The document provides a timeline of the presidents of the Philippines from 1942 to present. It notes that in 1942, the Japanese military government was established in Manila after Japan occupied the Philippines during World War II. It then lists each president of the Philippines in chronological order from Jose P. Laurel, the president under Japanese occupation, to Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th president who ruled under martial law, to the current president Rodrigo Duterte.

2. On January 3, 1942, the Japanese military government was created in
Manila. Jorge B. Vargas served as the chairman of the Philippine
Executive Commission, a civil administration.
Legislative and executive powers were present. However, laws passed
through required the consent of the Japanese soldiers' commander in
chief. Jose P. Laurel was installed as president of the Philippine
Republic on October 14 under Japanese sponsorship.On August 17,
1945, it was dissolved. The Philippines was freed from the Japanese's
domination after the end of World War II. After gaining
independence, the Filipinos began to choose their own leaders for the
Republic.

3. Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869,
in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines. In 1898, he
achieved independence of the Philippines from
Spain and was elected the first president of the
new republic under the Malolos Congress.
1988-
1901
1988-
1901

4. The first Senate President elected as President
of the Philippines. First elected in a national
election. He made Tagalog as the national
language of the Philippines.
1935-
1944

5. The President of the Philippines during the
Japanese occupation in world War II.
(1943-1945)

6. He was the oldest President at 65 to hold
office. He rhabilatated the Philippines National
Bank, and the Philippines joined International
Monetary Fund
1944-
1946

7. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the
fifth president of the Philippines from 1946 until his
death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last
president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from
May 28, 1946, to July 4, 1946, and became the first
president of the independent Third Philippine Republic
after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the
Philippines.
1946-
1948

8. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he
became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925.
He was then elected as a senator from 1925 to 1935.After
World War II, Quirino was elected vice-president in the
April 1946 presidential election, consequently the second
and last for the Commonwealth and first for the Third
Republic. After the death of incumbent President Manuel
Roxas in April 1948, he succeeded to the presidency. He
won a full term under the Liberal Party ticket, defeating
Nacionalista former president José P. Laurel as well as
fellow Liberalista and former Senate President José Dira
Avelino.
1948-
1953

9. was a Filipino statesman who served as the
seventh president of the Philippines, from
December 30, 1953, until his death in an
aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957. An
automobile mechanic by profession,
Magsaysay was appointed military governor of
Zambales after his outstanding service as a
guerrilla leader during the Pacific War.
1953-
1957

10. Ewas a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public
official, political economist, guerrilla and
Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth
president of the Philippines. A lawyer by profession,
Garcia entered politics when he became
representative of Bohol’s 3rd district in the House of
Representatives. He then served as a senator from
1945 to 1953. In 1953 he was the running mate of
Ramon Magsaysay in the 1953 presidential election
1957-
1961

11. was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served
as the ninth president of the Philippines, serving
from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth vice president,
serving from 1957 to 1961. He, also served as a
member of the House of Representatives, and
headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970. He
was the father of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who
followed his path as president of the Philippines
from 2001 to 2010.
1961-
1965

12. was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocratwho was
the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He
ruled under martial law from 1972 until 1981and kept most of
his martial law powers until he was deposed in 1986, branding
his rule as "constitutional authoritarianism"414 under his
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement). One of the
most controversial leaders of the 20th century, Marcos's rule
was infamous for its corruption, extravagance and brutality.
1965-
1986

13. was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th
president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.
She was the most prominent figure of the 1986
People Power Revolution, which ended the two-
decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and
led to the establishment of the current
democratic Fifth Philippine Republic.
1986-
1992

14. was a Filipino general and politician who served as the
12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.
He was the only career military officer who reached
the rank of five-star general/admiral de jure. Rising
from second lieutenant to commander-in-chief of the
armed forces, Ramos is credited for revitalizing and
renewing international confidence in the Philippine
economy during his six years in office
1992-
1998

15. Is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served
as the 13th president of the Philippines from
1998 to 2001, the 9th vice president of the
Philippines from 1992 to 1998, and the 26th
mayor of the City of Manila, the country's
capital,from 2013 to 2019. In 2001, he became
the first chief executive in Asia to be formally
impeached and resigned from power. At the age
of 86, he is currently the oldest living former
Philippine president
1998-
2001

16. is a Filipino academic and politician who previously served
as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to
2010. She is currently serving in the congress as a Deputy
Speaker since 2022. She is the longest serving president
of the Philippines since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her
accession to the presidency, she served as the 10th vice
president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under
President Joseph Estrada, making her the country's first
female vice president, despite having run on an opposing
ticket. She was also a senator from 1992 to 1998. After
her presidency, she was elected as the representative of
Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and later became the
speaker of the House of Representatives from 2018 until
her retirement in 2019.
2001-
2010

17. was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th
president of the Philippines from 2010 to
2016. The son of assassinated politician
Benigno Aquino Jr. and 11th president
Corazon Aquino, he was a fourth-generation
politician as part of the Aquino family of
Tarlac.
2010-
2016

18. Is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as
the 16th president of the Philippines from
2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson of PDP–
Laban, the ruling political party in the
Philippines during his presidency. Duterte is
the first president of the Philippines to be from
Mindanao, and is the oldest person to assume
office, beginning his term at age 71.
2016-
2022

19. Born to be wild. A doctor, plumber, teacher,
police, trainor, astronaut, and a single daddy.
2023-
present