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He became the first president of the independent Philippines when the Commonwealth ended on July 4 of that year. The Third Republic was ushered in and would cover the administrations of the next five presidents, the last of which was Ferdinand Marcos (1965–86), who performed a self-coup by imposing martial law in 1972.
This article covers the history of the Philippines from the recognition of independence in 1946 to the end of the presidency of Diosdado Macapagal that covered much of the Third Republic of the Philippines, which ended on January 17, 1973, with the ratification of the 1973 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.
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- (Revolutionary government/The Philippines was still under Spanish rule) (1899-1901) President: Emilio F. Aguinaldo. (1897) Vice-President: Mariano C. Trias (elected VP during the Tejeros assembly)
- (Japanese Occupation) (1943-1945) President: Jose P. Laurel. (1943-1945) Vice-Presidents: Benigno Aquino, Sr. and Ramon Avancena.
- (1946-1948) President: Manuel L. Roxas (Died of a heart attack in 1948) (1946-1948) Vice-President: Elpidio R. Quirino. (1948-1953) President: Elpidio R. Quirino (Assumed the remaining term & re-elected)
- (Martial Law, "The New Republic" & Parliamentary Government) (1972-1986) President: Ferdinand E. Marcos (unseated by the People Power Revolution)
Manuel A. Roxas (January 1, 1892 - April 15, 1948). He was popularly known as the “First President of the Third Republic.”. He won the elections by a slim margin. He was inaugurated on July 4, 1946, the day the U.S. government granted political independence to its colony.
- Emilio Aguinaldo (January 23, 1899 – March 23, 1901) Emilio Aguinaldo was the first president of the Philippines First Republic (also known as the Malolos Republic).
- Manuel L. Quezon (1935-1944) Manuel L. Quezon was the 2 president of the Philippines and the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth established under the USA.
- Jose P. Laurel (October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945) Jose P. Laurel was the 3 president of the Philippines and the president of the Second Philippine Republic.
- Sergio Osmeña Sr. (August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946) was the 4 president of the Philippines and the 2 president of the Commonwealth. He was inaugurated on August 1, 1944, in Washington DC.
Learn about the Third Republic of the Philippines, the era of sovereignty and democracy after the end of US colonial rule.
Jose P. Laurel officially is recognized as the third president of the Philippines and president of the Second Philippine Republic. On October 14, 1943, José P. Laurel became president under a constitution imposed by the Japanese occupation.
