6. Elpidio Quirino, (born
Nov. 16, 1890, Vigan,
Phil.—died Feb. 28, 1956,
Novaliches), political leader
and Second President of the
Independent Republic of
the Philippines.
7. After obtaining a law degree
from the University of the
Philippines, near Manila, in
1915, Quirino practiced law
until he was elected a member
of the Philippine House of
Representatives in 1919–25
and a senator in 1925–31.
8. In 1934 he was a member of
the Philippine independence
mission to Washington, D.C.,
headed by Manuel Quezon,
which secured the passage
in Congress of the Tydings–
McDuffie Act, setting the date
for Philippine independence as
July 4, 1946.
9. He was also elected to the
convention that drafted a
constitution for the new
Philippine Commonwealth.
Subsequently he served as
secretary of finance and
secretary of the interior in the
Commonwealth government.
10. After World War II,
Quirino served as
secretary of state and
vice president under the
first president of the
independent Philippines,
Manuel Roxas.
11. When Roxas died on April
15, 1948, Quirino succeeded
to the presidency. The
following year, he was
elected president for a four-
year term on the Liberal
Party ticket, defeating the
Nacionalista candidate.
13. Though the Huks originally had
been an anti-Japanese guerrilla
army in Luzon, the Communists
steadily gained control over the
leadership, and, when Quirino’s
negotiations with Huk
commander Luis Taruc broke down
in 1948, Taruc openly declared
himself a Communist and called for
the overthrow of the government.
14. By 1950 the Huks had gained
control over a considerable
portion of Luzon, and
Quirino appointed the
able Ramon Magsaysay as
secretary of national defense
to suppress the insurrection.
15. Quirino’s six years as
president were marked by
notable postwar
reconstruction, general
economic gains, and
increased economic aid
from the United States.
16. Basic social problems,
however, particularly in
the rural areas, remained
unsolved; Quirino’s
administration was
tainted by widespread
graft and corruption
31. .
“Pakana ng mga kalaban ni
Quirino sa politika ayon sa
report.
May kontrol ang mga
kalaban niya sa
diyaryo.Kaya tinadtad ang
diyaryo tungkol sa golden
arenola kaya ang mga
bumabasa nito ay naniwala
32. .
It not a Big deal / issue whether
President Quirino bought an arenola
nor bed
But…
As a public servant, some gossip
tells that the money he use to buy
came from the
33. .
Because of the saying that
some people live in luxury
despite of the fact that Filipino
people live in a poor situation.
This issue sticks to the
consciousness of the people.
43. In the 1953 Philippine
presidential and vice
presidential elections held on
November 10, 1953. Former
Defense Secretary Ramon
Magsaysay was elected
President of the Philippines,
defeating Incumbent Elpidio
Quirino in his run for a second
