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Documents for "Philippines History: Biographies":
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Aguinaldo, Emilio
1869-1964, Philippine leader. In the insurrection against Spain in 1896 he took command, and by terms of the peace that ended it he went into exile at Hong Kong (1897). After the outbreak of the Spanish-American...
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Aquino, Corazon
(Maria Corazon "Cory" Aquino) , 1933-, Philippine politician, president of the Philippines (1986-92), b. Maria Corazon Cojuangco. Her husband, Benigno Servillano Aquino, Jr., 1932-83, was Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos 's chief political opponent. In 1983 he was assassinated by government agents as he returned to the Philippines from exile in the United States. When the accused agents were acquitted, Corazon...
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Macapagal, Diosdado
1911-97, Philippine president (1961-65). A forceful orator, Macapagal practiced law and later served in the Philippine diplomatic service and in the house of representatives (1949-56). In 1951, he...
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Macapagal-Arroyo, Gloria
1947-, Philippine political leader, daughter of Diosdado Macapagal. A professor of economics, she entered government in 1987, serving as assistant secretary (1987-89) and undersecretary (1989-92) of trade and industry under President Corazon Aquino. After serving in the senate from 1992 to 1998, she was elected vice president and became social welfare and development secretary (1998-2000) under President Joseph Estrada, despite having run on...
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Magsaysay, Ramón
1907-57, president of the Philippines (1953-57). When the Japanese invaded the Philippines (1941), he joined the army and was commissioned a captain. A guerrilla leader throughout the Japanese...
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Marcos, Ferdinand Edralin
1917-89, Philippine political leader. A lawyer and aide to Manuel Roxas (1946-47), he was elected to congress in 1949, serving in the House of Representatives (1949-59) and Senate (1959-65). Formerly a Liberal, he broke with the party in 1965 and won the presidential...
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Osmeña, Sergio
1878-1961, Filipino statesman, b. Cebu island. He served as provincial governor of Cebu and as first speaker (1907-22) of the Philippine assembly. After service in the Philippine senate (1922-35),...
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Quezon, Manuel Luis
1878-1944, first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-44). While a law student, he joined (1899) Emilio Aguinaldo 's insurrectionary army and fought the U.S. forces until 1901. He was imprisoned briefly after the insurrection. Admitted (1903) to the bar, he was elected (1905) governor of Tabayas prov. (renamed...
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Quirino, Elpidio
1890-1956, Filipino statesman, b. Ilocos Sur prov., Luzon. After he was admitted (1915) to the bar he became a law clerk in the Philippine senate. For many years he was Manual Quezon 's political aide. Quirino was elected (1919) to the Philippine house of representatives, and as senator (1925-35, 1941) he devoted himself to problems of finance. After the Japanese invasion in...
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Ramos, Fidel Valdez
1928-, Philippine general and politician, president of the Philippines (1992-98), b. Lingayen. A career army officer, he became deputy chief of staff of the armed forces in 1981 and chief of staff...
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Rizal, José
1861-96, Philippine nationalist, author, poet, and physician, b. Calamba, Laguna prov. He studied at a Jesuit school in Manila, at the Univ. of Madrid (M.D., 1884; Ph.D., 1885), and in Paris,...
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Romulo, Carlos Peña
1899-1986, Philippine statesman and writer. With war between the United States and Japan approaching, Romulo toured (1941) East Asia and wrote a series of articles on the military-political...
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Roxas, Manuel
1894-1948, Philippine statesman, b. Capiz, Panay. In 1921 he was elected to the Philippine house of representatives and in the following year he became speaker. After the Commonwealth of the...
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