2. • Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, often referred to as Manuel L.
Quezon, was a prominent Filipino statesman, soldier, and
politician. He served as the first President of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in
1944. Quezon is widely recognized for his significant
contributions to the Philippine independence movement
and his efforts to establish a stable government during the
Commonwealth period.
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3. BORN on August 19,1878
Died on August 1,1944
Initials MLQ (Manuel L. Quezon )
He was a Filipino Lawyer stateman
Soldier and Politician
Father of the national Language
Who served as a President of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines(1935-
1944)
2nd President of the Philippines
Manuel Luis Quezon y
Molina
4. Local or Philippine in orientation, a reflection of:
1. Intellectually
2. Morally
3. Economically
Quezon’s Philosophy of
Education
5. Quezon’s educational
view began:
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Aims of the Philippine Education
2 Objectives
• For better citizenship
• As a means of
livelihood
6. Education for better
citizenship
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• Free public primary education and training for adults
• Develop their talents since the government could
create for them a scholarships
• Poor-should be satisfied with vocational education,
• Intellectually-gifted should have ambition to follow a
college or universities.
7. Duties of citizenship
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• A worthy citizen first learns his duties before
speaking his demand
• The citizen and government works together to
maintain peace and order in the country
• A woman is not a slave and granted the right to
vote
8. A National Soul
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• The adaptation of Tagalog as the basis for the Philippine
National language
• A nation’ s soul was its language because a genuine
national pride is anchored no one’s native language
• Quezon had established the institute of national Language
(INL) to create a national language for the country.
9. Building the Filipino
Character
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• “A nation is nothing more nor less than its
citizenry”
• A nation strength is not wealth but the
happiness or welfare of the common man.
10. Easy Going Parasitism
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•Filipino deserves personal gain, and
personal interest and they don’t value
perseverance and other attitudes that would
help them build the character and improve
their selves.
•Self inefficiency(Quezon)
11. National Spiritual
Reconstruction
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• Make a social code, a code for ethics,
personal conduct that should be adopted
• The code must be some kind of a written
Bushido that “can be explained in the school ,
preached from the pulpits, and taught in the
street and plazas, and the remote area.
12. National Spiritual Reconstruction
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• Have faith in God who guides the destinies of men and nations;
• Love, defend, and be ready to sacrifice yourself for your country;
• Respect the constitution and the government which is established for your safety and
welfare, and obey its laws;
• Pay your taxes willingly and promptly;
• Safeguard the sanctity of the ballot and abide by the rule of the majority;
• Love and respect your parents;
• Value your honor as you value your life;
• Be truthful, honest, just, charitable, courteous, and dignified in thought and action;
• Lead a clean and frugal life, without frivolity and pretense;
13. National Spiritual Reconstruction
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• Live up to the noble traditions of our heroes;
• Be industrious and value the dignity of labor;
• Be self-reliant and persevere in pursuing your legitimate ambitions;
• Love your work and do not do for tomorrow what you can do today;
• Promote social justice;
• Patronize Philippine-made products; and
• Use and develop wisely our natural resources and do not allow your
citizenship to be exploited by others.