Trivia (President of the Philippines)

The first woman president of the Philippines and the first woman to become president of an Asian country.

• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

• Corazon Aquino

• Melchora Aquino

• Gabriela Silang

The first president of the Philippines First Republic.

• Manuel L. Quezon

• Emilio Jacinto

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Manuel Roxas

He was the chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines before he became president.

• Fidel V. Ramos

• Diosdado Macapagal

• Carlos P. Garcia

• Manuel Roxas

He is a former mayor of Davao and ascended to the presidency through a populist movement.

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Diosdado Macapagal

• Manuel Roxas

• Rodrigo Duterte

He initiated K-12 education in the Philippines.

• Rodrigo Duterte

• Benigno Aquino III

• Joseph Estrada

• Fidel V. Ramos

He declared Martial Law on September 22, 1972.

• Jose P. Laurel

• Ramon Magsaysay

• Carlos P. Garcia

• Ferdinand Marcos

He was the fifth president of the Philippines and appeared in a 100-peso bill.

• Manuel Roxas

• Manuel L. Quezon

• Elpidio Quirino

• Carlos P. Garcia

The death penalty was reinstated while he was in office.

• Benigno Aquino

• Diosdado Macapagal

• Fidel V. Ramos

• Manuel L. Quezon

The eVAT law was implemented under her term.

• Melchora Aquino

• Grace Poe

• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

• Corazon Aquino

Under his presidency, Quezon City became the capital of the Philippines in 1948.

• Ramon Magsaysay

• Carlos P. Garcia

• Manuel L. Quezon

• Elpidio Quirino