Sergio Osmena was the 2nd President of the Commonwealth. He became the President on August 1, 1944, right after thhe death of President Quezon.

During his term, Osmena's problems were mountainous. He was also not really free to make decisions because most, if not all, were made by MacArthur, who acted like a proconsul.

He always had been a peaceful and highly moral man, wanted peace not only within his party but more so for the country, for the national problems were of such magnitude and to solve these, it needed the unity and cooperation among the national leaders and the people.

It was hard being president for Osmena. This was not only for the country's problems but also that his political disciple, Roxas, wanted to be president as soon as possible and MacArthur had no symphaty on him.

On April 23, 1945, Roxas won over the aging Osmena who didn't even campaign for over 200,000 votes.

Even though it was hard for Osmena, he was also responsible for the rehabilitation of the Philippine government after the war.

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