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Era: Fourth President of the Philippines
Second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Constitution: Amended 1935 Constitution |
| Preceded by: Manuel L. Quezon |
| Succeeded by: Manuel Roxas |
| Inauguration: August 1, 1944, Washington, D.C. (aged 67) |
| Capital: Manila |
| Vice President: None |
| Chief Justice: Manuel V. Moran (July 09, 1945-March 20, 1951) |
| Senate President: Manuel Roxas (July 9, 1945-May 25, 1946) |
| Speaker of the House: Jose C. Zulueta (June 9-December 20, 1945) |
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Previous Positions
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| Executive |
Provincial: Governor of Cebu (1905-1907)
Bureaucracy: Fiscal of Cebu
Cabinet: Secretary of Public Instruction (1935-1940)
Cabinet: Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare (December 24, 1941-August 1, 1944)
National: Vice-President of the Philippines (November 15, 1935-August 1, 1944) |
| Legislative |
Local: Municipal Councilor
Lower House: Speaker of the Philippine Assembly (1907-1916)
Lower House: Speaker of the House of Representatives (1916-1922)
Upper House: Senate President Pro Tempore (1922-1933)
Upper House: Senator for the Tenth Senatorial District (1922-1935) |
| Judicial |
None |
| Others |
Member, Council of State (Roxas, Quirino, Magsaysay and Garcia administrations)Member, National Security Council (Garcia administration) |
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Personal Details
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| Born |
September 9, 1878
Cebu City |
| Died |
October 19, 1961
Veterans Memorial Hospital, Quezon City |
| Resting Place |
Manila North Cemetery, Manila |
| Political Parties |
Partido Nacionalista (1907-1921)
Partido Nacionalista-Unipersonalista (1922)
Partido Nacionalista Consolidado (1923-1933)
Partido Nacionalista (“Pro”) (1934)
Nacionalista Coalition (Coalition Party) (1935-1937)
Partido Nacionalista (1937-1945)
Nacionalista Party (1945-1961) |
| Parents |
Juana Suico Osmeña |
| Spouse |
Estefania Chiong Veloso (died 1918)
Esperanza Limjap (died 1978) |
| Children |
(by Estefania Chiong Veloso:)
Vicente Osmeña
Nicasio Osmeña
Milagros Osmeña
Emilio Osmeña
Maria Paloma Osmeña
Teodoro Osmeña
Jose Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña Jr.
(by Esperanza Limjap:)
Ramon Osmeña
Rosalina Osmeña
Victor Osmeña |
| Alma Mater |
Elementary, University of San Carlos,1892
Bachelor of Arts, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 1894
Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas, 1903 |
| Occupation |
Journalist
Lawyer (2nd placer in the 1903 Bar) |
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Department of Agriculture and Commerce
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| Vicente Singson Encarnacion |
Secretary |
1942 – 1946 |
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Commission of Budget and Finance
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Department of Finance
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| Jaime Hernandez |
Secretary |
August 28, 1944 – May 27, 1946 |
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Department of Instruction
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| Francisco Benitez |
Secretary |
January 3, 1946 – May 27, 1946 |
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| Jose Reyes |
Secretary |
May 5, 1945 – January 7, 1945 |
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| Maximo Kalaw |
Secretary |
February 27, 1945 – May 4, 1945 |
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| Carlos P. Romulo |
Secretary |
October 1944 – February 1945 |
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Department of Interior
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| Tomas Confesor |
Secretary |
1945 |
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Department of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce
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| Delfin J. Jaranilla |
Secretary |
February 1945 – December 1945 |
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Department of Justice
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| Ramon Quisumbing |
Secretary |
December 28, 1945 – May 1946 |
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Department of Justice, Labor and Welfare
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| Mariano A. Eraña |
Acting Secretary |
1944 – 1945 |
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Department of Labor
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| Marcelo Aduru |
Secretary |
1946 |
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Department of National Defense and Communications
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| Basilio J. Valdes |
Secretary |
August 1, 1944 – February 6, 1945 |
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Department of National Defense
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| Alfredo Montelibano |
Secretary |
July 12, 1945 – May 27, 1946 |
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| Tomás Cabili |
Secretary |
February 27 – July 11, 1945 |
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The Department of Public Works and Communications
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| Sotero Cabahug |
Secretary |
1945-1946 |
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| Jose N. Paez |
Secretary |
1944-1945 |
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Department of Health and Public Welfare
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| Basilio Valdes |
Secretary |
1945 |
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| Jose Locsin |
Secretary |
1945-1946 |
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Secretary to the President
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| Jose S. Reyes |
Secretary to the President |
February 27, 1945 – May 24, 1946 |
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The Department of Information and Public Relations
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| Carlos P. Romulo |
Secretary of Information and Public Relations |
1943–1944 |
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The Department of Public Relations
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| Carlos P. Romulo |
Concurrent capacity as resident commissioner |
1944-1945 |
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- Executive Orders: 15-W-109-W (total: 98)
- Administrative Orders: 1-44
- Proclamations: 1-38
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- Population: 19.06 million (1946)
- Gross Domestic Product: P61,128 million (1946)
- Income Per Capita: P3,207 (1946)
- Total Exports: P4,370 (1946)
Source: National Statistics Office
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Legislative Acts passed by the legislature established by virtue of the 1935 Constitution were called Commonwealth Acts.
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Following the death of President Manuel L. Quezon in 1944, Vice President Osmeña assumed the presidency.
1941 Legislative Elections
Though Quezon had kept the Commonwealth government alive while in exile in Washington, he never established a legislature-in-exile. Thus, upon the reestablishment of the Commonwealth in 1945, President Osmeña called for a special session of Congress. The First Congress of the Commonwealth convened on June 9 of that year, with most of the Senators and Representatives elected in 1941 assuming their positions. Not all, however, were allowed to take their post because some were incarcerated for collaboration with the Japanese.
On April 23, 1946, a general election was held for President, Vice President, and members of both Houses of Congress
1946 Presidential Elections
In the presidential elections, Osmeña ran for re-election against Senate President Manuel Roxas of the breakaway Liberal Wing of the Nacionalista Party and Hilario Moncado of the Partido Modernista.
1946 Legislative Elections
The Second Congress of the Commonwealth convened on May 25, 1946; however, it would only last until July 4, 1946, with the inauguration of the Third Republic of the Philippines. Members of both Houses of Congress thus formed the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines.
Click here for more information on the Philippine Legislature published on the Official Gazette.
