1. Philippine History/Presidents
< Philippine History
The Presidents of the Philippines[edit]
This list consists of all Presidents of the Philippines. The Presidents are listed by their term timeline (as the term of their presidency is
six years). The incumbent president as of present time is Benigno Aquino III.
Legend[edit]
Katipunan Kalibapi (Japanese-sponsored) Nacionalista Party (Nationalist Party) Liberal Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
(KBL; New Society Movement) Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban; Philippine Democratic Party-People's
Power) Lakas-CMD/Lakas Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP; Struggle of
the Nationalist Filipino Masses)
Presidents[edit]
# President
Took
office
Left office Party Vice President
Ter
m
Era
2. 1-1 Andres Bonifacio
August
24, 1896
March 22,
1897 or
May 10,
1897
Magdiwang Katipunan
none
(The Tagalog
Republic did not
provide a Vice
President)
-
Tagalog
Republic
(Katipunan)
1-2 Emilio Aguinaldo
January
23,
1899[L 1]
April 1,
1901[L 2]
Independent
Formerly Magdalo
Katipunan
Mariano Trias
Abolished —
First Republic
(Malolos
Republic)
Abolished
Due to the leadership of the Governor-General of the Philippines|Governors of the Philippine Islands from April 1, 1901 to November
15, 1935.
2 Manuel L. Quezon
Novembe
r 15, 1935
August 1,
1944[L 3]
Nacionalista Party
(Philippines)|
Nacionalista
Sergio Osmeña
1
Commonwealth
2
3. 3 José P. Laurel
October
14, 1943
August
17,
1945[L 4]
KALIBAPI[L 5]
(Caretaker government
under Japanese
occupation)
none
(The 1943
Constitution did
not provide for a
Vice President)
—
Second
Republic
4 Sergio Osmeña
August 1,
1944
May 28,
1946
Nacionalista vacant 2 Commonwealth
(Restored)
5 Manuel Roxas
May 28,
1946
April 15,
1948[L 6]
Liberal Elpidio Quirino 3
Third Republic
4. 6 Elpidio Quirino
April 17,
1948
December
30, 1953
vacant
Fernando Lopez 4
7 Ramon Magsaysay
December
30, 1953
March 17,
1957[L 7]
Nacionalista
Carlos P. Garcia
5
8 Carlos P. Garcia
March 18,
1957
December
30, 1961
vacant
Diosdado
Macapagal
6
9 Diosdado
Macapagal
December
30, 1961
December
30, 1965
Liberal Emmanuel Pelaez 7
5. 10 Ferdinand Marcos
December
30, 1965
February
25,
1986[L 8]
Nacionalista Fernando Lopez
9
Kilusang Bagong
Lipunan
vacant
Second
Dictatorship
"The New
Society"
10
Fourth
Arturo Tolentino Republic
11
11 Corazon Aquino
February
25,
1986[L 9]
June 30,
1992
PDP-LABAN / UNIDO Salvador Laurel
Fifth Republic
12 Fidel V. Ramos
June 30,
1992
June 30,
1998 Lakas–NUCD–UMDP Joseph E. Estrada 12
13 Joseph Estrada June 30,
1998
January
20,
2001[L
10]
PMP
(Under Laban ng
Makabayang Masang
Pilipino coalition)
Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo
13
6. 14
Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo
January
20, 2001
June 30,
2010
Lakas–CMD / KAMPI
vacant
Teofisto Guingona,
Jr.
Lakas Kampi CMD
(Under Koalisyon ng
Katapatan at Karanasan
sa Kinabukasan
coalition)
Noli de Castro 14
15
Benigno Aquino
III
June 30,
2010
Incumbent Liberal Jejomar Binay 15
7. 14
Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo
January
20, 2001
June 30,
2010
Lakas–CMD / KAMPI
vacant
Teofisto Guingona,
Jr.
Lakas Kampi CMD
(Under Koalisyon ng
Katapatan at Karanasan
sa Kinabukasan
coalition)
Noli de Castro 14
15
Benigno Aquino
III
June 30,
2010
Incumbent Liberal Jejomar Binay 15