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Elpidio Rivera Quirino (Tagalog: [kiˈɾino]; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925.
1949 →. The first inauguration of Elpidio Quirino as the sixth president of the Philippines took place on April 17, 1948 at the Council of State Room of the Malacañan Palace in Manila, following the death of President Manuel Roxas two days earlier of a heart attack after delivering a speech at Clark Air Base in Pampanga.
Luis M. Taruc Freedom Park in San Luis, Pampanga in Barangay San Sebastian, beside Barangay Santa Cruz Poblacion along the Baliuag-Candaba-San Luis Provincial Road. Luis Mangalus Taruc (Tagalog pronunciation: [luˈis tɐˈɾuk]; June 21, 1913 – May 4, 2005) was a Filipino political figure and rebel during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War.
Elpidio Quirino: Manuel Roxas: 1946–1948 Quirino succeeded Roxas, after the latter's death; Ran and won a full term in 1949. Carlos P. Garcia: Ramon Magsaysay: 1953–1957 Garcia succeeded Magsaysay, after the latter's death; Ran and won a full term in 1957. Diosdado Macapagal: Carlos P. Garcia: 1957–1961 Macapagal defeated Garcia in 1961 ...
Antonio Rivera Quirino Sr. (January 20, 1906 – January 3, 1992) was a Filipino judge, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the youngest brother of President Elpidio Quirino . He helped develop Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) before it was absorbed by Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) to form ABS-CBN Corporation from the merged two media ...
The 1949 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez, won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration ...
Elpidio Quirino [8] 9 Prudencio Langcauon September 1948 September 13, 1950 10 Pablo Lorenzo September 14, 1950 April 3, 1951 11 Teodoro Evangelista May 18, 1951 September 30, 1951 12 Cecilio Putong: April 18, 1952 December 30, 1953 December 30, 1953 January 13, 1954 Ramon Magsaysay [9] 13 Pastor Endencia January 13, 1954 June 30, 1954 14
In the middle of his first Senate term, he ran for Vice President in 1946 as the running mate of President Sergio Osmeña, but lost to fellow Senator Elpidio Quirino. He lost his Senate re-election bid in 1947. He returned to the Senate in 1949 and served until his death in 1964. [5]