Elpidio Quirino's Significant Journey

Mariano Quirino, a commissioned officer in the Spanish army, and Gregoria Rivera brought President Quirino into the world on November 16, 1890, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. His parents gave him his first education. He enrolled in a private school that taught English grammar after they moved to his mother's home province. Later, he moved to Aringay Elementary School and eventually attended San Fernando, La Union, a provincial institution. They went back to Vigan in 1904. Pidiong pursued his education in the town's high school before applying to teach at the Capariaan barrio school. Because of his great determination, he continued his studies in Manila as a working student. He then worked as a property clerk in the Manila police department and sketched and illustrated for publications to meet his expenses. After getting his degree at the University of the Philippines in 1915, he served as a law clerk in the Philippine Commission. He became the secretary of the newly senate president Manuel Quezon in 1916.


In 1919, he was elected as representative in his congressional district in Ilocos Sur, thus opening his political career. Not long enough, he married Alicia Syquia on January 16, 1921. They had 3 children. Sadly, his wife and three of their children fell victims of Japanese massacre in February 1945, at the height of the Liberation Campaign in Manila. The Japanese massacred his wife and three of their children in February 1945, during the height of the Manila Liberation Campaign. Quirino was elected senator in 1925 at the relatively young age of 35. In 1931, he was elected to a second six-year term. He accompanied Manuel Quezon on the Philippine independence trip to Washington, DC, in 1934. After World War II, he served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Vice President under President Manuel Roxas. 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 Nationalista candidate.


During his six years as president, Quirino oversaw significant postwar reconstruction, overall economic growth, and an increase in US financial assistance. He concentrated on two main objectives: complete economic mobilisation and restoring public trust in the administration. He was acclaimed as the "Father of Philippine Industrilization" because of his significant industrial achievements. He again ran for president in 1953 but got lost to Ramon Magsaysay. After his term, he retired to his new country home in Novaliches, where he died of a heart attack on February 28, 1956.

 








References:

Vice president Elpidio Quirino. (n.d.). http://www.ovp.50webs.com/bio/quirino.htm

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2024b, November 12). Elpidio Quirino | 6th Philippine President, WWII Veteran. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elpidio-Quirino

Once in 4 years: The unique date of ex-president Quirino’s death. (n.d.). Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1095198














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