  Elpidio Quirino
"While I recognise the
United States as a great builder in this country, I have never
surrendered the sovereignty, much less the dignity and future of our
country."
Elpidio Quirino
was sworn in as the country's president on April 17, 1948. He completed
the unfinished term of President Manuel Roxas. As a Liberal party
candidate, he was elected president on November 9, 1949. Quirino was
born of Spanish ancestry to Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera in
Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
The Quirino
presidency continued the policies of Roxas and made efforts to restore
the people's confidence in the government. He restored the "Fireside
Chats", in which he gave weekly broadcasts at Malacañang informing the
people of his administration's activities. Despite the post-war
reconstruction, general economic gains and increased economic aid from
America, his administration was riddled with graft and corruption. His
enemies tried to impeach him.
He was famous for
his socio-economic reforms such as the Minimum Wage Law and the
institutionalization of the Central Bank but failed to suppress the Huk
menace which was one of the reasons of his defeat to Ramon Magsaysay in
the 1953 Presidential Election. He was married to Alicia Syquia who was
massacred together with three of his four children during the war.
President Elpidio Quirino died of a heart attack on February 28, 1956. |
  President Elpidio Quirino Born: November 16, 1890
Died: February 28, 1956
2nd President of the Third Republic of the Philippines
(Term: April 17, 1948- November 10, 1953)
Vice President: Fernando Lopez |
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