List of presidents of the Philippines facts for kids

Malacañang Palace in Manila is the official residence of the President

Under the present Constitution of the Philippines, the president of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is both the head of state and the head of government, and is the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.

Here is the list of the country's presidents.

Presidents

The colors indicate the political party affiliation of each individual.

Key

Party		English name	Abbreviation
	Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas	Association for Service to the New Philippines	KALIBAPI
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	New Society Movement	KBL
	Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino	Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses	LAMMP
	Lakas ng Tao–Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino–Christian Muslim Democrats	People Power–Partner of the Free Filipino–Christian Muslim Democrats	Lakas–Kampi–CMD
	Lakas ng Tao–National Union of Christian Democrats	People Power–National Union of Christian Democrats	Lakas–NUCD
	Liberal Party		Liberal
	Nacionalista Party	Nationalist Party	Nacionalista
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan	Philippine Democratic Party–People's Power	PDP–Laban
	United Nationalist Democratic Organization		UNIDO
	Non-partisan	N/A

Prior to the First Republic

The Spaniards colonized the Philippines as the Captaincy General of the Philippines. The Spanish monarchy was represented by the Governor-General from 1565 to 1898. Spain ceded all of its remaining possessions, including the Philippines, save for Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War via the Treaty of Paris.

1899–1901: First Republic (Malolos Republic)

The First Philippine Republic was inaugurated on January 23, 1899 at Malolos, and ended on March 23, 1901 when President Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by the Americans at Palanan.

President of the First Philippine Republic (Malolos Republic)

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party		Term	Vice President	Refs.
1	1		Emilio Aguinaldo 1869–1964 (Lived: 94 years)	President of the Revolutionary Government (1898–1899)	23 Jan 1899	23 Mar 1901		Non-partisan	(1899) 1 (1899)	None

The Americans had already begun controlling areas not controlled by the First Republic after the Spanish cession. The President of the United States is represented first by military governors, then by civilian Governors-General up to 1935.

1935–46: Commonwealth

The Commonwealth was inaugurated on November 15, 1935 at Manila, and ended upon independence on July 4, 1946.

Presidents of the Philippine Commonwealth

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party		Term	Vice President	Refs.
2	1		Manuel L. Quezon 1878–1944 (Lived: 65 years)	Senator from the Fifth Senatorial District and 1st President of the Senate (1916–1935)	15 Nov 1935	1 Aug 1944		Nacionalista	(1935) 2 (1935)	Sergio Osmeña
									(1941) 3 (1941) (1944)
4	2		Sergio Osmeña 1878–1961 (Lived: 83 years)	1st Vice President of the Philippines (1935–1944)	1 Aug 1944	28 May 1946		Nacionalista		Vacant
5	3		Manuel Roxas 1892–1948 (Lived: 56 years)	Senator and 2nd President of the Senate (1945–1946)	28 May 1946	15 Apr 1948		Liberal	(1946) 5 (1946)	Elpidio Quirino

1943–45: Second Republic

The Second Republic was inaugurated on October 14, 1943 in Manila, and ended when President Jose P. Laurel dissolved the republic on August 17, 1945, in Tokyo.

President of the Second Philippine Republic

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party		Term	Vice President	Refs.
3	1		José P. Laurel 1891–1959 (Lived: 68 years)	10th & 17th Minister of the Interior (1922–1923 & 1942–1943)	14 Oct 1943	17 Aug 1945		KALIBAPI	(1943) 4 (1943)	None

1946–72: Third Republic

The Third Republic started when independence was granted by the Americans on July 4, 1946, and ended upon the imposition of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972.

Presidents of the Third Philippine Republic

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party		Term	Vice President	Refs.
5	1		Manuel Roxas 1892–1948 (Lived: 56 years)	Senator and 2nd President of the Senate (1945–1946)	28 May 1946	15 Apr 1948		Liberal	(1946) 5 (1946) (1948)	Elpidio Quirino
Vacant April 15–17, 1948
6	2		Elpidio Quirino 1890–1956 (Lived: 65 years)	2nd Vice President of the Philippines (1946–1948)	17 Apr 1948	30 Dec 1953		Liberal		Vacant 17 Apr 1948–30 Dec 1949
									(1949) 6 (1949)	Fernando Lopez 30 Dec 1949–30 Dec 1953
7	3		Ramon Magsaysay 1907–1957 (Lived: 49 years)	7th Secretary of National Defense (1950–1953)	30 Dec 1953	17 Mar 1957		Nacionalista	(1953) 7 (1953) (1957)	Carlos P. Garcia
8	4		Carlos P. Garcia 1896–1971 (Lived: 74 years)	4th Vice President of the Philippines (1953–1957)	18 Mar 1957	30 Dec 1961		Nacionalista		Vacant 18 Mar– 30 Dec 1957
									(1957) 8 (1957)	Diosdado Macapagal 30 Dec 1957–30 Dec 1961
9	5		Diosdado Macapagal 1910–1997 (Lived: 86 years)	5th Vice President of the Philippines (1957–1961)	30 Dec 1961	30 Dec 1965		Liberal	(1961) 9 (1961)	Emmanuel Pelaez
10	6		Ferdinand Marcos 1917–1989 (Lived: 72 years)	Senator (1959–1965) and 11th President of the Senate (1963–1965)	30 Dec 1965	25 Feb 1986		Nacionalista	(1965) 10 (1965)	Fernando Lopez 30 Dec 1965–23 Sep 1972
									(1969) 11 (1969)
										None 23 Sep 1972–25 Feb 1986
								KBL	(1981) 12 (1981)

1972–87: Martial law and the Fourth Republic

President Ferdinand Marcos ruled by decree when he declared martial law on September 21, 1972. He inaugurated the "New Society" after a new constitution was ratified on January 17, 1973. He declared the Fourth Republic on January 17, 1981, after martial law was lifted.

Presidents of the Fourth Philippine Republic

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party		Term	Vice President	Refs.
10	1		Ferdinand Marcos 1917–1989 (Lived: 72 years)	Senator (1959–1965) and 11th President of the Senate (1963–1965)	30 Dec 1965	25 Feb 1986		Nacionalista	(1965) 10 (1965)	Fernando Lopez 30 Dec 1965–23 Sep 1972
									(1969) 11 (1969)
										None 23 Sep 1972–25 Feb 1986
								KBL	(1981) 12 (1981)
11	2		Corazon Aquino 1933–2009 (Lived: 76 years)	none (No prior elected office)	25 Feb 1986	30 Jun 1992		UNIDO	(1986) 13 (1986)	Salvador Laurel

1987–present: Fifth Republic

President Corazon Aquino inaugurated the Fifth Republic after the present constitution was ratified. The plebiscite took place on February 2, 1987.

Presidents of the Fifth Philippine Republic

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party		Term	Vice President	Refs.
11	1		Corazon Aquino 1933–2009 (Lived: 76 years)	none (No prior elected office)	25 Feb 1986	30 Jun 1992		UNIDO	(1986) 13 (1986)	Salvador Laurel
12	2		Fidel Ramos Born 1928 (94 years old)	18th Secretary of National Defense (1988–1991)	30 Jun 1992	30 Jun 1998		Lakas–NUCD	(1992) 14 (1992)	Joseph Estrada
13	3		Joseph Estrada Born 1937 (85 years old)	9th Vice President of the Philippines (1992–1998)	30 Jun 1998	20 Jan 2001		LAMMP	(1998) 15 (1998) (2001)	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
14	4		Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Born 1947 (75 years old)	10th Vice President of the Philippines (1998–2001)	20 Jan 2001	30 Jun 2010		Lakas–NUCD–UMDP Lakas–CMD		Vacant 20 Jan– 7 Feb 2001
										Teofisto Guingona Jr. 7 Feb 2001–30 Jun 2004
								Lakas–CMD Lakas Kampi CMD	(2004) 16 (2004)	Noli de Castro 30 Jun 2004–30 Jun 2010
15	5		Benigno Aquino III Born 1960 (62 years old)	Senator (2007–2010)	30 Jun 2010	30 Jun 2016		Liberal	(2010) 17 (2010)	Jejomar Binay
16	6		Rodrigo Duterte Born 1945 (77 years old)	Mayor of Davao City (1988–1998; 2001–2010; & 2013–2016)	30 Jun 2016	Incumbent (Term ends on June 30, 2022)		PDP–Laban	(2016) 18 (2016)	Leni Robredo