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Contributions and Achievements of Jose P.

Laurel:

• Jose P. Laurel is the only Philippine president who served the three branches of government – he became a senator-congressman, associate justice, and president
• Since the early 1960s, Laurel was recognized as a legitimate president of the Philippines
• Organized KALIBAPI (Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas, or Association for Service to the New Philippines), a provisional government during the Japanese occupation
• Laurel declared Martial Law and war between the Philippines and the US/United Kingdom in 1944
• He’s the Founder of the Lyceum of the Philippines
• He’s a Law genius, ranked 2^nd in the Philippine Bar Exam in 1915
• Earned a Doctorate in Civil Law from Yale University in 1920
• Received Honoris Causa from Tokyo Imperial University in 1938
• He was assassinated twice, but he survived and recovered

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Carlos P. Garcia is the 8^th president of the Philippines and fourth president of the Third Republic. He was ousted from the presidency in 2001.

Contributions and Achievements of Joseph Estrada:

• He starred in over 100 films in the Philippines and received numerous Best Actor awards
• Moro Islamic Liberation Front headquarters and camps were captured during his presidency
• Cited as one of the Three Outstanding Senators in 1989
• He became a Mayor of the City of Manila, the county’s capital
• He won every mayor election in San Juan from 1969 to 1984
• Erap was among the “Magnificent 12” who voted to terminate the agreement that allows for U.S.

  control of Clark Airbase and Subic Naval Base

• He was credited with the passage of, among other pieces of legislation, the bills on irrigation project and the protection of carabaos

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He died on a plane crash on Dec. 1957, boarding the presidential plane named “Mt.

Get to know them well to understand and guide you partly about the dedicated men and women who have served to enrich the Philippine history and how politics has changed us all in the past millennium.

Below are their respective political party, accomplishments and mementos for what they were known for during their tenure of office as the Philippines most powerful government official.

See their achievements and contribution for the Filipino people and the country.

Listed in accordance from 1869, our first ever president of the Philippines to the latest in 2014 - Simeon Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

An important part of the history during the era of the official ratification of the Philippine Constitution of our country as the First Republic during the era of the declared Philippine independence. He was a lawyer and economist, born in Lubao, Pampanga. She was the 11^th president and a democracy icon, one of the 100 Women Who Shaped World History and 20 Most Influential Asians of the 20^th Century.

Contributions and Achievements of Corazon Aquino:

• The first woman to be president of the Philippines or any Asian country
• She signed the Family Code of 1987, a major civil law reform, and 1191 Local Government Code, which reorganized the structure of the executive branch of government
• She initiated charitable and social activities helping the poor and the needy
• Was named “Woman of the Year” in 1986 by TIME magazine
• She was featured on the new 500-peso bill together with her husband, Benigno Aquino Jr.
• Among the 100 Women Who Shaped World History
• One of the 20 Most Influential Asians of the 20^th Century
• One of TIME Magazine’s 65 Asian Heroes
• Received Honorary Doctorates from international universities including Boston University, Eastern University in Pennsylvania, Fordham University in New York, Waseda University in Tokyo

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June 16, 2016. The peso strengthened by nearly 20% in making it the best-performing currency of the year in 2007.

Contributions and Achievements of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo:

• Second female president of the country
• First president to take oath outside Luzon
• Gloria Arroyo oversaw higher economic growth than the past three presidents before her
• Philippine Peso became the best-performing currency of the year in Asia in 2007 during her term
• eVAT Law was implemented under her term
• She supported to bring back Spanish language in the Philippines during her 9-year presidency
• She took up International Trade at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

  with Bill Clinton

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Assumption College in 1968
• Arroyo earned a Master’s Degree in Economics from Ateneo de Manila University in 1978
• Obtained Doctorate in Economics from the University of the Philippines in 1986
• Numerous Honorary Degrees granted by prominent international universities
• TIME Magazine’s People Who Mattered list for 2005
• Forbes 100Most Powerful Women in the World (2004 – 2009)
• Currently featured on the 200-peso bill

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