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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 ...
"The President shall from time to time give to the Congress information on the state of the Nation, and recommend to its consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." [2] The first formal State of the Nation Address was delivered by President Manuel L. Quezon on June 16, 1936 at the Legislative Building in Manila. [2]
On June 16, 1936, Manuel L. Quezon held a State of the Commonwealth Government Affairs at the inaugural session of the National Assembly. [1] The first SONA was made by Manuel L. Quezon in 1935 before the National Assembly. Among those who made a SONA, Ferdinand Marcos made twenty SONAs - the largest number made by a single president.
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 ...
Born and raised in Tayabas, Manuel L. Quezon spoke Tagalog, Spanish and, later in life, English. Although Quezon initially refused to learn English, believing that the Americans betrayed the Filipino people after the Philippine Revolution, he began to study the language seriously after befriending Harry Hill Bandholtz, who even offered to pay him to learn the language.
On December 10, 1941, then-Associate Justice Laurel was appointed by President Manuel L. Quezon as acting Secretary of Justice. He was later appointed Commissioner of Justice by the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces on January 26, 1942, but was effective three days prior.
On his Rizal Day address on December 30, 1937, President Manuel L. Quezon declared through Commonwealth Act No. 184 the adoption of Tagalog as the national language. Under Japanese occupation during World War II , the Rizal Day program of 1942 attended by Benigno Aquino Sr. , and President Jose P. Laurel included the recital of Rizal's final ...
Picture of the president Elpidio Quirino. It is the only SONA to be delivered through radio broadcast to the Congress of the Philippines and the only one where the president did not personally attend the Congress' joint session. The State of the Nation Address that was picked up was delivered on 10:00 am of January 23, 1950. [1]