Quezon y Mo·li·na 
(ē mə-lēnə, mō-lēnä), Manuel Luis 1878-1944.
(ē mə-lēnə, mō-lēnä), Manuel Luis 1878-1944. Philippine politician. The first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (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.