2. Elpidio Rivera Quirino (1948-1953)
-6th President of the
Philippines
-2nd President of the
Third Republic
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5. Achievments
TWO GOALS:
-Reconstructing the nation
-Restoring the faith and confidence of the people
ACHIEVMENTS:
-Created the Social Security Commission
-Created Integrity Board to monitor graft and corruption
-1948, Quezon City was the capital of the Philippines
-peso and dollar exchange rate at his time was $1 = P2
7. Controversy
Quirino’s administration was bombarded with controversies.
The major controversy surrounding his governance was his bid
for a second term in office in 1949. Next to the elections in 1969
(wherein Ferdinand Marcos won as president), the elections
wherein Quirino won was believed to be the most corrupt. He
was also the first president to undergo an impeachment trial
because he allegedly purchased a very expensive Golden
Orinola using government money. Along with these
controversies, Quirino was also critiqued for permitting
immorality in the armed forces, neglecting the problems of the
masses, and involving himself to the American government
which made him compliant to international economies. Because
of these flaws, Ramon Magsaysay reigned in the next national
elections.
8. Controversy
Quirino's administration faced a serious threat in the
form of the communist Hukbalahap(Hukbong
Bayan Laban sa Hapon) movement.Though the
Huks originally had been an anti-Japanese guerrilla
army in Luzon, communists steadily gained control
over the leadership, and when Quirino's negotiation
with Huk commander Luis Taruc broke down in
1948, Taruc openly declared himself a Communist
and called for the overthrow of the government.
