FIRST - Presidential Cabinet of the Third Republic of the Philippines
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N 14° 34.891 E 120° 58.594
51P E 282008 N 1613010
This plaque commemorating the establishment of the Third Republic of the Philippines, and the first cabinet under president, Manuel Roxas,is at the base of the Philippine flag, flying perpetually some ninety feet up.
Waymark Code: WMB083
Location: Philippines
Date Posted: 03/19/2011
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ALINSUNOD SA BATAS REPUBLIKA 8491, FLAG AND HERALDIC
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ANG WATAWAT NG PILIPINAS SA POOK NA
ITO AY MANANATLING NAKATAAS SA BUONG TAON AT NAIILAWAN SA
GABI.
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AS MANDATED BY REPUBLIC ACT 8491, THE FLAG AND HERALDIC
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE PHILIPPINE FLAG SHALL BE
PERMANENTLY HOISTED ON THIS SITE 24/7 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SHALL
BE ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT.
This flag pole, over ninety feet tall, overlooks the monument, and grave, of revolutionary hero Dr. Jose Rizal whose execution here at the hands of the occupying Spanish forces became the flash point for the armed revolution resulting in the defeat of the Spanish, only to be replaced by the occupying forces of the United States for the next fifty years. Freedom came at last, after bitter and valiant war with Japan, in 1946, when the peaceful transfer of political rule was returned to the people of the Philippines.
Manuel Roxas has the distinction of having been the last president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, and then inaugurated as the first president of the Third Republic of the Philippines. He had a distinguished career in national politics, but served less than two years in his new office, succumbing to a heart attack on April 15, 1947, at age 56. Vice-President Eplidio Quirino was sworn in as the repbulic's second president two days later.
HON. ELPIDIO QUIRINO
VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY OF FINANCE*
HON. JOSE C. ZULUETA
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
HON. MARIANO GARCHITOPENA
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE
HON. MANUEL V. GALLEGO
SECRETARY OF INSTRUCTION
HON. RUPERTO KANGLEON
SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
HON. EMILIO ABELLO
SECRETARY OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE
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HON. ROMAN OZAETA
SECRETARY OF JUSTICE
HON. RECARDO NEPOMUCENO
SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WORKS & COMMUNICATIONS
HON. PEDRO MAGSALIN
SECRETARY OF LABOR
HON. ANTONIO VILLARAMA
SECRETARY OF HEALTH & PUBLIC WELFARE
HON. PIO PEDROSA
COMMISSIONER OF THE BUDGET
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