of the Third
Republic. He was one of the most controversial
leaders of the 20th century. He ruled the
Philippines for 21 years and was removed from
office after the People Power Revolution.
Corazon C. Aquino (February 25, 1986 –
June 30, 1992)
• Corazon Aquino was the first woman president of
the Philippines and the first woman to become
president of an Asian country. She was the
11th president and a democracy icon, one of the
100 Women Who Shaped World History and 20
Most Influential Asians of the 20 th Century.
Fidel V. Ramos (June 30, 1992 – June 30,
1998)
• FidelRamos was the 12th president of the
Philippines. Ramos also lived longer than the
other presidents. Like Aguinaldo, FVR was 94
years old when he died. He’s one of the most
admired presidents because, during his
presidency, he restored economic growth and
stability in the country.
Joseph E. Estrada (June 30, 1998 –
January 20, 2001)
• Joseph Estrada is the 13th president of the
Philippines and the first film actor to become a
president in the country. During his years in
office, economic growth was slow, and he faced
impeachment proceedings. He became the first
president in Asia to be impeached from an
executive role. He was ousted from the
presidency in 2001.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (January 20,
2001 – June 30, 2010)
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is the 14 th president of the Philippines,
the 2nd female president, and the first Filipino president whose
parent was a former president. She’s also an economist like her
father, ex-president Diosdado Macapagal. Having a master’s
degree and doctorate in economics, Gloria put the Philippine
economy back in shape.
• Annual economic growth in the Philippines averaged 4.5% during
her administration, expanding every quarter of her presidency.
That is higher than in the administrations of her three immediate
predecessors. The peso strengthened by nearly 20% in making it
the best-performing currency of the year in 2007.
Benigno Aquino III (June 30, 2010 –
June 30, 2016)
• Benigno Aquino III was the 15th president of the
Philippines. He was the first bachelor president.
A son of ex-president Corazon Aquino, he was
also called as Noynoy or PNoy. Noynoy finished
his Economics degree from Ateneo de Manila
University. He was one of the students of a
former economics professor, Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo, the president before him.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (June 30, 2016 –
June 30, 2022)
• Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the 16 th president of the
Philippines. He’s one of the most loved
presidents. He’s earned a massive fanbase after
transforming one of the most dangerous cities
(Davao) into one of the world’s safest when he
was a mayor. At age 71, he became the oldest
Filipino ever elected to the presidency.
Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (June 30, 2022
– present)
• Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is the 17 th president of
the Philippines. He is the second child of former
president Ferdinand Edralin Marcos and the “iron
butterfly” Imelda Romualdez Marcos. His
campaign is focused on unity. BBM won the
presidential election by a landslide garnering
over 31 million votes.