Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
OTL # President Length of term 1: 10: Ferdinand Marcos: 20 years, 57 days: 7362 days 2: 14: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: 9 years, 161 days: 3448 days 3: 2: Manuel L. Quezon
Of the individuals elected as president, three died in office: two of natural causes (Manuel L. Quezon [26] and Manuel Roxas [27]) and one in a plane crash (Ramon Magsaysay, 1953–57 [28]). The longest-serving president is Ferdinand Marcos with 20 years and 57 days in office; he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
Effectuating the Purposes of General Ruling No. 5, June 6, 1940, of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Approved June 6, 1940, by the President of the United States, Under Section 5 (B) of the Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as Amended, Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended, of the President of the United ...
Manuel L. Quezon, once the president of the Senate of the Philippines (and the first to hold that office), was elected to become the first president of the Philippines during the Commonwealth era. It was planned that the period 1935–1946 would be devoted to the final adjustments required for a peaceful transition to full independence, a great ...
Senate President Manuel Luis Quezon won a lopsided victory against former President Emilio Aguinaldo. His election victory was largely due to the weak political machinations of his rivals. Another losing contender was Gregorio Aglipay, co-founder and supreme bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Indepediente (Philippine Independent Church).
The main contenders in this election were Manuel L. Quezon, the incumbent president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, under the ruling Nacionalista Party, with incumbent Vice President Sergio Osmeña as his running mate; and Senator Juan Sumulong of the Popular Front-Sumulong Wing (also called Pagkakaisa ng Bayan), with Dr. Emilio M. Javier as his vice presidential candidate.
President: Manuel L. Quezon: 1935–1941 Vice President: Sergio Osmeña: 1935–1941 Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce: Benigno Aquino: 1938–1940 Rafael Alunan Sr. 1940–1941 Secretary of Public Instruction: Sergio Osmeña: November 15, 1935 – December 1, 1938 Manuel L. Quezon: December 1, 1938 – April 19, 1939 Jorge Bocobo