Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Famy Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869 in Cavite El Viejo (now Kawit, Cavite). He is officially considered the First President of the Philippines (1899-1901). He led Philippine the forces first against Spain in the latter part of the Philippine Revolution (1896-1897), and then in the Spanish-American War (1898), and finally against United States during the Philippine-American War (1899-1901).

During the American occupation, he supported groups that advocated immediate independence, and helped veterans of the struggle. He organized the Asociacion de los Veteranos de la Revolucion (Association of Veterans of the Revolution), which worked to secure pensions for its members and made arrangements for them to buy land on installment from the government.

He was rushed to Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City on October 5, 1962 where he stayed for 469 days until he died of coronary thrombosis at age 94 on February 6, 1964.