<Table> Presidents of the Third Philippine Republic <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No . in era </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name ( Birth -- Death ) </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> Term </Th> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Th> Refs . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Manuel A. Roxas 1892 -- 1948 ( Lived : 56 years ) </Th> <Td> July 4 , 1946 </Td> <Td> April 15 , 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> ( 1946 ) 5 ( 1946 ) ( 1948 ) </Td> <Td> Elpidio Quirino July 4 , 1946 -- April 17 , 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Vacant April 15 -- 17 , 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Elpidio Quirino 1890 -- 1956 ( Lived : 65 years ) </Th> <Td> April 17 , 1948 </Td> <Td> December 30 , 1953 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Vacant April 17 , 1948 -- December 30 , 1949 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 1949 ) 6 ( 1949 ) </Td> <Td> Fernando Lopez December 30 , 1949 -- December 30 , 1953 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Ramon Magsaysay 1907 -- 1957 ( Lived : 49 years ) </Th> <Td> December 30 , 1953 </Td> <Td> March 17 , 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nacionalista </Td> <Td> ( 1953 ) 7 ( 1953 ) ( 1957 ) </Td> <Td> Carlos P. Garcia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Carlos P. Garcia 1896 -- 1971 ( Lived : 74 years ) </Th> <Td> March 18 , 1957 </Td> <Td> December 30 , 1961 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nacionalista </Td> <Td> Vacant March 18 -- December 30 , 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 1957 ) 8 ( 1957 ) </Td> <Td> Diosdado Macapagal December 30 , 1957 -- December 30 , 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Diosdado Macapagal 1910 -- 1997 ( Lived : 86 years ) </Th> <Td> December 30 , 1961 </Td> <Td> December 30 , 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> ( 1961 ) 9 ( 1961 ) </Td> <Td> Emmanuel Pelaez </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Ferdinand E. Marcos 1917 -- 1989 ( Lived : 72 years ) </Th> <Td> December 30 , 1965 </Td> <Td> February 25 , 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nacionalista </Td> <Td> ( 1965 ) 10 ( 1965 ) </Td> <Td> Fernando Lopez December 30 , 1965 -- September 23 , 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 1969 ) 11 ( 1969 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> None September 23 , 1972 -- February 25 , 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> KBL </Td> <Td> ( 1981 ) 12 ( 1981 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
president of the third republic in the philippines
Manuel A. Roxas Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia Diosdado Macapagal