Pacencia Laurel

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name =Pacencia Laurel

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order=3^rd First Lady of the Philippines
term_start= October 14, 1943
term_end= August 17, 1945
predecessor = Aurora Quezon
successor = Esperanza Osmeña
birth_date = 1889
death_date = 1960
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religion=Roman Catholic
spouse = José P. Laurel
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Pacencia Hidalgo de Laurel (born Pacencia Hidalgo y Valencia, 1889-1960) was the wife of Philippine President José P. Laurel and the third First Lady of the Philippines and the only First Lady to serve under the Japanese-occupied Philippines during World War II.

She held out both as first lady and mother to the nation during the dark days of the war. Mrs. Laurel refused to live in Malacañang and opted for their family home in Paco, Manila. Like Mrs. Quezon, she involved herself in socio-civic and charitable activities.

The best compliment paid her can be found in the dedication of her husband's book "Bread and Freedom" (1952) which states: "To my beloved and understanding wife, who shared uncomplainingly, all the hardships that are the lot of one who tries to serve the fatherland."