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Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina [b] GCGH KGCR (UK: / ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n /, US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n,-s ɔː n,-s oʊ n /, Tagalog: [maˈnwel luˈis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in ...
Nominations for the Quezon Service Cross need to state the services meriting the award and are made only in cases where the service performed or contribution made can be measured on the scale established by what the joint resolution terms "the benefaction" of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, after whom the decoration is named. [1]
Attestation of the Signature of the President, and Affixing the Great Seal, on Important Documents November 20, 1935 [4] 5 Reserving a Parcel of Land in the Barrio of Julugan, Municipality of Tanza, Province of Cavite, for School Purposes [5] 6 Order of Issue of City of Manila 1935 Thirty-Year 5 Per Cent Bonds December 9, 1935 [6] 7
For this exceptional military feat, Governor General Frank Murphy bestowed on him the Medal of Valor, the highest Philippine military award for "gallantry in action", [1] just before the inauguration of the Commonwealth government in 1935. He was named President Manuel Quezon's aide for latter's inaugural ceremony that same year.
A year later, on December 30, 1912 ... Distinguished Service Medal; ... Knighted by then-Senate President Sir Manuel L. Quezon at Luneta. [6] Malaysia Sir Anwar Ibrahim:
President Manuel L. Quezon immediately awarded him posthumously the Distinguished Contact Star medal. It was until 1957 when it became the seat of peace-keeping regional force in the guise of the First Philippine Constabulary Zone.
President Quezon and Vice President Osmeña began their second term on Corregidor on Rizal Day, December 30, 1941. [4] [5] As invading Japanese forces advanced, all United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) military personnel were removed from the major urban areas. Manila was officially declared an open city on December 26. By then ...
Manuel L. Quezon climbs up the Malacañang Palace stairs for the first time as President of the Philippines in 1935. The ceremony since 1992 traditionally begins with the president-elect fetching the incumbent in Malacañang Palace on the morning of June 30. At the Palace's State Entrance, the president-elect will wait for the incumbent to ...