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(President Manuel Quezon)
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Manuel was sent to school in Manila at the age of 9 and remained there through college, where he studied law. 
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Although he had supported the Spaniards against Filipino nationalists, in 1899 he joined General <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1028/today-in-philippine-history-march-22-1869-emilio-aguinaldo-was-born-in-kawit-cavite" class="news_link">Emilio Aguinaldo</a>'s guerrilla war against the Americans, and was eventually jailed for six months for allegedly murdering an American prisoner. After being released for lack of evidence, Quezon's sharp mind and considerable charisma caught the eye of American colonial officials, and his stratospheric political ascent began. 
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In 1906, after serving as a prosecutor in Mindoro, he was elected governor of Tayabas.
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In 1907, he was elected to the first Philippine Assembly (later became the House of Representatives)  where he served as majority floor 

leader and chairman of the committee on appropriations. From 1909–1916, he served as one of the Philippines' two resident commissioners to 

the U.S. House of Representatives, lobbying for the passage of the <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/549/today-in-philippine-history-august-29-1916-the-philippine-autonomy-act-of-1916-was-approved" class="news_link">Philippine Autonomy Act or Jones Law</a>.
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Quezon returned to Manila in 1916 to be elected into the Philippine Senate and later became Senate President, serving continuously for 19 years  until 1935. He headed the first Independent Mission to the U.S. Congress in 1919 securing passage of the <a href="https://kahimyang.com/articles/2966/the-tydings-mcduffie-act-a-path-to-philippine-independence-was-enacted-on-march-24-1934" class="news_link" title="Tydings-McDuffie Independence 

Law">Tydings-McDuffie Independence Law</a> in 1934. 
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