Succession
The vice president is the first in the presidential line of succession as mandated in the 1987 constitution. Succession in case of the incapacitation or death of the President of the Philippines has occurred thrice:
- Sergio Osmena's assumption to the presidency upon the death of Manuel L. Quezon due to tuberculosis in 1944.
- Elpidio Quirino's succession in 1948 upon the death of Manuel Roxas due to heart attack.
- Carlos P. Garcia's assumption of the presidency in 1957 after the crash of the Philippine Presidential Plane where Ramon Magsaysay was boarded.
A Vice President has become President by virtue of resignation:
- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when the Supreme Court ruled that Joseph Estrada resigned in 2001.
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