Year of Administration Political
Philosophy Achievements Strengths/
Leadership Styles Weaknesses Evaluation
Emilio Aguinaldo
Jan 23,1899 to April 1, 1901
He is a dictator type of a president and he established The Malolos constitution by virtue of which the Philippines was a republic and which he had been approved by the assembly and by Aguinaldo was proclaimed president.
His term featured the setting up of the Malolos Republic, which has its own Congress, Constitution, and national and local officialdom -- proving Filipinos also had the capacity to build.
Aguinaldo is best remembered for the proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite.
Emilio Aguinaldo fought long and hard for independence for the Philippines, and worked tirelessly to secure veterans' rights. On the other hand, he ordered the execution of rivals including Andres Bonifacio, and collaborated with the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Aguinaldo and his rebels came under intense pressure from the Spanish, and had to negotiate a surrender later that same year. In mid-December, 1897, Aguinaldo and his government ministers agreed to dissolve the rebel government and go into exile in Hong Kong
President Emilio Aguinaldo is young general,a responsible citizen,a brave young man,a wise leader and he loves our country, because he fight the Spanish Colonizers with his troop and he help the Filipinos to fight the Spaniards for the freedom of our country
Manuel L. Quezon
November 15, 1935 to August 1, 1944 was the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He prepared the groundwork for Philippine independence in 1946. The first Filipino president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines under American rule. He was president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. For advocating Filipino-language amendments to the 1935 Constitution, he is known as the "Father of the National Language." Quezon became a popular hero when he attacked the racist policies of Governor Leonard Wood with his declaration that he preferred "a government run like hell by Filipinos to one run like heaven by Americans." Senator Claro M. Recto, a contemporary, pronounced the most balanced and acute judgment when he described Quezon as "a successful politician Quezon lived through the most turbulent times in Philippine history, when the peasantry--who composed 75 percent of the people--was rebelling against social injustice and age-old exploitation, he failed to institute long-lasting reforms in land tenancy, wages, income distribution, and other areas of crisis he was a master of political intrigue. He knew how to build strong and loyal friendships even among political opponents, but he knew also how to excite envy, distrust, ambition, jealousy, even among his own loyal followers."
Jose P. Laurel (1891 - 1939) -> 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 The presidency of Laurel understandably remains one of the most controversial in Philippine history. After the war, he would be denounced in some quarters as a war collaborator or even a traitor, although his indictment for treason was superseded by President Roxas' Amnesty Proclamation.
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