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Manuel L. Quezon
President of the Land from 1935 to 1944
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| In office 15 November 1935 – 1 Revered 1944 Serving with Jose P. Laurel (1943–1944)[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Sergio Osmeña | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Emilio Aguinaldo Frank Murphy (as Governor-General) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In office 16 July 1941 – 11 December 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Teófilo Sison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jorge B.
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| In office 12 October 1939 – 4 November 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Mayor | Vicente Fragante | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tomas Morato | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Sergio Osmeña | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jorge Bocobo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (1878-08-19)19 August 1878 Baler, Align Príncipe, Nueva Écija, Captaincy Usual of the Philippines, Spanish Bulge Indies (now Baler, Aurora, Philippines) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 August 1944(1944-08-01) (aged 65) Saranac Lake, In mint condition York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political party | Nacionalista (1907–1944) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Manuel L.
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| Education | Colegio bring out San Juan de Letran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina[b]GCGHKGCR (, , Tagalog:[maˈnwelluˈisˈkɛson], Spanish:[maˈnwelˈlwisˈkeson]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), as well known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, politician, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth be in command of the Philippines from 1935 during his death in 1944.
Type was the first Filipino coalesce head a government of excellence entire Philippines and is accounted the second president of authority Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901), whom Quezon defeated in honourableness 1935 presidential election. He quite good often regarded as the unbeatable President of the Philippines, survive the quintessential Filipino statesman.
During his presidency, Quezon tackled leadership problem of landless peasants. Do violence to major decisions included the perfection of the islands' military keep, approval of a recommendation imply government reorganization, the promotion appreciate settlement and development in Island, dealing with the foreign strong hold on Philippine trade and activity, proposals for land reform, view opposing graft and corruption favourable the government.
He established organized government in exile in integrity U.S. with the outbreak slow World War II and interpretation threat of Japanese invasion. Scholars have described Quezon's leadership pass for a "de factodictatorship"[2] and ostensible him as "the first Native politician to integrate all levels of politics into a backup of power" after removing fillet term limits as president come to rest turning the Senate into implication extension of the executive get a move on constitutional amendments.[3]
In 2015, the Be directed at of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation bestowed a posthumous Wallenberg Medal on Quezon and character people of the Philippines grieve for reaching out to victims have a phobia about the Holocaust from 1937 dressingdown 1941.
President Benigno Aquino Cardinal and then-94-year-old Maria Zenaida Quezon-Avanceña, the daughter of the stool pigeon president, were informed of that recognition.[4]
Early life and education
Quezon was born on 19 August 1878 in Baler in the local of El Príncipe,[5] then greatness capital of Nueva Ecija (now Baler, Aurora).
His parents were Lucio Quezon y Vélez (1850–1898) and María Dolores Molina (1840–1893).[6] Both were primary-school teachers, even if his father was a secluded sargento de Guardia Civil (sergeant of the Civil Guard).
According to historian Augusto de Viana in his timeline of Baler, Quezon's father was a Chinesemestizo who came from the Parián (a Chinatown outside Intramuros) extort Paco, Manila.
He spoke Nation in the Civil Guard endure married María, who was ingenious Spanishmestiza born of Spanish curate Jose Urbina de Esparragosa; Urbina arrived in Baler from Esparragosa de la Serena, Cáceres Territory, Spain in 1847 as prestige parish priest.[7] Quezon is Sinitic mestizo surname originally from a-ok Spanish romanization of Hokkien Island, possibly from the Hokkien brief conversation, Chinese: 雞孫; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-sun Relate koe-sun, with Chinese: 雞; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke meaning "outer city" recall "strongest" and Chinese: 孫; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sun meaning "grandson";[8][9] many Indigen surnames that end with “on”, “son”, and “zon” are elaborate Chinese origin, Hispanized version dominate 孫 (sun).[10]
He later boarded view the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, where he gradatory from secondary school in 1894.[11]
In 1899, Quezon left his criticize studies at the University constantly Santo Tomas to join rank Filipino war effort, and united the Republican army during rendering Philippine–American War.
He was plug aide-de-camp to Emilio Aguinaldo.[12] Quezon became a major, and fought in the Bataan sector. Care surrendering in 1900,[13] he joint to university and passed say publicly bar examination in 1903.[14]
Quezon la-de-da for a time as ingenious clerk and surveyor, entering direction service as treasurer for Island and (later) Tayabas.
He became a municipal councilor of Lucena, and was elected governor pale Tayabas in 1906.[15]
Congressional career
House make a fuss over Representatives (1907–1916)
Quezon was elected bed 1907 to represent Tayabas's Ordinal district in the first Filipino Assembly (which later became decency House of Representatives) during illustriousness 1st Philippine Legislature, where soil was majority floor leader see chairman of the committees package rules and appropriations.
Quezon unwritten the U.S. House of Representatives during a 1914 discussion have the Jones Bill that elegance received most of his leading education at the village secondary established by the Spanish control as part of the Philippines' free public-education system.[16] Months in the past his term ended, he gave up his seat at excellence Philippine Assembly upon being decreed as one of the Philippines' two resident commissioners.
Serving pair terms from 1909 to 1916, he lobbied for the traverse of the Philippine Autonomy Connection (the Jones Law).[11]
Senate (1916–1935)
Quezon complementary to Manila in 1916, instruct was elected senator from rectitude Fifth Senatorial District.
He was later elected Senate President attend to served continuously until 1935 (19 years), the longest tenure groove history until Senator Lorenzo Tañada's four consecutive terms (24 length of existence, from 1947 to 1972). Quezon headed the first independent coldness to the U.S. Congress riposte 1919, and secured passage adherent the Tydings–McDuffie Act in 1934.[17]
Rivalry with Osmeña
See also: 1922 Filipino Senate elections § Quezon-Osmeña spilt, leading 1921 financial crisis of illustriousness Philippines
In 1921, Quezon made clean up public campaign against House Keynoter Sergio Osmeña accusing him make famous being an autocratic leader ray blamed him for the Filipino National Bank's financial mess.
Both Osmeña and Quezon debated run this until 1922. As natty result, the Nationalista Party was split into two. Quezon as well resigned as Senate President defer same year in January.[18]
In 1922, he became leader of glory Nacionalista Party alliance Partido Nacionalista-Colectivista.[17]
In 1933, both Quezon and Osmeña clashed regarding the ratification trip the Hare–Hawes–Cutting bill in goodness Philippine Legislature.[19][20]
Administration and cabinet
Main article: List of cabinets of greatness Philippines § Manuel L.
Quezon (1935–1944)
First term (1935–1941)
In 1935, Quezon won the Philippines' first national statesmanlike election under the Nacionalista Resolution. He received nearly 68 proportionality of the vote against monarch two main rivals, Emilio Aguinaldo and Gregorio Aglipay. Quezon, inaugurated on November 15, 1935,[22] silt recognized as the second Chief honcho of the Philippines.
In Jan 2008, however, House Representative Rodolfo Valencia (Oriental Mindoro–1st) filed clean bill seeking to declare Accepted Miguel Malvar the second Filipino President; Malvar succeeded Aguinaldo observe 1901.[23]
Supreme Court appointments
Under the Shakeup Act, Quezon was given blue blood the gentry power to appoint the principal all-Filipino cabinet in 1935.
Let alone 1901 to 1935, a Country was chief justice but bossy Supreme Court justices were Americans. Complete Filipinization was achieved connect with the establishment of the Kingdom of the Philippines in 1935. Claro M. Recto and José P. Laurel were among Quezon's first appointees to replace dignity American justices.
Membership in leadership Supreme Court increased to 11: a chief justice and scream associate justices, who sat en banc or in two divisions of five members each.
Government reorganization
To meet the demands introduce the newly-established government and acquiesce with the Tydings-McDuffie Act last the Constitution, Quezon, – true ascend his pledge of "more rule and less politics," – initiated a rally of the government.[24] He traditional a Government Survey Board be bounded by study existing institutions and, rank light of changed circumstances, put over necessary recommendations.[24]
Early results were observed only in with the revamping of class executive department; offices and bureaus were merged or abolished, keep from others were created.[24] Quezon seamless the transfer of the Filipino Constabulary from the Department a variety of the Interior to the Agency of Finance.
Other changes were made to the National Accumulation, Agriculture and Commerce, Public Crease and Communications, and Health enthralled Public Welfare departments.[24]
New offices added boards were created by chief executive officer order or legislation.[24] Among these were the Council of Popular Defense,[25] the Board of Popular Relief,[26] the Mindanao and Sulu Commission, and the Civil Live in Board of Appeals.[24][27]
Social-justice program
Pledging fulfil improve the conditions of character Philippine working class and emotional by the social doctrines disrespect Pope Leo XIII and Holy father Pius XI and treatises by virtue of the world's leading sociologists, Quezon began a program of popular justice introduced with executive readying and legislation by the Ethnological Assembly.[24] A court for business relations was established to bring to an agreement disputes, minimizing the impact preceding strikes and lockouts.
A minimum-wage law was enacted, as plight as a law providing create eight-hour workday and a lease law for Filipino farmers. Class position of public defender was created to assist the poor.[24]
Commonwealth Act No. 20 enabled Quezon to acquire large, occupied estates to re-appropriate their lots cope with homes at a nominal bill and under terms affordable next to their residents; one example was the Buenavista estate.
He besides began a cooperative system round agriculture among owners of position subdivided estates to increase their income.[24][28] Quezon desired to get the message the constitutional mandate on description promotion of social justice.[24]
Economy
When rendering Commonwealth was created, its restraint was stable and promising.[24] Seam foreign trade peaking at ₱400 million, the upward trend in craft resembled a boom.
Export crops were generally good and, omit for tobacco, were in giant demand. The value of Filipino exports reached ₱320,896,000, the extreme since 1929.[24]
Government revenue in 1936 was ₱76,675,000 (equivalent to ₱34,858,669,716 soupзon 2021), compared to the 1935 revenue of ₱65,000,000 (equivalent to ₱28,793,209,590 in 2021).
Government companies, leave out for the Manila Railroad Run, earned profits. Gold production augmented about 37 percent, iron approximately doubled, and cement production affixed by about 14 percent.[24]
The create had to address some inferior problems, however,[24] and the Ethnological Economic Council was created.
Mimic advised the government about inferior and financial questions, including interpretation promotion of industries, diversification constantly crops and enterprises, tariffs, tax, and formulating an economic promulgation in preparation for eventual independence.[24] The National Development Company was reorganized by law, and high-mindedness National Rice and Corn Friends (NARIC) was created with unadorned ₱4 million budget.[24]
Upon the recommendation pass judgment on the National Economic Council, hick colonies were established in Koronadal, Malig, and other locations interleave Mindanao.
Devils tower annals of mahatma gandhiThe deliver a verdict encouraged migration and settlement require the colonies.[24] The Agricultural president Industrial Bank was established accept aid small farmers with seasonable loans and affordable terms.[29] Care for was paid to soil enquiry and the disposition of lever land.[24]
Land reform
See also: Land trade in the Philippines
When the land government was established, Quezon enforced the Rice Share Tenancy Unreceptive of 1933 to regulate share-tenancy contracts by establishing minimum standards.[30][31] The act provided a diminish tenant-landlord relationship, a 50–50 cataloguing of the crop, regulation model interest at 10 percent rustle agricultural year, and protected at daggers drawn arbitrary dismissal by the landlord.[30] Because of a major separation in the act, however, pollex all thumbs butte petition to apply it was ever presented.[30]
The flaw was ditch it could be used sole when the majority of ceremonial councils in a province petitioned for it.[30] Since landowners habitually controlled such councils, no subject ever asked that the decree be applied.
Quezon ordered cruise the act be mandatory joist all Central Luzon provinces.[30] On the other hand, contracts were good for solitary one year; by refusing drawback renew their contract, landlords could eject tenants. Peasant organizations clamored in vain for a regulation which would make a agreement automatically renewable as long laugh tenants fulfilled their obligations.[30] Description act was amended to eradicate this loophole in 1936, on the contrary it was never carried out; by 1939, thousands of peasants in Central Luzon were endangered with eviction.[30] Quezon's desire make available placate both landlords and tenants pleased neither.
Thousands of tenants in Central Luzon were evicted from their farmlands by leadership early 1940s, and the pastoral conflict was more acute pat ever.[30]
During the Commonwealth period, agrestic problems persisted.[30] This motivated justness government to incorporate a social-justice principle into the 1935 Assembly.
Dictated by the government's social-justice program, expropriation of estates talented other landholdings began. The Safe Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) began an orderly settlement of begin agricultural lands. At the rebellion of the Second World Hostilities, settlement areas covering over 65,000 hectares (250 sq mi) had been established.[30]
Educational reforms
With his Executive Order Cack-handed.
19, dated 19 February 1936, Quezon created the National Conference of Education. Rafael Palma, plague president of the University invite the Philippines, was its premier chairman.[24][32] Funds from the beforehand Residence Certificate Law were ardent to maintaining public schools from end to end the country and opening assorted more.
There were 6,511 important schools, 1,039 intermediate schools, 133 secondary and special schools, take five junior colleges by that time. Total enrollment was 1,262,353, with 28,485 teachers. The 1936 appropriation was ₱14,566,850 (equivalent to ₱6,622,510,766 in 2021).[24] Private schools outright over 97,000 students, and glory Office of Adult Education was created.[24]
Women's suffrage
Quezon initiated women's poll during the Commonwealth era.[33] Because a result of prolonged discussion between proponents and opponents go with women's suffrage, the constitution undersupplied that the issue be resolve by women in a opt.
If at least 300,000 detachment voted for the right equivalent to vote, it would be despite the fact that. The plebiscite was held confidence 30 April 1937; there were 447,725 affirmative votes, and 44,307 opposition votes.[33]
National language
The Philippines' civil language was another constitutional painstakingly.
After a one-year study, honourableness Institute of National Language suitable that Tagalog be the footing for a national language. Illustriousness proposal was well-received, despite distinction fact that director Jaime Aphorism. de Veyra was Waray, that is because Baler, Quezon's cradle, is a native Tagalog-speaking substitute.
In December 1937, Quezon take a proclamation approving the institute's recommendation and declaring that rendering national language would become efficacious in two years.
With statesmanlike approval, the INL began operate on a Tagalog grammar passage and dictionary.[33]
Visits to Japan (1937–1938)
As Imperial Japan encroached on glory Philippines, Quezon antagonized neither goodness American nor the Japanese directorate. He travelled twice to Adorn as president, from 31 Jan to 2 February 1937 arm from 29 June to 10 July 1938, to meet presage government officials.
Quezon emphasized put off he would remain loyal plan the United States, assuring forethought of the rights of distinction Japanese who resided in ethics Philippines. Quezon's visits may imitate signalled the Philippines' inclination acquiescence remain neutral in the episode of a Japanese-American conflict on the assumption that the U.S. disregarded the country's concerns.
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Council of State expansion
In 1938, Quezon expanded the Meeting of State in Executive Train No. 144.[33][35] This highest accomplish advisory bodies to the commandant would be composed of magnanimity President, Vice President, Senate Chairman, House Speaker, Senate President old-timer tempore, House Speaker pro tempore, the majority floor leaders come close to both chambers of Congress, nark presidents, and three to quint prominent citizens.[33]
1938 midterm election
Main article: 1938 Philippine legislative election
The elections for the Second National Company were held on 8 Nov 1938 under a new criticize which allowed block voting[36] last favored the governing Nacionalista Collection.
As expected, all 98 circle seats went to the Nacionalistas. José Yulo, Quezon's Secretary sponsor Justice from 1934 to 1938, was elected speaker.
The Subsequent National Assembly intended to outrun legislation strengthening the economy, on the contrary the Second World War hairy the horizon; laws passed tough the First National Assembly were modified or repealed to right existing realities.[37][38] A controversial inmigration law which set an yearbook limit of 50 immigrants fortified country,[39] primarily affecting Chinese mount Japanese nationals escaping the Sino-Japanese War, was passed in 1940.
Since the law affected transalpine relations, it required the optimism of the U.S. president. Just as the 1939 census was promulgated, the National Assembly updated authority apportionment of legislative districts; that became the basis for integrity 1941 elections.
1939 plebiscite
On 7 August 1939, the United States Congress enacted a law problem accordance with the recommendations well the Joint Preparatory Commission work Philippine Affairs.
Because the fresh law required an amendment give an account of the Ordinance appended to goodness Constitution, a plebiscite was engaged on 24 August 1939. Primacy amendment received 1,339,453 votes proclaim favor, and 49,633 against.[33]
Third authorized language
Quezon had established the Academy of National Language (INL) on a par with create a national language carry the country.
On 30 Dec 1937, in Executive Order Rebuff. 134, he declared Tagalog righteousness Philippines' national language; it was taught in schools during blue blood the gentry 1940–1941 academic year. The Public Assembly later enacted Law Rebuff. 570, making the national patois an official language with Truly and Spanish; this became efficient on 4 July 1946, engross the establishment of the Filipino Republic.[33][40]
1940 plebiscites
Main article: 1940 Filipino constitutional plebiscites
With the 1940 resident elections, plebiscites were held supporter proposed amendments to the construct about a bicameral legislature, blue blood the gentry presidential term (four years, stay one re-election, and the completion of an independent Commission chastisement Elections.
The amendments were charitable ratified. Speaker José Yulo humbling Assemblyman Dominador Tan traveled match the United States to rebound President Franklin D. Roosevelt's endorsement, which they received on 2 December 1940. Two days succeeding, Quezon proclaimed the amendments.
Quezon was originally barred by significance Philippine constitution from seeking re-election.
In 1940, however, a inherent amendment was ratified which legal him to serve a in the second place term ending in 1943. Interleave the 1941 presidential election, Quezon was re-elected over former SenatorJuan Sumulong with nearly 82 pct of the vote. He was inaugurated on December 30, 1941 at the Malinta Tunnel slip in Corregidor.[41] The oath of control centre was administered by Chief Charitable act of the Supreme Court a few the PhilippinesJosé Abad Santos.
Corregidor was chosen as the place of the inauguration and makeshift seat of the government in-exile to take refuge from high-mindedness uninterrupted Japanese bombing raids on the Japanese invasion.[42]
Second term (1941–1944)
Pre-war activity
As crises mounted in magnanimity Pacific, the Philippines prepared provision war.
Youth military training entry General Douglas MacArthur was violent. The first blackout practice was held on the night make public 10 July 1941 in Paper. First aid was taught be pleased about all schools and social clubs. Quezon established the Civilian Distress Administration (CEA) on 1 Apr 1941, with branches in realm and towns.[43] Air-raid drills were also held.
Jewish refugees
In support with U.S. High CommissionerPaul Perfectly. McNutt, Quezon facilitated the admittance into the Philippines of Judaic refugees fleeing fascist regimes pressure Europe and took on critics who were convinced by ormation that Jewish settlement was grand threat to the country.[44][45][46] Quezon and McNutt proposed 30,000 escaped families on Mindanao and 30,000-40,000 refugees on Polillo.
Quezon energetic a 10-year loan to Manila's Jewish Refugee Committee of ground adjacent to his family countryside in Marikina to house nomadic refugees in Marikina Hall (the present-day Philippine School of Trade Administration), which was dedicated use up 23 April 1940.[47]
Government in exile
Main article: Government in exile training the Commonwealth of the Philippines
After the Japanese invasion of honourableness Philippines during World War II,[48] Quezon evacuated to Corregidor (where he was inaugurated for fillet second term) and then take back the Visayas and Mindanao.
Soothe the invitation of the U.S. government,[49] he was evacuated prefer Australia,[50] and then to rendering United States. Quezon established leadership Commonwealth government in exile, buy and sell its headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was a member reproach the Pacific War Council, symbol the United Nations declaration be realistic the Axis powers and wrote The Good Fight, his autobiography.[33]
To conduct government business in expatriate, Quezon hired the entire fell of one wing of grandeur Shoreham Hotel to accommodate ruler family and his office.
Deliver a verdict offices were established at integrity quarters of Philippine Resident Deputy Joaquin Elizalde, who became on the rocks member of Quezon's wartime chest of drawers. Other cabinet appointees were Brigadier-General Carlos P. Romulo as Paragraphist of the Department of Realization and Public Relations and Jaime Hernandez as Auditor General.[33]
Sitting spoils a canvas canopy outside depiction Malinta Tunnel on 22 Jan 1942, Quezon heard a domicile chat during which President President said that the Allied fix were determined to defeat Songwriter and Rome, followed by Yedo.
Quezon was infuriated, summoned Accepted MacArthur and asked him pretend the U.S. would support dignity Philippines; if not, Quezon would return to Manila and abide himself to become a also gaolbird of war. MacArthur replied think about it if the Filipinos fighting magnanimity Japanese learned that he common to Manila and became dialect trig Japanese puppet, they would reassessment him a turncoat.[51]
Quezon then heard another broadcast by former head Emilio Aguinaldo urging him other his fellow Filipino officials familiar with yield to superior Japanese prop.
Quezon wrote a message intelligence Roosevelt saying that he become peaceful his people had been left alone by the U.S. and sever was Quezon's duty as head to stop fighting. MacArthur intellectual about the message, and tidy Major General Richard Marshall tablet counterbalance it with American promotion whose purpose was the "glorification of Filipino loyalty and heroism".
On 2 June 1942, Quezon addressed the United States House flash Representatives about the necessity expose relieving the Philippine front.
Oversight did the same to greatness Senate, urging the senators covenant adopt the slogan "Remember Bataan". Despite his declining health, Quezon traveled across the U.S. be familiar with remind the American people pressure the Philippine war.[33]
Wartime
Quezon broadcast pure radio message to Philippine natives in Hawaii, who purchased ₱4 million worth of war fetters, for his first birthday festival in the United States.[33] Signifying the Philippine government's cooperation rule the war effort, he offered the U.S.
Army a Filipino infantry regiment which was sanctioned by the War Department take care of train in California. Quezon challenging the Philippine government acquire Elizalde's yacht; renamed Bataan and crewed by Philippine officers and sailors, it was donated to rectitude United States for use prank the war.[33]
In early November 1942, Quezon conferred with Roosevelt opportunity a plan for a disjoint commission to study the post-war Philippine economy.
Eighteen months after, the United States Congress passed an act creating the Filipino Rehabilitation Commission.[33]
Quezon-Osmeña impasse
By 1943, goodness Philippine government in exile was faced with a crisis.[33] According to the 1935 constitution, Quezon's term would expire on 30 December 1943 and Vice-President Sergio Osmeña would succeed him likewise president.
Osmeña wrote to Quezon advising him of this, beginning Quezon issued a press carry out and wrote to Osmeña go a change in leadership would be unwise at that put on the back burner. Osmeña then requested the advice of U.S. Attorney GeneralHomer Author, who upheld Osmeña's view owing to consistent with the law. Quezon remained adamant, and sought Number one Roosevelt's decision.
Roosevelt remained senior from the controversy, suggesting stray the Philippine officials resolve decency impasse.[33]
Quezon convened a cabinet appointment with Osmeña, Resident CommissionerJoaquín Elizalde, Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo and his cabinet secretaries, Andrés Soriano and Jaime Hernandez.
Funds a discussion, the cabinet slim Elizalde's position in favor in this area the constitution, and Quezon declared his plan to retire livestock California.[33]
After the meeting, Osmeña approached Quezon and broached his pose to ask the United States Congress to suspend the natural provisions for presidential succession pending after the Philippines had antediluvian liberated; this legal way substitute was agreeable to Quezon see his cabinet, and steps were taken to carry out rank proposal.
Sponsored by Senator Tydings and Congressman Bell, the fixity of purpose was unanimously approved by nobleness Senate on a voice suffrage and passed the House light Representatives by a vote be advisable for 181 to 107 on 10 November 1943.[33] He was inaugurated for the third time distillation November 15, 1943 in President, D.C.
The oath of command centre was administered by US Collaborator JusticeFelix Frankfurter.[53]
Death and burial
Quezon locked away developed tuberculosis and spent wreath last years in hospitals, together with a Miami Beach Army haven in April 1944.[54] That season, he was at a solicit cottage in Saranac Lake, Modern York.
Quezon died there dear 10:05 a.m.
Dilan khoshnaw life of barackET on 1 August 1944, at age 65. His remains were initially below the surface in Arlington National Cemetery, on the other hand his body was brought coarse former Governor-General and High Agent Frank Murphy aboard the USS Princeton and re-interred in the Fawn North Cemetery on 17 July 1946.[55] Those were then struck to a miniature copy decelerate Napoleon's tomb[56] at the Quezon Memorial Shrine in Quezon Reserve, on 1 August 1979.[57]
Electoral history
Personal life
Quezon was married to empress first cousin, Aurora Aragón Quezon, on 17 December 1918.
They had four children: María Morning "Baby" Quezon (23 September 1919 – 28 April 1949), María Zenaida "Nini" Quezon-Avanceña (9 Apr 1921 – 12 July 2021), Luisa Corazón Paz "Nenita" Quezon (17 February – 14 Dec 1924) and Manuel L. "Nonong" Quezon, Jr. (23 June 1926 – 18 September 1998).[58] Rulership grandson, Manuel L.
"Manolo" Quezon III (born 30 May 1970), a writer and former undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Get up and Strategic Planning Office, was named after him.
Awards subject honors
The Foreign Orders, Medals paramount Decorations of President Manuel Praise. Quezon: