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The Filipino members of the Wood cabinet, including the entire Council of State, tendered their resignations to protest Wood's actions. [73] These events, the "Cabinet Crisis of 1923", strained relations between the U.S. colonial government under Wood and Filipino leaders, which lasted until his death in 1927.
The 1919–1922 Philippine financial crisis resulted as a consequence of an economic crisis which began in 1919 along with the mismanagement of the Philippine National Bank. Due to the Wood-Forbes Mission in 1921, there were questions among Filipino politicians on who should take responsibility.
In 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines and claimed the islands for Spain [29] Miguel López de Legazpi forced the Treaty of Cebu on Rajah Tupas, which effectively gave Spain suzerainty over Cebu. [30] From Cebu, Legaspi expanded Spanish rule across the Philippines, taking possession of Manila for Spain in 1571. [31]
This revenue stamp for the Philippine Islands was issued in 1930. The Insular Government saw its mission as one of tutelage, preparing the Philippines for eventual independence. [14] On July 4, 1901, Taft was appointed "civil governor", who also named his cabinet at his inaugural address. [15]
Under the Commonwealth religious freedom was guaranteed, although government and national identity remained Christian and Manila-centric. [44]: 108–109 A national curriculum similarly sought to impose a single vision of a Filipino identity across the diverse ethnolinguistic groups of the islands.
November 15, 1935 – December 1, 1938 Manuel L. Quezon: December 1, 1938 – April 19, 1939 Jorge Bocobo: April 19, 1939 – January 22, 1941 Secretary of Finance: Elpidio Quirino: November 15, 1935 – February 18, 1936 Antonio de las Alas: February 18, 1936 – November 15, 1938 Manuel Roxas: November 26, 1938 – August 28, 1941 Serafin Marabut
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina [b] GCGH KGCR (UK: / ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n /, US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n,-s ɔː n,-s oʊ n /, Tagalog: [maˈnwel luˈis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in ...
The 1st National Assembly of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Asambleyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from November 25, 1935 until August 15, 1938, during the first three years of Manuel L. Quezon's presidency.