Presidents of the Philippines (with my Pseudonym ~ Matang Lawin)

Discovering the Old Philippines: People, Places, Heroes, Historical Events

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-> The 3rd president (1943 - (1945) of the Philippines
-> Born on march 9, 1891 in Tanauan, Batangas
-> His father served under Pres. Aguinaldo and signatory to the Malolos Constitution
-> As a teen, he was charged but acquitted for murder of his rival suitor
-> Married to Paciencia Hidalgo in 1911
-> Took up law at UP, Master of Laws at UST, Doctor of Laws at Yale Law School
-> Became Secretary of Interior in 1922
-> Elected Senator in 1925 and served as such until 1931
-> Elected as delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention
-> Appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1936
-> Appointed President by the Japanese Occupational Forces in 1943
-> Evacuated to Japan in 1945 when the Philippines Fell to the returning American Forces
-> On August 17, 1945, from his refuge in Japan, issued an Executive Proclamation dissolving of the 2nd Republic
-> Charged for treason in 1946 but was granted amnesty by President Roxas in 1948
-> Elected to the Senate in 1951 under the Nacionalista Party
-> Negotiated trade with US officials resulting to the Laurel-Langley Agreement.
-> Founded Lyceum of the Philippines in 1952
-> Died of heart attack on November 6, 1959 in Manila
~ Matang Lawin

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  Discovering the Old Philippines: People, Places, Heroes, Historical Events Jose P. Laurel, 1891-1959. The third President of the Philippines (Second Republic).

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  Mark Ian Eusebio i admire President Laurel's policy of "assertive nationalism" during the Japanese Occupation.

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