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unusual facts about Manuel L. Quezon III


Manuel L. Quezon III

He served as spokesman for the committee in charge of the Inauguration of President Benigno S. Aquino III.


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Manuel L. Quezon during the inauguration of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Philippines as a charter city on October 19, 1938 with Mayor Alfredo Montelibano and Gov. Valeriano Gatuslao.

Buenavista, Agusan del Norte

On January 1, 1937 the barrio of Buenavista, by virtue of Executive Order No. 65 issued by Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, became the Municipality of Buenavista through the efforts of assemblyman Apolonio D. Curato and Governor Jose R. Rosales, commissioner of Mindanao and Sulu Teofisto Guingona Sr., and secretary of Interior, Elpidio Quirino, with a set of appointed officials to serve for a period of one year.

Congress of the Philippines

Through the leadership of then Speaker Sergio Osmeña and then Floor Leader Manuel L. Quezon, the Rules of the 59th United States Congress was substantially adopted as the Rules of the Philippine Legislature.

Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act

Quezon urged the Philippine Senate to reject the bill, which it did, and the Philippine Senate advocated a new bill that won the support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

By 1932, forces for the creation of this law coalesced around US farmers who were hit by the Great Depression and feared Filipino imports of sugar and coconut oil that were not subject to US tariff law; and Filipinos (such as Manuel L. Quezon) who were seeking Philippine independence.

Lake Caliraya

Lake Caliraya was created after the construction of Caliraya Dam, an embankment dam started in 1939 by US Army Corps of Engineers Chief in the Philippines, Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Hugh J. Casey, with the approval of Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon.

Omni Shoreham Hotel

Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon had his official residence in the Shoreham Hotel, during the period the government-in-exile of the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established in Washington, D.C. from May, 1942 until his death in August, 1944.

Quezon Service Cross

Nominations for the Quezon Service Cross need to state the services meriting the award and are made only in cases where the service performed or contribution made can be measured on the scale established by what the joint resolution terms "the benefaction" of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, after whom the decoration is named.

Remy P. Presas

Remy P. Presas holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Manuel L. Quezon University, Manila, Philippines, and worked as a university professor in the Philippines before moving to the United States.

Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo

Born in Manila to Fortunato and Miguela Mabanglo, she received a degree in Filipino from the University of the East, a Filipino language and literature master's degree from Philippine Normal College, and a doctorate in Filipino from Manuel L. Quezon University.

Valladolid, Negros Occidental

This dominant sect caused the defeat of the fiery Manuel L. Quezon in the hands of the Aglipayans in the presidential election of 1935 during the Commonwealth era.

Voltaire Gazmin

Gazmin earned a cum laude degree after completing his master's degree in Public Administration from the Manuel L. Quezon University in 1990.


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