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Marcos ran for President of the Philippines in the 2022 election under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, [18] which he won by a landslide [5] with nearly 59% of the vote. [19] [20] His win was the largest since 1981, when his father won 88% of the votes due to a boycott by the opposition who protested the prior election. [21] [22] [23]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Head of state and government of the Philippines For the list, see List of presidents of the Philippines. President of the Philippines Pangulo ng Pilipinas Presidential seal Presidential standard Incumbent Bongbong Marcos since June 30, 2022 Government of the Philippines Office of the ...
Duterte is the first president of the Philippines to be from Mindanao, [8] [9] and is the oldest person to assume office, beginning his term at age 71. [10] Born in Maasin, Leyte (now in Southern Leyte), Duterte moved to Davao as a child where his father, Vicente Duterte, served as provincial governor.
The first national presidential election was held, [note 3] and Manuel L. Quezon (1935–44) was elected to a six-year term with no provision for re-election [4] as the second Philippine president and the first Commonwealth president. [note 2] In 1940, however, the Constitution was amended to allow re-election but shortened the term to four ...
When Marcos became president, ine policy and politics functioned under a postwar geopolitical framework. [161] The Philippines was caught up in the anti-communist scare perpetuated by the US during the Cold War. [162] Marcos and the AFP claimed that the Communist Party of the Philippines was a threat, even though it was still a small organization.
Rodrigo Duterte's six-year tenure as the 16th President of the Philippines began on June 30, 2016, succeeding Benigno Aquino III.He was the first president from Mindanao, the first president to have worked in all three branches of government, and the oldest to be elected. [1]
Joseph Ejercito Estrada KGCR (Tagalog: [ʔɛˌhɛːɾ.sɪˈto ʔɛsˈtɾaː.dɐ]; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, [1] [a] is a Filipino politician and former actor, who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 until his removal in 2001, the 9th Vice President of the Philippines from ...
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. QSC GCGH KGE GCC (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953 until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957.