This is a complete list of Philippine Presidents by college education that consists of the 16 heads of state in the history of the Philippines.
Almost all Presidents (except Emilio Aguinaldo and Joseph Estrada) completed a college degree program.[1] College and postgraduate education have prepared Presidents in their future roles as heads of state, architects of foreign policy, commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and managers of the entire government bureaucracy.
By law, under the Constitution of the Philippines, any Filipino citizen aged forty and above who can read and write and can meet residency requirements is eligible to run as President. However, in practice, popularity, political machinery, and financial resources are the key elements leading to a successful presidential candidate.
List by degree
This section lists Presidents according to schools from which they earned degrees. Schools that Presidents attended but did not earn degrees from are not included.
Did not graduate from college
LL.B.
The J.D. was first conferred in the Philippines in lieu of the LL.B. by the Ateneo Law School in 1990[4], with the model program later adopted by most schools now offering the J.D.[5][6][7] However, no President as of yet has graduated with the J.D., as all have earned the LL.B. prior to 1990.[1]
Undergraduate
Some Presidents attended more than one institution, though only those from which they earned undergraduate degrees are included here. Two Presidents never earned undergraduate degrees: Emilio Aguinaldo never attended college[2], while Joseph Estrada dropped out from both colleges that he attended[3]. Two Presidents attended foreign colleges at the undergraduate level: Corazon Aquino and Fidel Ramos. One President attended a United States service academy: Fidel Ramos graduated from the United States Military Academy as part of his professional education as a career soldier.
School |
Location |
President(s) |
Assumption College San Lorenzo |
Makati, Metro Manila |
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Ateneo de Manila University |
Quezon City, Metro Manila |
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Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
Manila, Metro Manila |
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College of Mount Saint Vincent |
New York City, United States |
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José Rizal College |
Mandaluyong, Metro Manila[lower-alpha 3] |
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Lyceum of the Philippines |
Manila, Metro Manila |
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National University |
Pasay, Metro Manila[lower-alpha 1] |
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United States Military Academy |
West Point, United States |
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University of Santo Tomas |
Manila, Metro Manila |
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University of the Philippines |
Quezon City, Metro Manila[lower-alpha 2] |
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Other academic associations
School rector or president
School trustee or governor
References
- 1 2 "Philippine Electoral Almanac Revised And Expanded". Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Ocampo, Ambeth (October 7, 2015). "Our heroes' formal education, or lack of it". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Barreveld, Dirk J. (2001). Philippine President Estrada Impeached!: How the President of the World's 13th Most Populous Country Stumbles Over His Mistresses, a Chinese Conspiracy and the Garbage of His Capital. Writers Club Press.
(republished by Google Books)(pp21)
- ↑ "Ateneo de Manila Law School - Philippine Leadership Crisis and the J.D. Program". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ University of the Philippines College of Law. News Archived May 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. April 24, 2008.
- ↑ The Weekly Sillimanian Vol. LXXXII No.4: SU Law adopts Juris Doctor Program. By: Princess Dianne Kris S. Decierdo. Published July 15, 2009. Archived copies can be viewed and verified at the Sillimaniana Section of the Silliman University Main Library.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- 1 2 "Essential Cory Aquino: The Young Cory". Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "Common Man's President". Time. November 24, 1961. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "Senators Profile - Carlos P. Garcia". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Emilio Aguinaldo". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Manuel L. Quezon". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Jose P. Laurel". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Sergio Osmeña". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "Manuel Roxas". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "Elpidio Quirino". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Ramon Magsaysay". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ Manahan, Manuel P. (1987). Reader's Digest November 1987 issue: Biographical Tribute to Ramon Magsaysay. pp. 17–23.
- 1 2 "Carlos P. Garcia". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "Diosdado Macapagal". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Ferdinand E. Marcos". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Corazon C. Aquino". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Fidel V. Ramos". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Joseph Ejercito Estrada". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Benigno S. Aquino III". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.
- ↑ "The son also rises: Who is Noynoy Aquino?". GMA News Online. September 5, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Vote PH 2016: Rodrigo Duterte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 12, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ Kabiling, Genalyn (January 21, 2018). "Duterte vows to strive to be a man for others as taught by Jesuits". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "A Brief Profile of the College of Law". Adamson University. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Biography". The Official Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Website. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ↑ "History of LPU". Lyceum of the Philippines University. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- 1 2 "Dr. Jose Paciano Laurel". Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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