List of Philippine presidential firsts

The following is a list of firsts attained by various Presidents of the Philippines. Distinctions were achieved while at office unless otherwise stated.


Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901)

Manuel L. Quezon (1935–1944)

  • First President to be a lawyer[4]
  • First President to ride an aircraft while in office[5]
  • First President who died while in office

José P. Laurel (1943–1945)

Sergio Osmeña Sr. (1944–1946)

  • First President from the Visayas
  • First President who assumed the Presidency upon the death of his predecessor

Manuel Roxas (1946-1948)

Elpidio Quirino (1948–1953)

Ramon Magsaysay (1953–1957)

  • First President to take their oath of office while wearing the Barong Tagalog[6]
  • First President to swear on a bible at their inauguration.[7]

Carlos P. Garcia (1957–1961)

Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965)

Ferdinand Marcos (1965–1986)

  • First President to be elected for a second term (1969)[8]

Corazon Aquino (1986–1992)

  • First President to be a woman.[9]
  • First President to have their taking of oath administered by an Associate Justice.[7]

Fidel V. Ramos (1992–1998)

  • First President to be a non-Catholic[10]
  • First President to be a Protestant[11]

Joseph Estrada (1998–2001)

  • First President came from showbiz career
  • First and only president who has undergone an impeachment trial

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2001–2009)

  • First presidential child to become president. She was the daughter of President Diosdado Macapagal (term 1961-1965).

Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016)

  • First President to be unmarried and childless while in office.[12]

Rodrigo R. Duterte (2016–2022)

References

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  2. ^ "Basis for Martial Law declaration, against the law – Constitutionalist". UNTV News. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Well-Known Filipino Masons". Mencius Lodge No. 93. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Pulumbarit, Veronica (17 December 2017). "Past PHL presidents: Many were lawyers, one a housewife, another a mechanic". GMA News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "The Presidential Planes". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Philippine History: President Ramon F. Magsaysay: Champion of the masses". Yahoo! Philippines. Manila Bulletin.
  7. ^ a b Elefante, Fil (27 June 2016). "Tales of past presidential inaugurations: Superstition and history". Business Mirror. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. ^ Schirmer, Daniel; Shalom, Stephen Rosskamm (1987). The Philippines Reader: A History of Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Dictatorship, and Resistance (illustrated ed.). South End PRess. p. 163. ISBN 9780896082755. Retrieved 22 February 2018. In 1969,... ...enabled Marcos to become the first Philippine president to be re-elected for a second term
  9. ^ McKittrick, David (3 August 2009). "Cory Aquino: President of the Philippines who brought democracy to the islands". The Independent. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  10. ^ Allen, John L. (2014). The Catholic Church: What Everyone Needs to Know (revised ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780199379804. Ramos was the first and, to date, the only non-Catholic president of the Philippines
  11. ^ Whitaker, Raymond (11 August 1994). "Ramos clashes with Church on birth control: A United Nations population conference in Cairo next month promises trouble for the Philippines and Egyptian governments". The Independent. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Among 15 presidents, Noynoy holds many 'firsts'". GMA News. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Profile: Who is President Rodrigo Duterte?". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Research. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Duterte back in PH from visits to Israel, Jordan". ABS-CBN News. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

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