Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III

Aquino is a fourth-generation politician and is the chairman of the

Liberal Party from 2010 to 2016.[8] Born in Manila, Aquino finished
his Bachelor of Arts (major in economics) from Ateneo de Manila
University in 1981 and joined his family in their exile in the United
States shortly thereafter. He returned to the Philippines in 1983
shortly after the assassination of his father and held several
positions working in the private sector. In 1998, he was elected to
the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd
district of Tarlac province. He was subsequently re-elected to the
House in 2001 and 2004.[4] In 2007, having been barred from
running for re-election to the House due to term limits, he was
elected to the Senate in the 14th Congress of the Philippines.[4]
- February 8, 1960

- Sampaloc, Manila,
- 2010-2016

Contributions and Achievements:

 created the no "wang-wang" (street siren) policy
 appointed statesman Jesse Robredo to serve as secretary of Interior and
Local Government in 2010, where Robredo served until his death in
2012
 initiated K-12 education in the Philippines
 renamed the Office of the Press Secretary to Presidential
Communications Operations Office and appointed new officers
 suspended allowances and bonuses to Government Owed and
Controlled Corporation and Government Financial Institution board
members
 oversaw 7.1% growth of the Philippine economy in 2012
 Corazon Aquino
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Corazon Aquino
was content with her role as the shy housewife behind her
husband, the opposition senator Benigno "Ninoy"
Aquino of the Philippines. Even when the regime of
dictator Ferdinand Marcos drove their family into exile in
the United States in 1980, Cory Aquino quietly accepted
her lot and concentrated on raising her family.

-25 January 1933

-Paniqui, Tarlac
-1986-1992
Contributions and Achievements:
 first woman to be president of the Philippines or any Asian country
 restored democracy
 abolished the 1973 Marcos Constitution and ushered in the new Constitution of
the Philippines
 reorganized the structure of the executive branch of government
 signed the Family Code of 1987, a major civil law reform, and 1191 Local
Government Code, which reorganized the structure of the executive branch of
government
 initiated charitable and social activities helping the poor and the needy
 named “Woman of the Year” in 1986 by Time magazine
 on the new 500-peso bill together with her husband Benigno Aquino
Received honors and awards including:
 100 Women Who Shaped World History
 20 Most Influential Asians of the 20th Century
 65 Great Asian Heroes
 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
 Diosdado macapagal
As President, Macapagal worked to suppress graft and corruption and to
stimulate the Philippine economy. He introduced the country's first land
reform law, placed the peso on the free currency exchange market, and
liberalized foreign exchange and import controls. Many of his reforms,
however, were crippled by a Congress dominated by the rival Nacionalista
Party. He is also known for shifting the country's observance
of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, commemorating the day
President Emilio Aguinaldo unilaterally declared the independence of
the First Philippine Republic from the Spanish Empire in 1898. He stood for
re-election in 1965, and was defeated by Ferdinand Marcos, who
subsequently ruled for 21 years.

- September 28, 1910

- Lubao, Pampanga

- (1957-1961)

Contributions and Achievements:

 established the first Land Reform Law, allowing for the
purchase of private farmland to be distributed in
inexpensive, small lots to the landless
 placed the Philippine peso on the currency exchange
market
 declared June 12, 1898 to be Philippines’ Independence
Day
 signed the Minimum Wage Law
 created the Philippine Veteran’s Bank
 Elpidio Rivera Quirino
Born in 1890, Elpidio Quirino was elected to the Philippine
Congress in 1919. He was part of the independence mission
to Washington that freed the Philippines from American
control in 1934. He then served as vice president under
Manuel Roxas, becoming president upon Roxas' death in
1948. For six years, Quirino oversaw postwar
reconstruction, but his administration suffered from
corruption.

-November 16, 1890

-Vigan

- (1948–1953)

Contributions and Achievements:

 Hukbalahap guerrilla movement active during his
presidency
 created Social Security Commission
 created Integrity Board to monitor graft and corruption
 Quezon City became capital of the Philippines in 1948
 EMILIO AGUINALDO
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was the seventh of eight children born to a
wealthy mestizo family in Cavite on March 22, 1869. His father,
Carlos Aguinaldo y Jamir, was the town mayor or gobernadorcillo of
Old Cavite. Emilio's mother was Trinidad Famy y Valero.

The boy went to elementary school and attended secondary school at

the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, but had to drop out before
earning his high school diploma when his father passed away in
1883.

-March 22, 1869

-Kawit Cavite
- (1899–1901)

Contributions and Achievements:

 first (and only) president of the First Republic (Malolo Republic)
 signed the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, creating a truce between the
Spanish and Philippine revolutionaries
 known as the President of the Revolutionary Government
 led the Philippines in the Spanish-Philippine War and the
American-Philippine War
 youngest president, taking office at age 28
 longest-lived president, passing away at 94
 Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos, born on September 11, 1917, in Ilocos Norte
province, was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives
(1949-1959) and Senate (1959-1965) before winning the presidential
election. After winning a second term, he declared martial law in 1972,
establishing with wife Imelda an autocratic regime based on
widespread favoritism that eventually lead to economic stagnation and
recurring reports of human rights violations. Marcos held onto the
presidency until 1986, when his people rose against his dictatorial rule
and he was forced to flee. He died on September 28, 1989 in exile in
Honolulu, Hawaii.

-September 11, 1917

-Ilocos Norte province

- (1966-1986)

Contributions and Achievements:

 first president to win a second term
 declared Martial Law on Sept. 22, 1972
 increased the size of Philippine military and armed forces
 by 1980 the Philippine GNP was four times greater than 1972
 by 1986 the Philippines was one of the most indebted countries
in Asia
 built more schools, roads, bridges, hospitals, and other
infrastructure than all former presidents combined
 the only president whose remains are interred inside a
refrigerated crypt
 Fidel Ramos
Fidel Ramos was born on March 18, 1928 in Lingayen,
Pangasinan and he was raised later in Asingan, Pangasinan. ...
According to Fidel Ramos's biography in his presidential
inauguration in 1992, Narciso Ramos also served as one of the
leaders of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group the Maharlika
founded by Ferdinand Marcos.

-March 18, 1928

-Lingayen, Pangasinan

- (1992-1998)

Contributions and Achievements:

 oversaw Philippine economic growth
 presided over celebrations of Philippine Independence Centennial in
1998
 received British Knighthood from the United Kingdom by Queen
Elizabeth II (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St.
George)
 hosted the fourth Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leader's Summit
in the Philippines in 1996
 Philippine Stock Exchange became an international favorite during his
presidency
 death penalty reinstated while he was in office
 signed peace agreement with the rebel Moro National Liberation Front
 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Arroyo’s father, Diosdado P. Macapagal, was president of the
Philippines from 1961 to 1965. Arroyo studied economics
at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where she began a
lasting friendship with classmate and future U.S. president Bill
Clinton. After returning to the Philippines and graduating magna cum
laude from Assumption College in Manila in 1968, Arroyo earned a
master’s degree in economics (1978) from Ateneo de Manila
University and a doctorate in economics (1986) from the University
of the Philippines in Quezon City.

-5 April 1947

-Manila

- (1961-1965)

Contributions and Achievements:

 second female president of the country
 first and only female vice-president of the Philippines so far
 first president to take oath outside Luzon
 former Economics professor at the Ateneo de Manila University, where
current president Benigno Aquino III was one of her students
 ex-classmate of former U.S. President Bill Clinton at Georgetown
University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she maintained
Dean’s list status
 oversaw higher economic growth than the past three presidents before
her
 peso became the best-performing currency of the year in Asia in 2007
 eVAT Law was implemented under her term
 currently on the 200-peso bill
 José P. Laurel
José Paciano Laurel y García was born on March 9, 1891 in the town
of Tanauan, Batangas. His parents were Sotero Laurel
I and Jacoba García. His father had been an official in the
revolutionary government of Emilio Aguinaldoand a signatory to
the 1898 Malolos Constitution.
While a teen, Laurel was indicted for attempted murder when he
almost killed a rival suitor of the girl he stole a kiss from with a fan
knife. While studying and finishing law school, he argued for and
received an acquittal.[1]
-March 9, 1891

-Tanauan , Batangas

- (1961–1965)

Contributions and Achievements:

 since the early 1960s, Laurel considered a legitimate
president of the Philippines
 organized KALIBAPI (Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa
Bagong Pilipinas, or Association for Service to the
New Philippines), a provisional government during
Japanese occupation
 declared Martial Law and war between the Philippines
and the U.S./United Kingdom in 1944
 with his family, established the Lyceum of the
Philippines
 Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada
Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing
the lead role in over a hundred films in an acting
career spanning some three decades, and
model, who was started as a fashion and ramp
model at the age of 13. He used his popularity as
an actor to make gains in politics, serving as
Mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986,
as Senator from 1987 to 1992, then as Vice-
President under President Fidel V. Ramos from
1992 to 1998.
-April 19, 1937
-Tondo, Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
- (1992-1998)
Contributions and Achievements:
 during his presidency Moro Islamic Liberation Front
headquarters and camps were captured
 joined other leaders and politicians to try to amend
the 1987 Constitution
 cited as one of the Three Outstanding Senators in
1989
 among the “Magnificent 12” who voted to terminate
the agreement that allows for U.S. control of Clark
Airbase and Subic Naval Base
 Manuel Acuña Roxas
After studying law at the University of the Philippines,
near Manila, Roxas began his political career in 1917 as a
member of the municipal council of Capiz (renamed Roxas in
1949). He was governor of the province of Capiz in 1919–21
and was then elected to the Philippine House of
Representatives, subsequently serving as Speaker of the
House and a member of the Council of State. In 1923 he
and Manuel Quezon, the president of the Senate, resigned in
protest from the Council of State when the U.S. governor-
general (Leonard Wood) began vetoing bills passed by the Philippine legislature. In 1932
Roxas and Sergio Osmeña, the Nacionalista Party leader, led the Philippine
Independence Mission to Washington, D.C., where they influenced the passage of
the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act. Roxas was later opposed by Quezon, who held that the act
compromised future Philippine independence; the Nacionalista Party was split between
them on this issue. In 1934, however, Roxas was a member of the convention that drew
up a constitution under the revised Philippine Independence and Commonwealth Act
(Tydings-McDuffie Act). Roxas also served as secretary of finance in the Commonwealth
government (1938–40).

-January 1, 1892
-Roxas ,Capiz
- (1946-1948)

Contributions and Achievements:

 inaugurated as the first president of the new Republic after
World War II
 reconstruction from war damage and life without foreign rule
began during his presidency
 under his term, the Philippine Rehabilitation Act and Philippine
Trade Act laws were accepted by Congress
 appears on the 100-peso bill
 Manuel L. Quezon
Quezon was the son of a schoolteacher and small landholder
of Tagalog descent on the island of Luzon. He cut short his
law studies at the University of Santo Tomás in Manila in 1899
to participate in the struggle for independence against the
United States, led by Emilio Aguinaldo. After Aguinaldo
surrendered in 1901, however, Quezon returned to the
university, obtained his degree (1903), and practiced law for a
few years. Convinced that the only way to independence was
through cooperation with the United States, he ran for
governor of Tayabas province in 1905. Once elected, he served for two years before
being elected a representative in 1907 to the newly established Philippine Assembly.

-August 19, 1878

-baler
- (1899–1901)

Contributions and Achievements:

 first Senate president elected as President of the Philippines
 first president elected through a national election
 first president under the Commonwealth
 created National Council of Education
 initiated women’s suffrage in the Philippines during the Commonwealth
 approved Tagalog/Filipino as the national language of the Philippines
 appears on the twenty-peso bill
 a province, a city, a bridge and a university in Manila are named after
him
 his body lies within the special monument on Quezon Memorial Circle
 Ramon Magsaysay
Ramon Magsaysay became the seventh president of
the Philippines in 1953, and is credited with restoring
law and order during the Philippine crisis of the 1950s.
Born in the Philippines on August 31, 1907, Ramon
Magsaysay was the seventh president of the Philippines
(1953–57), best known for successfully defeating the
communist-led Hukbalahap (Huk) movement in his country
and his popular appeal. He died in his country in 1957.
-August 31, 1907
-Iba, Zambales
-1953-1957

Contributions and Achievements:

 Hukbalahap movement quelled during his presidency
 chairman of the Committee on Guerrilla Affairs
 first president sworn into office wearing Barong Tagalog during inauguration
 presidency referred to as the Philippines' "Golden Years" for its lack of corruption
 Philippines was ranked second in Asia’s clean and well-governed countries during
his presidency
 established National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA)
among other agrarian reforms
 Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte
Duterte studied political science at the Lyceum of the
Philippines University, graduating in 1968, before
obtaining a lawdegree from San Beda College of Law in
1972. He then worked as a lawyer and was a
prosecutor for Davao City, a highly urbanized
city on Mindanao island, before becoming vice
mayor and, subsequently, mayor of the city in the wake
of the Philippine Revolution of 1986. Duterte was
among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines,
serving seven terms and totaling more than 22 years in
office.

-: March 28, 1945

-: Maasin, Leyte, Philippines

Contribution

 1,007,153 drug users and pushers surrendered to government.

 42,978 pushers and users arrested as of December 30.
 73 government officials arrested for involvement in illegal drug trade, as of
October 7, 2016
 2,166 drug personalities killed during police operations as of December 30.
 5,868,832 houses of suspected drug personalities visited by police to invite
them to surrender to government for rehabilitation, under Project Tokhang.
 10-point Socio-economic Agenda of Duterte administration presented to
international and local business groups, foreign institutions and governments,
and other stakeholders.
 Draft of Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act submitted to
Congress. It is meant to exempt most Filipinos from paying taxes while
collecting revenue from affluent taxpayers and corporations.
 Sergio Osmeña
Osmeña received a law degree from the University of Santo
Tomás, Manila, in 1903. He was also editor of a Spanish
newspaper, El Nuevo Día, in Cebu City. In 1904 the U.S. colonial
administration appointed him governor of the province
of Cebu and fiscal (district attorney) for the provinces of Cebu and
Negros Oriental. Two years later he was elected governor of Cebu.
In 1907 he was elected delegate to the Philippine National
Assembly and founded the Nationalist Party, which came to
dominate Philippine political life.

-9 September 1878
-CEBU
-1944-1946

Contributions and Achievements:

 became president at 65, making him the oldest
person to hold office
 first Visayan to become president
 joined with U.S. Gen. Douglas McArthur in Leyte on
October 20, 1944 to begin restoration of Philippine
freedom after Japanese occupation
 Philippine National Bank was rehabilitated and the
country joined the International Monetary Fund
during his presidency
 Bell Trade Act was approved by the U.S. Congress
during his presidency
 appears on the 50-peso bill
 Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polistico Garcia, commonly known as
Carlos P. Garcia, was a Filipino teacher,
poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political
economist, organized guerrilla and
Commonwealth military leader, who was the
eighth President of the Philippines.

-4 November 1896
- Talibon, Bohol

Contributions and Achievements:

 known for “Filipino First Policy,” which favored
Filipino businesses over foreign investors
 established the Austerity Program focusing on
Filipino trade and commerce
 known as the “Prince of Visayan Poets” and the
“Bard from Bohol”
 cultural arts was revived during his term
 was the first president to have his remains buried at
the Libingan ng mga Bayani