Elpidio Quirino, then the vice president-elect, succeeded the presidency with the untimely death of President Manuel Roxas.
The second president of the Third Philippine Republic, he was the third child of Mariano Quirino, the provincial warden of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, and Gregoria Rivera. He took up Law at the University of the Philippines and obtained the degree of bachelor of laws in 1915.
He worked as a clerk in the Philippine Commission and then in the Philippine Senate eventually becoming then Senate President Manuel L. Quezon's personal secretary. In 1919, he was elected to Congress as representative of Ilocos Sur, and in 1922, as a senator for two terms. He earned a place in the Constitutional Convention and served in the Commonwealth Government after the war. he became the vice president in 1946, assuming the presidency when Roxas died. He won the presidential election in 1949.
After his four-year-term, Quirno spent his remaining years in his home in Novaliches and resumed his passion for painting. His wife Alicia Syquia and three of his five children died in a massacre at the height of the war. He died on February 28, 1956.
Si Elpidio Rivera Quirino (Nobyembre 16, 1890�Pebrero 29, 1956) ay isang pulitiko at ang ikaanim na pangulo ng Pilipinas. Nagsilbi siya mula Abril 17, 1948 hanggang Disyembre 30, 1953.
Isinilang si Quirino sa Vigan, Ilocos Sur Noong Nobyembre 16, 1890 kina Mariano Quirino at Gregoria Rivera. Nagtapos siya ng abogasya sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (University of the Philippines) noong 1915.
Nahalal sa Kongreso noong 1919. Hiniram na Kalihim ng Pananalapi ni Gob. Hen. Murphy noong 1934 at naging kasapi ng "Constitutional Convention". Naging pangalawang pangulo siya ni Manuel Roxas noong 1946. At nanumpa bilang Pangulo pagkaraang mamatay si Roxas noong Abril 17, 1948. Kinaharap ng administrasyong Quirino ang isang malubhang banta ng kilusang komunistang Hukbalahap. Pinasimulan niya ang kampanya laban sa mga Huk. Bilang Pangulo, muli niyang itinayo ang ekonomiya ng bansa, pinaunlad niya ang pagsasaka, at mga industriya.
Tinalo ni Ramon Magsaysay sa kanyang ikawalang pagtakbo bilang pangulo. Namatay siya sa atake sa puso noong Pebrero 29, 1956 sa gulang na 66.
Si Elpidio Rivera Quirino (Nobyembre 16, 1890�Pebrero 29, 1956) ay isang pulitiko at ang ikaanim na pangulo ng Pilipinas. Nagsilbi siya mula Abril 17, 1948 hanggang Disyembre 30, 1953.
Isinilang si Quirino sa Vigan, Ilocos Sur Noong Nobyembre 16, 1890 kina Mariano Quirino at Gregoria Rivera. Nagtapos siya ng abogasya sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (University of the Philippines) noong 1915.
Nahalal sa Kongreso noong 1919. Hiniram na Kalihim ng Pananalapi ni Gob. Hen. Murphy noong 1934 at naging kasapi ng "Constitutional Convention". Naging pangalawang pangulo siya ni Manuel Roxas noong 1946. At nanumpa bilang Pangulo pagkaraang mamatay si Roxas noong Abril 17, 1948. Kinaharap ng administrasyong Quirino ang isang malubhang banta ng kilusang komunistang Hukbalahap. Pinasimulan niya ang kampanya laban sa mga Huk. Bilang Pangulo, muli niyang itinayo ang ekonomiya ng bansa, pinaunlad niya ang pagsasaka, at mga industriya.
Tinalo ni Ramon Magsaysay sa kanyang ikawalang pagtakbo bilang pangulo. Namatay siya sa atake sa puso noong Pebrero 29, 1956 sa gulang na 66.
He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera, Quirino spent his early years in Aringay, La Union. He received secondary education at Vigan High School, then went to Manila where he worked as junior computer in the Bureau of Lands and as property clerk in the Manila police department. He graduated from Manila High School in 1911 and also passed the civil service examination, first-grade.
Quirino attended the University of the Philippines. In 1915, he earned his law degree from the university's College of Law, and was admitted to the bar later that year. He was engaged in the private practice of law until he was elected as member of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1919 to 1925, then as Senator from 1925 to 1931. He then served as Secretary of Finance and Secretary of the Interior in the Commonwealth government.
In 1934, Quirino was a member of the Philippine Independence mission to Washington D.C., headed by Manuel L. Quezon that secured the passage in the United States Congress of the Tydings-McDuffie Act. This legislation set the date for Philippine independence by 1945. Official declaration came on July 4, 1946.
During the Battle of Manila in World War II, his wife, Alicia Syquia, and three of his five children were killed as they were fleeing their home.
After the war, Quirino continued public service, becoming president pro tempore of the Senate. In 1946, he was elected first vice president of the independent Republic of the Philippines, serving under Manuel Roxas. He also served as secretary of state.
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