President
see also: List of Presidents of the Philippines and List of Unofficial Presidents of the Philippines
- Philippine Revolution to Present
- Status:
- First to Held the Post: Andres Bonifacio (Disputed)/Emilio Aguinaldo (Officially)
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 ("Presidente," informally). The executive power is vested in the President of the Philippines.
Andres Bonifacio was President/Supremo of the insurgent Tagalog Republic revolutionary government from 1896–97. Emilio Aguinaldo was President of the insurgent Philippine Republic revolutionary government from 1899-1902. The Philippine government recognizes Emilio Aguinaldo as "President of the First Republic".
The incumbent President is Benigno S. Aquino III.
Read more about this topic: Philippine Heads Of State And Government
Famous quotes containing the word president:
“I can’t be President since I am a naturalized citizen, but I figured everything else was fair game.”
—Arati Prabhakar (b. c. 1959)
“I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a President is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and by tourists into town.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
““Justice” was done, and the President of the Immortals, in Æschylean phrase, had ended his sport with Tess. And the d’Urberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing. The two speechless gazers bent themselves down to the earth, as if in prayer, and remained thus a long time, absolutely motionless: the flag continued to wave silently. As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.
The End”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)