Ma⋅nuel Luis /mɑˈnwɛl lwis/Show Spelled Pronunciation[mah-nwel lwees]Show IPA, 1878–1944, Philippine political leader; 1st president of the Philippine Commonwealth 1933–44.
Quezon y Mo·li·na (ē mə-lē'nə, mō-lē'nä) Philippine politician. The first president of the Philippine Commonwealth (1935-1944), he was forced to flee his country after the Japanese conquest of the Philippine Islands (1941) but continued to lead the government in exile.