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Robin Jacob, Music, Films, Movies, Theatre, Albums, CD, Cassettes,Robin Jacob, Manila, Emmanuel Quezon, Aguinaldo, Osmena, Roxa, Magapagal, MArocs, Aquino, Ramos,Estrada, Arroyo, Magsaysay, Spain, USA, China, Japan, Clark Airbase, Subic Navel Base"> </HEAD> <body bgColor=#ffffff> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="1000" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <tr valign="top"> <center> <Img src="bg001.jpg" BORDER=0></TD></TR> <TR> <TD width="20%" height=30 bgcolor=#000000><center> <A HREF="cast & crew.htm"><FONT color=#ffffff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> Cast & Crew</A></font></TD> <TD width="20%" height=30 bgcolor=#000000><center> <A HREF="timeline.htm"><FONT color=#ffffff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> Time Line of the Philippines</A></font></TD> <TD width="20%" height=30 bgcolor=#000000><center> <A HREF="leaders.htm"><FONT color=#ffffff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> Philippine Leaders</A></font></TD> <TD width="20%" height=30 bgcolor=#000000><center> <A HREF="independence.htm"><FONT color=#ffffff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> Philippine Independence</A></font></TD> <TD width="20%" height=30 bgcolor=#000000><center> <A HREF="maps.htm"><FONT color=#ffffff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> Maps & Sketches</A></font></TD> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="1000" HEIGHT=600 BORDER="0 CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0"> <tr valign="top"> <TR><td width=15% valign="top"> <BR> <FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3> <center><B><U>Content</B></U></font> <BR><BR> <A HREF="Episode 1.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode One</B></A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="Episode 2.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode Two</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="Episode 3.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode Three</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="Episode 4.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode Four</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="Episode 5.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode Five</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="Episode 6.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode Six</B> <BR><BR><A HREF="Episode 7.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode Seven</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="Episode 8.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Episode Eight</B> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <A HREF="index.htm"><FONT color=#0000cc face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3> <B>Home Page</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="http://tigerfilms.biz"><FONT color=#333333 face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Tiger Films Pte Ltd</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="http://robinjacob.com"><FONT color=#333333 face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <B>Robin Jacob Web Site</B> <BR><BR><BR> <A HREF="mailto:info@thehistoryofthephilippines.com?SUBJECT='Inquiries'"> <font face="Trebuchet Ms, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" color="#000000"> <IMG SRC="email.gif" border=0> </A> </CENTER> </TD> <TD width=60% valign="top"> <BR> <CENTER> <FONT color=#000000 face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=4> <B>Manuel Luis Quezón (August 19, 1878  August 1, 1944)</B> <BR><BR> <FONT color=#000000 face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <P align=justify> Manuel Quezon was the first Filipino to head a government (1935 to 1944) under the American colonization. He was regarded as the second president of the Philippines, the first being Emilio Aguinaldo (1897-1901)<BR> He was the first president of the Philippine Senate elected to the presidency in a national election and gaining a second term. He is credited with being the  Father of the National Language <BR> Among his priorities during his presidency he grappled with the problem of landless peasants in the provinces. He reorganised the Philippines military defences, promoted settlement in Mindanao, new structure for government bodies, tackling corruption and fought against foreign economic strangle hold on trade and commerce. <BR> During WW2 he found himself together with General MacArthur on the Island of Corregidor enduring daily bombardments from the Japanese forces on the mainland. He was evacuated together with Macarthur and VP Osmena to Australia and then on to the US, where he headed the Philippine Government in Exile. <BR>He died of tuberculosis in Saranac Lake, New York before the end of the war and was succeeded by Sergio Osmena. </CENTER> </TD> <TD width=25% valign="top"><BR> <FONT color=#330099 face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3> <center><B><U> Presidents of the Philippines</B></U> <BR><BR> <A HREF="aguinaldo.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> EMILIO AGUINALDO -1898 - 1901</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="quezon.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> MANUEL QUEZON - Nov 15, 1935 - Aug 1, 1944</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="osmena.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> SERGIO OSMEÑA - Aug 1, 1944 - May 27, 1946</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="laurel.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> JOSE LAUREL - Oct 14, 1943 - Aug 15, 1945</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="roxas.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> MANUEL ROXAS - Jul 4, 1946 - Apr 15, 1948</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="quirino.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> ELPIDIO QUIRINO - Apr 17, 1948 - Nov 10, 1953</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="magsaysay.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> RAMON MAGSAYSAY - Dec 30, 1953 - Mar 17, 1957</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="garcia.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> CARLOS GARCIA - Mar 18, 1957 - Dec 30, 1961</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="macapagal.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL - Dec 30, 1961 - Dec 30, 1965</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="marcos.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> FERDINAND MARCOS - Dec 30, 1965 Feb 25, 1986</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="aquino.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> CORAZON AQUINO - Feb 25, 1986 - June 30, 1992</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="ramos.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> FIDEL RAMOS - June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1998</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="estrada.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> JOSEPH ESTRADA - 1998 - 2001</A> <BR><BR> <A HREF="arroyo.htm"> <FONT color=#0000ff face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO - 2001 - Present</A> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </table> <CENTER> <font face="Trebuchet MS,Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"> The copyright to this site, the script 'The History of the Philippines' and all concepts are held by Robin Jacob. 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