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2 days ago · He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines and is considered the second president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901), whom Quezon defeated in the 1935 presidential election . During his presidency, Quezon tackled the problem of landless peasants.
3 days ago · Quezon City was conceived in a vision of a man incomparable – the late President Manuel Luis Quezon – who dreamt of a central place that will house the country’s highest governing body and will provide low-cost and decent housing for the less privileged sector of the society.
4 days ago · Biak-na-Bato was first declared as a National Park in 1937 by then President Manuel L. Quezon, with an area of 2,117 hectares. Succeeding presidential proclamations have slashed almost 70% of the park’s original size in order to accommodate extractive practices.
1 day ago · This bicameral legislature was inaugurated in October 1907. Under the leadership of Speaker Sergio Osmeña and Floor Leader Manuel L. Quezon, the Rules of the 59th United States Congress was substantially adopted as the Rules of the Philippine Legislature.
4 days ago · Manuel L. Quezon is known as the "Ama ng Wikang Pambansa" because he played a significant role in the development and promotion of the Filipino national language. As the first President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Quezon advocated for the adoption of Tagalog as the basis for the national language.
4 days ago · Emilio Aguinaldo was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines in 1898. Manuel L. Quezon became the first and only president of the Commonwealth in 1935, 34 years after Aguinaldo retired. The Philippines became a Commonwealth while under the Americans.
4 days ago · Manuel L. Quezon ably led the Philippines as it transitioned to independence as the first President of the Commonwealth. He established democratic institutions and worked to address issues like improving agriculture, developing the economy through trade with the US, establishing Tagalog as the national language, and enhancing infrastructure.
