Did you know: President Jose Laurel

President Jose Laurel, born on March 9, 1891, is the only President to have served in all three branches of the government. Laurel served as senator from 1925 to 1931 and associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1936 to 1941 before becoming President from 1943 to 1945. In 1951, he served again as a senator until 1957. Laurel also established the Lyceum of the Philippines and the Philippine Banking Corp. He died on Nov. 6, 1959, at the age of 68.—Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research