LIFE OF ELPIDIO QUIRINO

 

Elpidio Rivera Quirino was born on November 16,1890, in City of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. He was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948-1953. He was the third of the nine children of Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera. His first formal education in the private school of Maestro Anastacio Aquino of Aringay, La Union. Later he studied at the Aringay Public School, the San Fernando Provincial School, and the Vigan High School for one year. In 1908 he enrolled in the Manila High School, graduating in 1911. In 1915, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the the University of the Philippines and passed the bar examination in the same year.

Quirino’s career started with his election as a member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur’s 1st district in 1919, serving until 1925. He ran for and won as a senator in 1925, serving 10 years. He was appointed secretary of the Interior by President Manuel L. Quezon from 1935 to 1938. Although he was again elected senator, he was unable to serve because of the outbreak of World War II. After the country’s liberation, he was elected president pro tempore of the Senate. He became the running mate of Manuel A. Roxas in the 1946 elections and was elected vice president. He then became president of the Philippines, serving the remainder of President Roxas’s term after Roxas passed away, and then winning a fresh mandate in 1948, with Fernando Lopez as vice president. He ran for reelection in 1953 but was defeated by Ramon Magsaysay.

Quirino’s six years as president were marked by notable postwar reconstruction, general economic gains, and increased economic aid from the United States. Basic social problems, however, particularly in the rural areas, remained unsolved; Quirino’s administration was tainted by widespread graft and corruption. 

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November Events.Today in Filipino history, November 16, 1890, Elpidio Quirino, the sixth president of the Philippines, was born in the town of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Retrieved from https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/753/today-in-philippine-history-november-16-1890-elpidio-quirino-the-sixth-president-of-the-philippines-was-born-in-the-town-of-vigan-ilocos-sur

Todd Sales Lucero(The Freeman). President Elpidio Quirino.Retrieved from https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/opinion/2022/11/16/2224147/president-elpidio-quirino/amp/

The Editors Of Encyclopedia Britannica.Elpidio Quirino. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Philippines

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