Facts about Philippine Presidents — Here Are Trivia You Probably Know Yet

Check Here the List of Facts about Philippines Presidents Which Many Filipinos Are Not Aware Of

FACTS ABOUT PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS – Here are some trivia about the chief executives of the country which you may yet to know.

The Philippines elect presidents every six (6) years. In the records, the country had 17 presidents already including current President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Every administration is popular for specific reasons — for example, the Duterte administration is popular for its war on drugs campaign.

Those individuals who have become presidents of the Philippines, living or dead, are among the most popular people in the country. However, despite their prominence, there are still a lot of things that the people don’t know about them.

There are several facts about Philippine presidents that many people are still unaware of. Here are some trivia about the people who have led the entire country for a time:

Emilio Aguinaldo was only 29 years old when he became the Philippine President. He is the youngest president of the country.

Unknown to many, Emilio Aguinaldo was a third year high school dropped out student of Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

Emilio Aguinaldo ran for the presidency in 1935 but the poll resulted to a landslide win of Manuel L. Quezon.

Manuel L. Quezon is the first Philippine president who was elected through a national election.

The wife of Manuel L. Quezon was Aurora Aragon, his first cousin. She was the first presidential wife to be called “First Lady”.

Jose Laurel was shot 4 times by the Philippine guerillas but he recovered. He’s the only Philippine President to have been shot by the guerillas outside of combat.

Sergio Osmeña is the oldest to become president of the Philippines. He was 65 years old when he assumed the presidency after the death of Quezon.

Manuel Roxas had the shortest term as president lasting only for 1 year, 10 months, and 18 days.

Ramon Magsaysay was the first president of the Philippines who wore Barong Tagalog when he sworn into office.

Ramon Magsaysay was the only president whose cause of death is accident as the others died of diseases.

Ramon Magsaysay literally opened the gates of Malacañang to the people which truly lived up to the Palace being the “house of the people” during his term.

Ramon Magsaysay is the youngest president to die at the age of 49.

Carlos P. Garcia is the first Philippine President buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was the Philippines’ president for more than 20 years which made him the longest-serving chief executive in the country.

Ferdinand Marcos graduated cum laude as he was imprisoned in 1939 over the death case of Julio Nalundasan but he was allegedly supposed to graduate as magna cum laude.

Corazon Aquino is the first female president of the Philippines.

Fidel V. Ramos is the first member of the Protestant United Church of Christ in the Philippines to become president as most of the other presidents were Catholic.