Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines and is considered the second president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901), whom Quezon defeated in the 1935 presidential election. He is often regarded as the greatest President of The Philippines, and the quintessential Filipino statesman. Known as "The Father of The National Language", and "The Father of the modern Republic of The Philippines". He was also known as "One of the Finest Statesmen in the world" during his time.
The governor-general of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and the United States (1898–1946), and briefly by Great Britain (1762–1764) and Japan (1942–1945). They were also the representative of the executive of the ruling power.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of basic services to the citizenry.
The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946.
The 1st Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first representative legislature of the Philippines. Then known as the Philippine Islands, the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States through the Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly. These bodies were the predecessors of the Philippine Senate and Philippine House of the Philippine Congress.
The 3rd Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1912, to February 24, 1916.
The National Assembly was the legislature of the Second Philippine Republic from September 25, 1943, to February 2, 1944.
The Taft Commission, also known as the Second Philippine Commission, was established by United States President William McKinley on March 16, 1900, following the recommendations of the First Philippine Commission, using presidential war powers while the U.S. was engaged in the Philippine–American War.
The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos is a government agency in the Philippines, whose objective is to promote the rights of Muslim Filipinos and to make them active participants in Philippine nation-building.
Rafael Palma y Velásquez was a Filipino politician, Rizalian, writer, educator and a famous Freemason. He was a senator from 1916 to 1921 and was the fourth president of the University of the Philippines.
The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands was an unincorporated territory of the United States that was established in 1902 and was reorganized in 1935 in preparation for later independence. The Insular Government was preceded by the Military Government of the Philippine Islands and was followed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
The Office of the President of the Philippines, is an administrative, advisory, and consultative government agency that aids the president of the Philippines in performing their duty as head of state and chief of the executive branch of government.
The secretary of agrarian reform in the Philippines is the head of the country's Department of Agrarian Reform and is a member of the president’s Cabinet.
The secretary of agriculture is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Agriculture.
The secretary of budget and management is the head of the Department of Budget and Management and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
The secretary of education is the member of the Cabinet of the Philippines in charge of the Department of Education (DepEd).
The secretary of environment and natural resources is the head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines.
The secretary of health is the Cabinet of the Philippines member who is in charge of the Department of Health. The secretary of health is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
The Jose Fabella Memorial School is a public integrated special school located in Welfareville Compound, Mandaluyong in Metro Manila, Philippines. Founded on December 3, 1925 as the Welfareville School, it is one of the oldest educational institutions in Mandaluyong and currently one of the four public special schools in the Philippines. It serves as the umbrella organization of 12 special education units located in different parts of Metro Manila and Rizal and offers kindergarten, elementary, secondary, alternative learning system, and special education to regular learners and learners with special education needs.
The Secretary of Information and Communications Technology is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
