37 Facts About Elpidio Quirino

Elpidio Quirino was then elected as a senator from 1925 to 1935.

Elpidio Quirino won a full term under the Liberal Party ticket, defeating Nacionalista former president Jose P Laurel as well as fellow Liberalista and former Senate President Jose Dira Avelino.

The Elpidio Quirino administration was generally challenged by the Hukbalahap, who ransacked towns and barrios.

Elpidio Quirino ran for president again in November 1953 but was defeated by Ramon Magsaysay in a landslide.

Elpidio Quirino y Rivera was born on November 16,1890, at the Vigan Provincial Jail in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

Elpidio Quirino was the third child of Mariano Quirino y Quebral of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur and Gregoria Rivera y Mendoza of Agoo, La Union.

Elpidio Quirino first attended secondary education at Vigan High School, during which he worked as a teacher in barrio Caparia-an, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur.

Elpidio Quirino later transferred to Manila High School in Intramuros, Manila, after earning enough finances.

Elpidio Quirino later studied law at the University of the Philippines.

Elpidio Quirino was one of the topnotchers of the 1915 Philippine Bar Examinations.

Elpidio Quirino was engaged in private law practice of until he was elected as member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district from 1919 to 1922, succeeding Alberto Reyes.

Elpidio Quirino served for only one term and was succeeded by Vicente Singson Pablo in 1922.

Elpidio Quirino was first elected as a senator from the 1st senatorial district in 1925.

Elpidio Quirino was re-elected in 1931 and served until the bicameral Congress was abolished in favor of the unicameral National Assembly of the Philippines.

Elpidio Quirino was later secured a comeback to the Senate in 1941, but was not able to serve until 1945 due to World War II.

Elpidio Quirino was nominated as Senate President Manuel Roxas's running mate.

Elpidio Quirino assumed the presidency on April 17,1948, taking his oath of office two days after the death of Manuel Roxas two days earlier of a heart attack after delivering a speech at Clark Air Base in Pampanga.

Since Elpidio Quirino was a widower, his surviving daughter, Victoria, would serve as the official hostess and perform the functions traditionally ascribed to the First Lady.

Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President after the untimely death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948 in the November 1949 presidential election.

Elpidio Quirino's running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez, won as Vice President.

Opponents of Elpidio Quirino were beaten or murdered by his supporters or the police and the election continues to be seen as corrupt.

The Elpidio Quirino administration faced a serious threat in the form of the communist Hukbalahap movement.

Elpidio Quirino ran for re-election to the presidency with Jose Yulo as his running mate in 1953 despite his ill health.

On Election Day, Elpidio Quirino was defeated by Magsaysay with a landslide vote margin of 1.5 million.

Elpidio Quirino was accused of a Golden arinola scandal which led him to losing the 1953 Philippine presidential election.

President Elpidio Quirino created the Social Security Commission and appointed Social Welfare Commissioner Asuncion Perez as its chairperson.

Elpidio Quirino's administration excelled in diplomacy, impressing foreign heads of states and world statesmen by his intelligence and culture.

Elpidio Quirino had official travels to the United States, European countries, and Southeast Asia.

In 1950, at the onset of the Korean War, President Elpidio Quirino authorized the deployment of over 7,450 Filipino soldiers to Korea, under the designation of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea.

Elpidio Quirino had lost his own wife and three children to the Japanese, along with five other members of his family.

President Elpidio Quirino took the necessary steps to make the Philippine offer.

However, much as he tried to become a good president, Elpidio Quirino failed to win the people's affection.

Elpidio Quirino offered his dedication to serve the Filipino people, becoming the "Father of Foreign Service" in the Philippines.

Elpidio Quirino died shortly thereafter at 6:35 pm, at the age of 65, at his retirement house in Novaliches, Quezon City.

Elpidio Quirino was married to Alicia Syquia on January 16,1921.

Elpidio Quirino married Luis M Gonzalez in 1950, who became Philippine ambassador to Spain from 1966 to 1971.

The province of Elpidio Quirino, established in 1966, was named in his memory.