Caricature of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

15th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 2010 - present

Benigno Simeon Aquino II was born in Manila on February 8, 1960. The only son of former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Aquino. He has four other siblings; Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon, Victoria Eliza and Kristina Bernadette.

Caricature of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

14th President of the Republic of the Philippines

January 20, 2001 - June 30, 2010

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born on April 5, 1947 to former president Diosdado Macapagal and Dr. Evangelina Macaraeg. Arroyo was married to lawyer Jose Miguel Arroyo with three children: Juan Miguel, Evangelina Lourdes and Diosdado Ignacio.

Caricature of President Joseph Estrada

13th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 1998 - January 20, 2001

Joseph Ejercito was born on April 19, 1937 in Tondo, Manila to Emilio Ejercito, Sr., a former Chief Sanitary Engineer of Manila, and Maria Marcelo. He use the name Joseph Estrada after his parents forbade him from using their family name upon entering the film industry. Joseph has two brothers, Antonio Ejercito and Emilio Ejercito, Jr. ( a.k.a. George Estregan ). He was a famous celebrity known as "Erap", which comes from the reverse spelling of a Filipino word pare or buddy. Joseph was married to psychiatrist and former senator Luisa "Loi" Ejercito-Estrada adn has three children: Jinggoy, who was also a senator, Jacqueline and Jude. He has a child out of wedlock from socialite Guia Gomez, JV Ejercito who was the mayor of San Juan City.

Caricature of President Fidel Ramos

12th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1998

Fidel Valdez Ramos was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan to Narciso Ramos and Angela Valdez-Ramos, with two sisters: Leticia Ramos-Shahani, a former senator, undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and a United Nations (UN) official, Gloria Ramos, a former diplomat. Ramos is married to Amelita Martinez, popularly known as Ming Ramos, with five children: Angelina Jones, Josephine Samartino, Carolina Sembrano, Christine Jalasco and Gloria Ramos.

Caricature of President Corazon Aquino

11th President of the Republic of the Philippines

February 25, 1986 - June 30, 1992

Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, popularly known as "Cory" or "Tita Cory" (Auntie Cory) was born on January 25, 1933 to Jose Cojuangco of Tarlac and Demetria Sumulong of Antipolo Rizal. She was the sixth of the eight children.

Caricature of President Ferdinand E. Marcos

10th President of the Republic of the Philippines

January 20, 1965 - January 20, 1985

Ferdinand Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Quetilio Edralin. He was first known as a student who excelled in academics, especially in debate and oratory. Marcos was the topnotcher when he took the bar exam and obtain one of the highest score in history.

Caricature of President Diosdado Macapagal

9th President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1961 - December 30, 1965

Diosdado Macapagal was born on September 28, 1910 in Lubao, Pampanga, to Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pangan.

Macapagal was married to Purita dela Rosa and had two children, Cielo who became vice-governor of Pampanga and Arturo. Purita died during the Japanese occupation of World War II and later married Evangelina Macaraeg, the mother of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Caricature of President Ramon Magsaysay

Seventh President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957

Ramon Magsaysay was born in Iba, Zambales to Exequiel Magsaysay and Perfecta del Fierro on August 31, 1907. He started to work as a chief mechanic for the Try Tran Bus Company in Manila after he graduated in college in 1931. Magsaysay became the general manager of the company when it started to be profitable after saving the company from losing money when he introduced the new working methods and measures against corrupt employees.

Caricature of President Carlos P. Garcia

8th President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961

Carlos P. Garcia was born on November 4, 1896 in Talibon, Bohol to Policarpio Garcia who served as municipal mayor for four terms, and Ambrosia Polistico. Although he earned his degree in law, he rather worked as a teacher at Bohol Provincial High School where he became famous for his poetry and was known to be the “Prince of Visayan Poets” and the “Bard from Bohol”.

Caricature of President Elpidio Quirino

Sixth President of the Republic of the Philippines

April 18, 1948 – December 30, 1953

Elpidio Quirino was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera. He began his political career in 1919 where he was elected as a member of the Philippine House of Representative until 1925. From 1925 to 1931 he served as a senator and then became a secretary of finance and secretary of the interior in the Commonwealth government.

Caricature of President Manuel Roxas

Fifth President of the Republic of the Philippines

May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948

Manuel Roxas was born on January 1, 1892 to Gerardo Roxas, Sr. and Rosario Acuna in Capiz City and now named after him as Roxas City. Roxas was married to Trinidad de Leon Roxas and had two children, Ruby and Gerry who also became a Senator.

Caricature of President Sergio Osmeña

Fourth President of the Philippine Republic

 August 1, 1944 - May 28, 1946

Sergio Osmeña  was the second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He was the Vice President under Manuel Quezon, and became president upon Quezon's death in 1944.

Caricature of President Jose Laurel

Third President of the Republic of the Philippines

October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945

Laurel was born on 9 March 1891 in Tanauan, Batangas to Sotero Laurel and Jacoba Garcia. His father, who was the Secretary of the Interior in Emilio Aguinaldo's cabinet and a signatory to the Malolos, Constitution.

Caricature of President Manuel Quezon

Second President of the Philippine Republic

First President of the the Commonwealth

1935-1944

Manuel L. Quezon, known as the "Father of the Philippine National Language", was the first Filipino president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines under U.S. rule, a Filipino-Spanish mestizo, was born on August 19, 1877 in Baler, Tayabas now found at Aurora, to Lucio Quezon and Maria Dolores Molina.

Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo

President of the First Philippine Republic

1898-1901

Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869 in Cavite Viejo popularly known today as Kawit, Cavite, to Carlos Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy.