The following essay was written by Dr. Ricardo T. Jose and was published as the afterword in His Excellency Jose P. Laurel, President of the Second Philippine Republic: Speeches, Messages and Statements. This was made available online with the permission of the author. The Second Philippine Republic was born under great duress—during the.
Essay: Dr. Jose P. Laurel as President of the Second Philippine Republic, by Dr. Ricardo T. Jose. Essay:The KALIBAPI (Association for Service to the New Philippines) during the Japanese Occupation, by Dr. Ricarto T. Jose, December 27, 2001. Timeline: World War II in the Philippines, on the Official Gazette of thePhilippines.
Jose P. Laurel - Third President First President of the Second Republic. Jose Paciano Laurel y Garcia was the president of the Japanese-Sponsored Republic of the Philippines during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Laurel was not subsequently officially recognized as a Philippine president until the administration of Diosdado Macapagal.
In November 8, 1949 national elections, Quirino (Liberal Party or LP) won over Dr. Jose P. Laurel (Nacionalista Party or NP) and Jose Avelino (revel Liberal). Fernando Lopez of LP was elected vice President. According to political observers, this election was the dirtiest and bloodiest election the Philippines has ever had.
Vargas was in Tokyo as Philippine ambassador when he was thrown into Sugamo prison together with wartime President Jose P. Laurel (1891-1959), Speaker of the wartime National Assembly Benigno S. Aquino (1894-1947), and Camilo Osias (1889-1976), a politician best known for the Philippine Readers textbook used by generations of schoolchildren.
Consisting of approximately 470,000 pieces, the papers span the years from 1918 to 1959 chronicling the life and career of former Philippine President Jose P. Laurel. The Laurel papers cover the administration of various public offices he held in the Executive Bureau, the Dept. of Interior and Justice, and the Supreme Court; his senatorial.
Jose P. Laurel - Third President First President of the Second Republic Jose Paciano Laurel y Garcia was the president of the Japanese-Sponsored Republic of the Philippines during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Laurel was not subsequently officially recognized as a Philippine president until the administration of Diosdado Macapagal.