34 Facts About Elpidio Quirino

Elpidio Quirino y Rivera was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.

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 studied and graduated from his elementary education to his native Caoayan, where he became a barrio teacher.

Elpidio Quirino graduated from Manila High School in 1911 and passed the civil service examination, first-grade.

Elpidio Quirino was engaged into the private practice of law.

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

Elpidio Quirino was engaged in private law practice of until he was elected as member of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1919 to 1925, succeeding Alberto Reyes.

Elpidio Quirino was elected as a senator in 1925 representing the First Senatorial District, serving until 1935.

Elpidio Quirino then served as secretary of finance and of the interior under the Commonwealth.

The Congress was likewise re-organized and in the Senate and Elpidio Quirino was installed was Senate President pro tempore.

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.

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 vice president in 1953 despite his ill health.

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

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.

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.

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's remains were initially buried at the Manila South Cemetery.

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

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