"Father of the Philippine Republic"
"Father of Philippine Independence"
"Father of the Philippine National Language"
"Father of Philippine Independence"
"Father of the Philippine National Language"
Pres. Manuel L. Quezon
AKA Manuel Luis Molina Quezon
- 1st Filipino President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-44)
- 1st Filipino to win the first National Presidential Election (1935)
- 1st Filipino resident of the Malacañan Palace
- 1st Filipino President of the National Olympic Committee in Philippines (1935)
- 1st Filipino Chairman of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (1913)
- 2nd President of the Philippines
QUOTE
"I prefer a country run like hell by Filipinos to a country run like heaven by Americans. Because, however bad a Filipino government might be, we can always change it."
ALIAS
"MLQ"
DATE OF BIRTH
August 19, 1878 (official; actually born August 19, 1877)
BIRTHPLACE
Baler, Tayabas (now Aurora), Philippines
FATHER: Lucio Quezon
MOTHER: Maria Dolores Molina
WIFE: Aurora Antonia Aragon
CHILDREN: María Aurora (Baby), María Zeneida (Nini), Luisa Corazón Paz (Nenita), and Manuel Jr. (Nonong)
YEAR OF DEATH
August 1, 1944
USEFUL LINKS
The Philippine Presidency Project: Manuel L. Quezon
POC Presidents
Wikipedia Article on Manuel L. Quezon