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List of presidents of the Philippines by province

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Home provinces of the presidents (blue) & vice presidents (red). Provinces that are home of both presidents and vice presidents are in purple.

These lists give the provinces of primary affiliation, and of birth for each president of the Philippines, consisting of the 17 heads of state in the history of the Philippines.

Provinces of primary affiliation

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A list of presidents of the Philippines including the province with which each was primarily affiliated, due to residence, professional career, and electoral history. This is not necessarily the province in which the president was born.

Provinces of primary affiliation by president

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OP President Province
1 Emilio Aguinaldo Cavite
2 Manuel L. Quezon Aurora[1]
3 José P. Laurel Batangas
4 Sergio Osmeña Cebu
5 Manuel Roxas Capiz
6 Elpidio Quirino Ilocos Sur
7 Ramon Magsaysay Zambales
8 Carlos P. Garcia Bohol
9 Diosdado Macapagal Pampanga
10 Ferdinand Marcos Ilocos Norte
11 Corazon Aquino Tarlac
12 Fidel Ramos Pangasinan
13 Joseph Estrada Metro Manila[2]
14 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Pampanga
15 Benigno Aquino III Tarlac
16 Rodrigo Duterte Davao del Sur[3]
17 Bongbong Marcos Ilocos Norte

Presidents with primary residence outside of birth province

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Of the 16 individuals who have served as president of the Philippines, 4 served after officially residing in a different province than the one in which they were born from.

President Birth province Home province
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Rizal[4] Pampanga
Benigno Aquino III Metro Manila[5] Tarlac
Rodrigo Duterte Leyte[6] Davao del Sur[3]
Bongbong Marcos Metro Manila[5] Ilocos Norte

Presidents by province of primary affiliation

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Presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective province of primary affiliation from (they were not born in the province listed below).

Province Number of presidents Presidents (#th president of the Philippines)
Ilocos Norte 2 Ferdinand Marcos (10), Bongbong Marcos* (17)
Pampanga 2 Diosdado Macapagal (9), Gloria Macapagal Arroyo* (14)
Tarlac 2 Corazon Aquino (11), Benigno Aquino III* (15)
Aurora 1 Manuel L. Quezon (2)[1]
Batangas 1 José P. Laurel (3)
Bohol 1 Carlos P. Garcia (8)
Capiz 1 Manuel Roxas (5)
Cavite 1 Emilio Aguinaldo (1)
Cebu 1 Sergio Osmeña (4)
Davao del Sur 1 Rodrigo Duterte* (16)[3]
Ilocos Sur 1 Elpidio Quirino (6)
Metro Manila[2] 1 Joseph Estrada (13)
Pangasinan 1 Fidel Ramos (12)
Zambales 1 Ramon Magsaysay (7)

Birth places

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A list of birthplaces of presidents of the Philippines. As of December 2024, 13 modern-day provinces, along with the National Capital Region, claim the distinction of being the birthplace of a president.

The number of presidents born per modern-day province are:

  • One: Aurora, Batangas, Bohol, Capiz, Cavite, Cebu, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Southern Leyte, Tarlac, and Zambales
  • Four: Metro Manila[5]
Birthplaces of presidents of the Philippines. Presidents born in modern-day Metro Manila are shown separately.
Birthplaces of presidents of the Philippines in modern-day Metro Manila
Names sort in order of birth    Dates sort by month and day    
President Date of birth Birthplace Province of birth In office
Emilio Aguinaldo[7] 03-22March 22, 1869 Cavite el Viejo
(Aguinaldo Shrine)
Cavite January 23, 1899 – March 23, 1901
Manuel L. Quezon[8] 08-19 August 19, 1878 Baler Nueva Ecija[1] November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944
Sergio Osmeña[9] 09-09 September 9, 1878 Cebu City Cebu August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946
Elpidio Quirino[10] 11-16 November 16, 1890 Vigan Ilocos Sur April 17, 1948 – December 30, 1953
José P. Laurel[11] 03-09 March 9, 1891 Tanauan Batangas October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945
Manuel Roxas[12] 01-01 January 1, 1892 Capiz Capiz May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948
Carlos P. Garcia[13] 11-04 November 4, 1896 Talibon Bohol March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1961
Ramon Magsaysay[14] 08-31 August 31, 1907 Iba Zambales December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957
Diosdado Macapagal[15] 09-28 September 28, 1910 Lubao Pampanga December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965
Ferdinand Marcos[16] 09-11 September 11, 1917 Sarrat Ilocos Norte December 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986
Fidel Ramos[17] 03-18 March 18, 1928 Lingayen Pangasinan June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
Corazon Aquino[18] 01-25 January 25, 1933 Paniqui Tarlac February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992
Joseph Estrada[19] 04-19 April 19, 1937 Manila Metro Manila[5] June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001
Rodrigo Duterte[20] 03-28 March 28, 1945 Maasin Leyte[6] June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[21] 04-05 April 5, 1947 San Juan Rizal[4] January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Bongbong Marcos[22] 02-08 September 13, 1957 Manila Metro Manila[5] June 30, 2022 – incumbent
Benigno Aquino III[23] 02-08 February 8, 1960 Manila Metro Manila[5] June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
Province President
Metro Manila 4 Joseph Estrada[5]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[4]
Benigno Aquino III[5]
Bongbong Marcos[5]
Aurora 1 Manuel L. Quezon[1]
Batangas 1 José P. Laurel
Bohol 1 Carlos P. Garcia
Capiz 1 Manuel Roxas
Cavite 1 Emilio Aguinaldo
Cebu 1 Sergio Osmeña
Ilocos Norte 1 Ferdinand Marcos
Ilocos Sur 1 Elpidio Quirino
Pampanga 1 Diosdado Macapagal
Pangasinan 1 Fidel Ramos
Southern Leyte 1 Rodrigo Duterte[6]
Tarlac 1 Corazon Aquino
Zambales 1 Ramon Magsaysay

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d At the time of Quezon's birth, the town of Baler was part of the military district of El Principe, governed under the province of Nueva Ecija. In 1902, the administration of Baler and other nearby coastal towns were transferred to the province of Tayabas, which was renamed Quezon in honor of the former president in 1946. The town of Baler now is the capital of the province of Aurora (named after Quezon's wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon), which was a sub-province of Quezon from 1951 until it was made a separate province in 1973.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Metropolitan Manila (though not a province) is highlighted as the province of primary affiliation of Estrada.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c For geographical and statistical purposes, Davao City is grouped with the province of Davao del Sur but is governed independently from it.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c At the time of Arroyo's birth, the town of San Juan was part of the province of Rizal. In 1975, Presidential Decree № 824 established the National Capital Region with four cities and thirteen municipalities. San Juan was converted into a city in 2008.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i At the time of the births of Joseph Estrada, Bongbong Marcos, and Benigno Aquino III, Metro Manila as a geopolitical entity did not exist yet.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c At the time of Duterte's birth, the town of Maasin was part of the province of Leyte. In 1959, Republic Act 2227 created the province of Southern Leyte with sixteen municipalities and Maasin as the capital town. Maasin was converted into a city in 2000.
  7. ^ "Emilio Aguinaldo". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Manuel L. Quezon". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sergio Osmeña". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "Elpidio Quirino". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Jose P. Laurel". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Manuel Roxas". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Carlos P. Garcia". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "Ramon Magsaysay". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "Diosdado Macapagal". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  16. ^ "Ferdinand E. Marcos". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "Fidel V. Ramos". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "Corazon C. Aquino". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  19. ^ "Joseph Ejercito Estrada". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Vote PH 2016: Rodrigo Duterte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 12, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  21. ^ "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  22. ^ "Personal Timeline – Bongbong Marcos". bongbongmarcos.com.
  23. ^ "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

See also

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