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Messages of the President: Overview
Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo
Messages of the President Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo (Volume 2)
Messages of the President Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo (Volume 6)
Messages of the President Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo (Volume 7: Circulars)
Messages of the President Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo (Volume 7: Decrees)
Messages of the President Book 1: Emilio Aguinaldo (Volume 7: Laws)
Book 2: Jose P. Laurel
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 1: Official Week/Month in Review)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 2: Appointments & Designations)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 3: Miscellaneous Papers)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 4: Executive Orders)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 5)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 6: Proclamation Seirei)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 7: Order Numbers)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 7: Instruction Numbers)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 7: Notices to the Public)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 7: Notification Numbers)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 7: Military Ordinances)
Messages of the President Book 2: Jose P. Laurel (Volume 7: Ordinance Numbers)
Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon
Messages of the President Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon (Volume 1: Official Month in Review)
Messages of the President Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon (Volume 2: Appointments and Designations)
Messages of the President Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon (Volume 3)
Messages of the President Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon (Volume 4) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon (Volume 5)
Messages of the President Book 3: Manuel L. Quezon (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Book 4: Sergio Osmeña
Messages of the President Book 4: Sergio Osmeña (Volumes 1 and 2)
Messages of the President Book 4: Sergio Osmeña (Volume 3)
Messages of the President Book 4: Sergio Osmeña (Volumes 4, 5, and 6)
Book 5: Manuel Roxas
Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 1: Official Month in Review)
Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 2: Appointments and Designations)
Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 3)
Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 4) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 4) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Book 6: Elpidio Quirino
Messages of the President Book 6: Elpidio Quirino (Volume 1: Official Month in Review)
Messages of the President Book 6: Elpidio Quirino (Volume 2: Appointments and Designations)
Messages of the President Book 6: Elpidio Quirino (Volume 3)
Messages of the President Book 6: Elpidio Quirino (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 6: Elpidio Quirino (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 6: Elpidio Quirino (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 6: Elpidio Quirino (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay
Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay (Volume 1: Official Month in Review)
Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay (Volume 2: Appointments and Designations)
Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay (Volume 4) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 7: Ramon Magsaysay (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia
Messages of the President Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia (Volume 1: Official Month in Review)
Messages of the President Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia (Volume 2: Appointments and Designations)
Messages of the President Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia (Volume 4) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia (Volume 4) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 8: Carlos P. Garcia (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal
Messages of the President Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal (Volume 1: Official Week in Review)
Messages of the President Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal (Volume 4: Executive Orders)
Messages of the President Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Messages of the President Book 9: Diosdado Macapagal (Volume 7: Memorandum Circulars)
Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 1: Official Week in Review)
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 3
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 4
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 5
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 5: Administrative Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 5: Administrative Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 7: Letters of Implementation)
Messages of the President Book 10: Ferdinand E. Marcos (Volume 7: General Orders)
Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino
Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 3
Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
textsMessages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 7: Memorandum Circulars)
Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Volume 7: National Emergency Memorandum Orders)
Annex to the Messages of the President Book 11: Corazon C. Aquino (Malacañang Journal)
Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos
Messages of the President Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 3
Messages of the President Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos (Volume 5: Administrative Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos (Volume 5) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 12: Fidel V. Ramos (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Messages of the President Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Messages of the President Book 13: Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Volume 7: Memorandum Circulars)
Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 1: Official Month in Review)
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents)
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 1
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 2
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 3
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 4
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 4: Executive Orders) Part 5
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 7: Memorandum Orders)
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 7: Memorandum Circulars)
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 7: Letters of Instruction)
Messages of the President Book 14: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Volume 7: General Orders)
Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III
Messages of the President Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III (Volume 1: President’s Day)
Messages of the President Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III (Volume 2: Appointments and Designations)
Messages of the President Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III (Volume 4: Executive Orders)
Messages of the President Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III (Volume 5: Administrative Orders)
Messages of the President Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III (Volume 6: Proclamations)
Messages of the President Book 15: Benigno S. Aquino III (Volume 7: Memorandum Circulars)
Annex to the Messages of the President: Comprehensive list of Cabinet appointments 1899-2016
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