Sergio Osmeña
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Sergio Osmeña Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946 and as the first vice president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He
Photograph of Osmeña
Osmeña as a member of the Philippine Assembly, 1908
Osmeña (seated, left) and Manuel L. Quezon (seated, right) during their early years
Osmeña as Speaker of the Philippine Assembly
Manuel Roxas
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Manuel Acuña Roxas was the fifth president of the Philippines, serving from 1946 until his death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from
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…due to certain provisions like the maintenance of U.S. military bases. After their return from the United States in August 1933, Osmeña, along with Manuel Roxas, campaigned for the ratification of it in the Philippine Legislature. Quezon, on the other hand, campaigned for its rejection. Due to the HHC Controversy…
Portrait by Hessler Studio, 1946
Roxas during his early years
House Speaker Roxas in 1923
Roxas as a delegate to the Philippine Constitutional Convention, published by Benipayo Press (c. 1935)