Renato Corona was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2010 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Corona was later impeached in 2011. Many of the other Supreme Court justices mentioned, including Antonio Carpio, Presbitero Velasco, Teresita de Castro, Arturo Brion, Diosdado Peralta and Lucas Bersamin were appointed by President Arroyo. Jose Mendoza is the current 168th magistrate of the Supreme Court.
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This document lists the presidents of the Philippines from Emilio Aguinaldo to the current president Benigno Aquino III. It provides the name of each president, the era they served in, key dates of their terms, and the constitution that was active during their time as president. There have been 5 republics in the Philippines and 15 presidents with the document tracing the evolution of the country's leadership and governing documents over time.
Emilio Aguinaldo was the first President of the Philippines from 1898 to 1901. He led the struggle for independence against US forces and established the Malolos Republic. Jose Paciano Laurel served as President of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic from 1943 to 1945. Ramon Magsaysay was the third President of the Third Republic from 1953 to 1957 and championed the causes of the masses.
The Third Philippine Republic saw six presidents over its existence from 1946 to 1986. Manuel Roxas (1946-1948) had a pro-American policy and secured US aid in exchange for agreements like the Parity Amendment. Elpidio Quirino (1948-1953) helped the poor through rural banks and combatted Huk rebels. Ramon Magsaysay (1954-1957) defeated the Huk rebellion and established SEATO before dying in a plane crash. Diosdado Macapagal (1962-1965) established the national language and changed Independence Day, while also pursuing land reform. Ferdinand Marcos (1966-1986) initially promised to make the nation great again but eventually declared martial
The document summarizes the presidents of the Third Republic of the Philippines from 1946 to 1986. It provides brief descriptions of each president's time in office, their key policies and achievements, as well as challenges they faced. Some presidents, like Manuel Roxas and Ramon Magsaysay, focused on rebuilding the country after World War 2 and reducing corruption. Others, like Ferdinand Marcos, stayed in power for over 20 years through martial law despite growing corruption and civil unrest.
This document summarizes the economic programs and policies of Philippine presidents from Manuel Roxas to Benigno Aquino III. It outlines the rehabilitation efforts under Roxas after WWII, the import substitution strategy under Quirino to develop local industries, the land reform acts under Magsaysay and Macapagal to assist farmers, and the various socioeconomic programs pursued by subsequent presidents like Ramos, Estrada, Arroyo, and Aquino to promote development, generate revenues, and improve people's welfare. It also provides pointers for reviewing key economic concepts, thinkers, resources, and the history of the Philippine economy.
The document provides a historical overview of the Third Philippine Republic from its founding in 1946 until Joseph Estrada's presidency in the late 1990s. It describes the early post-war governments and their achievements, the declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos in 1972, the human rights abuses and consolidation of power that followed, the People Power Revolution of 1986 that ousted Marcos, and the subsequent presidencies of Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, and the cut short term of Joseph Estrada who was also ousted.
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2) She also previously held positions as Vice President from 1998 to 2001, Senator from 1992 to 1998, and is currently a Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives since 2022.
3) Arroyo has a background in academia and was a professor of economics before entering politics and government. She is the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal.
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2. Renato C. Corona
ï‚ž Renato C. Corona (born October 15, 1948) is the
23rd and current Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the
Court on April 9, 2002 by President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo. On May 12, 2010, two days
after the 2010 elections and a month before
Arroyo's term expired, Corona was appointed the
23rd Chief Justice of the
Philippines, succeeding Renato Puno who had
reached the mandatory age of retirement. Corona
was impeached by the House of
Representatives on December 12, 2011.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
3. Gloria Macapacal Arroyo
ï‚ž Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947) is
a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of
the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12thVice
President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is
currently a member of the House of
Representatives representing the 2nd
District of Pampanga. She was the country's second
female president (after Corazón Aquino), and the
daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
5. Antonio T. Carpio
ï‚ž Antonio T. Carpio (born October
26, 1949) is an incumbent Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
Philippines. He was appointed to the
Court by President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo and assumed office on October
26, 2001, his 52nd birthday.
• Born in Davao City, Carpio finished
grade school and high school at the
Ateneo de
Davao University. He obtained his
undergraduate degree in Economics from
the Ateneo de Manila University, and his
law degree from the University of the
Philippines College of Law. He went into
private practice and soon emerged as one
of the more prominent and successful legal
practitioners in the country. Carpio also
taught law subjects at the U.P. College of Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Law from 1983 to 1992.
6. Presbitero J. Velasco Jr.
ï‚ž Presbitero J.
Velasco, Jr. (born August
8, 1948) is an
incumbent Associate
Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Philippines.
He was appointed to the
Court by President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo on
March 31, 2006.
• He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree
in Political Science from UP finishing the
course in only three years. He went on to
take up his Bachelor of Laws from the
same university. At the UP College of
Law, Justice Velasco was a member of
the Order of the Purple Feather Honor
Society and served on the Editorial Board
of the Philippine Law Journal. He
graduated eighth in the Class of 1971. He Sources: en.wikipedia.org
placed sixth in the 1971 Philippine Bar
7. Teresita Jose Leonardo-de
Castroher judicial career as a ï‚ž Teresita
•She started Jose
law clerk, legal and judicial assistant in Leonardo-de
Castro (born October
the Supreme Court of the 8, 1948) is an Associate
Philippines,(1973–1978). She was Justice of the Philippine
appointed DOJ State Counsel I, II Supreme Court. Prior to
(1978–1985), and promoted to senior her appointment to the
state counsel (1985– High Court
by President Gloria
1987), supervising state counsel, and Macapagal-Arroyo, she
chief of legal staff (1988–1989). Before had been the Presiding
her Sandiganbayan appointment, De Justice of
Castro was the state counsel V and the Sandiganbayan.
chief of legal staff, DOJ (1989–
1995). De Castro is the incumbent
Presiding Justice and Chairman, First
Division, Sandiganbayan.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
8. ï‚ž
Arturo D. Brion
Arturo D. Brion (born
December 29, 1946) is an
incumbent Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court
of the Philippines.
ï‚ž He took his oath as a
member of the Supreme
Court on March 17, 2008
after having been appointed
by President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts, major in
ï‚ž From 2006 until his Mathematics, from San Pablo Colleges
appointment to the Supreme in San Pablo City, Laguna, in 1970. He
Court, Brion had served as in
the Cabinet of President earned his Bachelor of Laws from Ateneo
Macapagal-Arroyo as de Manila University Law School in
the Secretary of Labor and 1974, graduating as cum laude and
Employment. class valedictorian. He was Editor-in-Chief
of the Ateneo Law Journal. He took
the Philippine Bar Examinations and
Sources: en.wikipedia.org placed first with a bar general average of
91.65%. Brion thereafter practiced law at
the Siguon Reyna, Montecillo, and
Ongsiako Law Offices.
9. Diosdado M. Peralta
ï‚ž Diosdado M.
Peralta (born March
27, 1952) is
a Filipino jurist. He was
appointed Associate
Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Peralta graduated from the University of
Philippines by Presiden Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law. He
t Gloria Macapagal- worked in the private sector before joining
Arroyo on January government service as an assistant city
14, 2009. He had been prosecutor in Laoag City and Manila. He
Presiding Justice of
the Sandiganbayan at was appointed a trial court judge in
the time of his Quezon City in 1994, then named to the
appointment to the Sandiganbayan in 2002 by President
Supreme Court. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was
designated Presiding Justice of the
Sandiganbayan in March 2008, and served
Sources: en.wikipedia.org in that capacity until his appointment to the
Supreme Court.
10. Lucas P. Bersamin
ï‚ž Lucas P.
Bersamin (born October
18, 1949) is
a Filipino jurist. He was
appointed Associate
Justice of the Supreme
Court of the
Philippines by President
Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo on April • Bersamin earned his undergraduate
2, 2009, and was sworn degree from the University of the
into office the following Philippines and graduated from
day. He was a member of the University of the East College of Law in
the Court of Appeals at 1973. He was in private practice from 1974
the time of his until 1986, when he was appointed a trial
appointment. court judge in Quezon City by
President Corazon Aquino. He was
Sources: en.wikipedia.org elevated to the Court of Appeals by
President Arroyo in 2003.
11. Mariano C. Del Castillo ï‚ž Mariano C. Del
Castillo is an
Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court
of the Philippines.
• After graduating from San Beda
College, Mariano del Castillo pursued law studies
at the Ateneo de Manila University. He joined the
Judiciary in 1989 as Municipal Trial Court Judge of
San Mateo, Rizal before he was promoted to
Regional Trial Court Judge of Angeles City in
1992, and later as Regional Trial Court Judge of
Quezon City in 1995, where he was appointed First
Vice-Executive Judge. He was appointed CA
Justice in 2001. He was active in the Philippine
Judges Association where he has served as its
Sources: en.wikipedia.org Director, Vice-President for Administration, Senior
Vice-President, and Executive Vice-President.
12. Justice Roberto A. Abad
ï‚ž Justice Roberto
A. Abad is a
lawyer and judge
currently serving
as Philippine Supr
eme Court
Associate Justice.
• Abad was a Dean's Lister at the Ateneo
de Manila University, where he earned his
law degree. He first engaged in private
practice at the Jose W. Diokno Law Office
in 1968, and then he joined the
government, working as Technical
Assistant (1969–1973) and Associate
Attorney (1974–1975) at the Supreme Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Court, supervised by then Chief
Justice Fred Ruiz Castro.
13. Jose Catral Mendoza
ï‚ž Jose Catral
A political science graduate of
Mendoza is the the University of the Philippines, Jose
168th magistrate Mendoza took up his law studies in
of the Supreme the San Beda College of Law where he
led the establishment of Lex Talionis
Court of the Fraternitas. After passing the 1971 Bar
Philippines. Examinations, the young lawyer engaged
in private practice and served as legal
counsel of private corporations such as
the Philippine Banking
Corporation, the Manila Electric Co., and
the Gokongwei Group of Companies. He
also became a senior consular
investigator for the United States
Embassy before entering government
Sources: en.wikipedia.org service as a senior research attorney in
the Court of Appeals in 1977.
14. Maria Lourdes Aranal
Sereno
ï‚ž Maria Lourdes Aranal
Sereno (born July 2, 1960) is a
Filipino jurist, lawyer and law
professor. In August 2010, she was
appointed Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the
Philippines, the first appointee to the
High Court of Philippine
President Benigno Aquino III. Sereno
is the youngest appointee to the
Supreme Court since Cesar
Bengzon in 1945, and the 13th
woman appointed as a Supreme
Court Justice.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
15. Bienvenido L. Reyes
ï‚ž Bienvenido L.
Reyes is magistrate
of the Supreme
Court of the
Philippines.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
16. Estela Perlas-Bernabe
ï‚ž Estela Perlas-
Bernabe (born May 14,
1952, Plaridel, Bulacan)
is a Filipino jurist, lawyer
and law professor. She is
an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the
Philippines, the third
appointee to the High
Court of Philippine
President Benigno
Aquino III.
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