Imagine you are given a chance to communicate with the president of the republic
of the Philippines. Your task is to write a letter
addressed to the President Share to the
president your insights regarding the present
situation of the country compared to what
happened in the past before you end your
letter ask him /her questions which will make
you understand the status of our country

President of the philippines

1. Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines

2. President of the Philippines • The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. • The President of the Philippines in Filipino is referred to as Ang Pangulo or Pangulo (or informally, "Presidente"). •The executive power is vested in the President of the Philippines.

3. • First Republic (Malolos Republic) (First Dictatorship) (1899-1901) – Emilio Aguinaldo (January 23, 1899-April 1, 1901) • Commonwealth (American Era) (1935-1944) – Manuel L. Quezon (November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944) • Second Republic (Japanese Occupation) (1943- 1945) – Jose P. Laurel (October 14, 1943 – August 14, 1945)(de facto) • Commonwealth (Restored) (1944-1946) – Sergio Osmeña (August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946)

4. Third Republic (Post-American Era) (1946-1972)

5. Challenges of Third Republic After the war, the Commonwealth was restored pending complete independence. With independence from the US came the establishment of the Third Republic of the Philippines. The government of the independent Republic was riddled with graft and corruption and lost the confidence of the people. The corruption within the government also resulted in the rise of the Left in the form of the HUKBALAHAP or the Huks. The Huks presented even more problems to the Republic.

6. Manuel Acuna Roxas Fifth President First President of the Independent Third Republic of the Philippines 1946 - 1948 He was inaugurated on July 4, 1946, the day the U.S. government granted political independence to its colony. Nacionalista (1919–1945) Liberal Party (1945–1948) (May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948) “If war should come, I am certain of one thing–probably the only thing of which I can be certain–and it is this: That America and the Philippines will be found on the same side, and American and Filipino soldiers will again fight side by side in the same trenches or in the air or at sea in the defense of justice, freedom and other principles which we both loved and cherished.”

7. Biography • was born in Capiz (now Roxas City) • studied law at UP and graduated with honors in 1913. • he topped the Bar examinations in 1913, • was employed as private secretary to Chief Justice Cayetano Arellano • taught law in 1915-1916. • started in politics when appointed as a member of the Capiz municipal council. • In 1919, he was elected as governor of Capiz. • elected as congressman in 1922 and became House Speaker • 1935, he was chosen as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. • Serve also as Secretary of Finance under Quezon’s Administration • elected as a senator in 1941 and eventually became Senate President • he was also a reserve Major in the Philippine Army, a liaison officer and aide-to-camp to General Douglas MacArthur, then later promoted to Colonel and then Brigadier General. Achievements • greatest achievements, namely: the ratification of the Bell Trade Act; the inclusion of the Parity Amendment in the Constitution; and the signing of the 1947 Military Bases Agreement • Rehabilitation and reconstruction of war-ravanged Philippines • Improvement of the ruined economy • Adopted the pro-American policy. Problems •Graft and corruption in the government, as evidenced by the “Surplus of War Property Scandal”, “Chinese Immigration Quota Scandal”, “School Supplies Scandal: •Failure to check the Communist HUK movement.

8. “While I recognise the United States as a great builder in this country, I have never surrendered the sovereignty, much less the dignity and future of our country.” — Elpidio Quirino[ (November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) Elpidio Rivera Quirino Sixth President Second President of the Third Republic 1948 - 1953 Significant Event •Two Asian heads of state visited Philippines– President Chiang Kai-shek of Nationalist China (Formosa) in July 1949 and President Achmed Sukarno of Indonesia in January 1951. •On May 26-30, 1950, upon Quirino's invitation seven free Asian nations held the Baguio Conference of 1950 to discuss common problems of Asian peace and security. •Korean War and over 7,450 Filipino soldiers were sent to Korea under the designation of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea or PEFTOK

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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