List of Presidents of the Philippines
1935–46: Commonwealth
The Commonwealth was inaugurated on November 15, 1935 at Manila, and ended upon independence on July 4, 1946.

List of Presidents of the Philippines

Section Title: 1935–46: Commonwealth
Table Section Text: The Commonwealth was inaugurated on November 15, 1935 at Manila, and ended upon independence on July 4, 1946.

No. overall	No. in era	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Prior office	Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Vice President	Refs.

2	1	Manuel L. Quezon	Manuel L. Quezon 1878–1944 (Lived: 65 years)	Senator from the Fifth Senatorial District and 1st President of the Senate (1916–1935)	15 Nov 1935	1 Aug 1944	Nacionalista	(1935) 2 (1935)	Sergio Osmeña

(1941) 3 (1941) (1944)

4	2	Sergio Osmeña	Sergio Osmeña 1878–1961 (Lived: 83 years)	1st Vice President of the Philippines (1935–1944)	1 Aug 1944	28 May 1946	Nacionalista	Vacant

5	3	Manuel Roxas	Manuel Roxas 1892–1948 (Lived: 56 years)	Senator from Capiz and 2nd President of the Senate (1945–1946)	28 May 1946	15 Apr 1948	Liberal	(1946) 5 (1946)	Elpidio Quirino

Sentence(s)

Sergio Osmeña was fourth President of the Philippines and the second president of the Philippine Commonwealth on August 1, 1944.

final_sentence: Sergio Osmeña was fourth President of the Philippines and the second president of the Philippine Commonwealth on August 1, 1944.