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JOSE LAUREL
9 March 1891 to 6 November 1959
Jose Laurel was the president of the Japanese-Sponsored Republic during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Laurel was not officially recognized as a Philippine president until the administration of Macapagal.
Following the ratification of the 1935 Constitution and the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Laurel was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Laurel's Supreme Court tenure may have been overshadowed by his presidency, yet he remains one of the most important Supreme Court justices in Philippine history. He authored several leading cases still analysed to this day that defined the parameters of the branches of government as well as their powers.
On 5 June 1943 Laurel was playing golf at the Wack Wack Golf Course when he was shot around 4 times. He was operated on and made a speedy recovery. Laurel is the only Filipino president to have been shot outside of combat.
Presidential Credo #883C and 883D, 6 Nov 1966
Issued on the 7th Anniversary of Laurel's Death
Surcharged #985, 8 Mar 1968
Lyceum of the Philippines, 35th Anniversary #1851 and 1852, 7 May 1987
Great Filipinos #2089c, 3 Jun 1991
part of a se-tenant strip of 5
Lyceum of the Philippines, 50th Anniversary #2813, 1 Dec 2002
Laurel-Batangas Province #xxx, xx 2018
Sheetlet of four sold for P150. These sheetlets were made in the province and were imported by the main post office in Manila.
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