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  Elpidio Quirino
Elpidio Quirino was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera.
Quirino was elected to the Senate in 1925 and re-elected in 1931.
Quirino was re-elected as president in the dishonest and fraudulent elections of 1949.
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  QUIRINO, ELPIDIO. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Quirino was elected (1919) to the Philippine house of representatives, and as senator (1925–35, 1941) he devoted himself to problems of finance.
After the liberation (1945) of the Philippines, Quirino became president pro tempore of the senate and was elected (1946) first vice president of the independent Philippine republic.
When President Manuel Roxas died (1948), Quirino succeeded to the presidency and was elected to that office in 1949.
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 AllRefer.com - Elpidio Quirino (Philippines History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Quirino was elected (1919) to the Philippine house of representatives, and as senator (1925–35, 1941) he devoted himself to problems of finance.
After the liberation (1945) of the Philippines, Quirino became president pro tempore of the senate and was elected (1946) first vice president of the independent Philippine republic.
When President Manuel Roxas died (1948), Quirino succeeded to the presidency and was elected to that office in 1949.
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ELPIDIO Rivera Quirino became president of the Third Republic when President Manuel A. Roxas died on April 15, 1948.
Quirino was well-prepared when he took over the helm of the ship of state.
Always well-dressed and dignified, humble, and a gentleman, President Quirino remained faithful to his beloved wife Doña Alicia Syquia who, together with their three children, mother-in-law, and a brother, were killed by the enemy on February 9, 1945, during the battle for the liberation of Manila.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/02/29/OPED200402293602.html   (269 words)

  
 Malacañang Museum
After obtaining a law degree from the University of the Philippines in 1915, Quirino practiced law until he was elected as member of Philippine House of Representative in 1919-25 and as senator in 1925-1931.
Quirino's six years as president were marked by notable postwar reconstruction, general economic gains, and increased economic aid from the United States.
Magsaysay, who had been largely successful in eliminating the threat of the Huk insurgents, broke with Quirino on the issue of corruption, campaigning for clean elections and defeating Quirino as the Nacionalista candidate in the presidential election of 1953.
www.op.gov.ph /museum/pres_quirino.asp   (441 words)

  
 quirino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Quirino Province lies in the southeastern portion of Cagayan Valley within the upper Cagayan River Basin.
Quirino Province acquired its juridical personality as a result of the division of the Province of Nueva Vlzcaya and lsabela on June 18, 1966 under R.A. It was named in honor of the then President Elpidio A. Quirino.
Benjamin B. Perez had worked for the passage of R.A. The province of Quirino was formally established on February 10, 1971 upon assumption to office of the first elected provincial and municipal officials headed by Dionisio A. Sarandi as Provincial Governor.
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 Presidents of the Philippines
As a token vindication of his honor, he was appointed by president Elpidio Quirino as a member of the Council of State in 1950.
As the Nationalist Party's nominee for the presidency of the Philippines in 1949, he was narrowly defeated by the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino, nominee of the Liberal Party.
President Elpidio Quirino appointed Magsaysay secretary of defense to deal with the threat of the Huks, whose leader, Luis Taruc, in February 1950 established a People's Liberation Army and called for the overthrow of the government.
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 Ramón Magsaysay - Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
While serving in the Philippine Congress (1946-50), Magsaysay presented a plan for subduing the Hukbalahap (Huk) guerrillas, which led to his appointment as secretary of national defense by President Elpidio Quirino.
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 Nation marks 50th death anniversary of President Quirino - INQ7.net
Quirino’s daughter, Vicky Quirino Delgado, and granddaughter Cory Quirino will lead the commemorative rites that will include a wreath-laying and a presentation by the Quirino High School.
Quirino, the sixth President of the country, was one of the founders of the Liberal Party.
Quirino, who was from Vigan, Ilocos Sur, succeeded President Manuel Roxas and served from 1948 to 1953.
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 Liberal Party of the Philippines
In that election, the three Presidential candidates were Quirino, Senate President Jose Avelino (LP-Avelino wing) and Jose P. Laurel, the Nacionalista candidate.
In the split between the Quirino and Avelino wings in 1949, he sided with President Quirino.
The result of the 1949 election was bitterly protested by Jose P. Laurel, to avert a civil war, Avelino conceded to Quirino paving the way to the proclamation of the winning candidate.
www.liberalparty.ph /history/lppresidents.htm   (1041 words)

  
 Sun.Star Network -- Speak Out   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
ELPIDIO R. Quirino, was born on Nov. 16, 1890 in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera of Agoo, La Union.
Quirino was elected vice-president in 1946 and succeeded to the presidency on April 15, 1948 when then president Manuel Roxas died of heart ailment.
Carlos P. Garcia was born on Nov. 4, 1896 in Talibon, Bohol to Policronio Garcia and Ambrosia Polistico.
www.sunstar.com.ph /speak_out/view_article.php?tid=20051128172037   (263 words)

  
 Quirino at AllExperts
Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.
Its capital is Cabarroguis and was named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines.
Quirino used to be part of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, until it was separated in 1966.
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When Elpidio Bañao and Antonia Natura returned to the scene of the crime, her husband was no longer there (pp.
Elpidio and Antonia went to the house of Ponseja and there she saw her husband prostrate with blood all over his face and body (p.
When Elpidio noticed that Felipe Natura was still breathing, he hired a vehicle and brought Felipe to the Quirino Provincial Hospital (p.
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 Major roads in Metro Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After crossing EDSA (C-4), it continues on as President Elpidio Quirino Highway, passing through Parañaque and Las Piñas, on to Bacoor town of Cavite province, where it ends at R-1.
The Quirino Highway branch passes through the Novaliches district of Quezon City before reaching Bulacan province.
Nagtahan Boulevard crosses the Nagtahan bridge, the largest bridge of Pasig River, then becomes President Elpidio Quirino Avenue, which continues on until it reaches R-1 (President Manuel Roxas Boulevard), passing through the Paco and Malate districts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Major_roads_in_Metro_Manila   (2153 words)

  
 Manila Bulletin Online
PRESIDENT Elpidio R. Quirino assumed the presidency of the Philippines after the untimely death of President Manuel A. Roxas on April 15, 1948.
Domestically, President Elpidio R. Quirino led the rebuilding of the country’s economy.
When Quirino left the presidency in 1953, the Philippine economy was bustling and was second to that of Japan.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2007/03/01/OPED2007030188356.html   (328 words)

  
 116th Birth Anniversary of President Elpidio R. Quirino - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
IN his last talk to the nation on December 15, 1953, President Elpidio R. Quirino acknowledged the many benefits of Philippine friendship with the United States.
Teacher, civil servant, legal luminary, orator, economist, legislator, diplomat, statesman, and patriot, President Quirino was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, on November 16, 1890.
A coherent program of economic development, and a substantial program of aid were the outstanding achievements of Elpidio R. Quirino as President of the Philippines.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=96469   (434 words)

  
 Welcome to Pesocard.Com - Always There For You!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The creation of the sub-province in honor of the late President, Elpidio Quirino, was proposed in a bill introduced by Congressman Leonardo Perez in 1966.
Thus came to an end a long era in Quirino´s history when the area was merely known as Nueva Vizcaya´s own share of the Cagayan Valley settlements west of the Sierra Madre.
Since then, Quirino was to remain a part of Nueva Vizcaya until R.A. No. 6394 declared it a new province.
www.pesocard.com /provinces/region2/quirino/history.html   (223 words)

  
 Quirino
The population of the province as of the year 2000 census of population was 148,575, with a density of roughly 49 persons per square kilometer of land.
Long before its formal creation as an independent province, the land that is now Quirino was the forest region of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, inhabited by tribal groups known as the Negritos.
Quirino, named after the late president Elpidio Quirino, was created as a sub-province of Nueva Vizcaya in 1966.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Quirino   (340 words)

  
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One of Quirino’s twin objectives when he ascended the presidency was the “restoration of the faith and confidence of the people in the government.
“Quirino knew that the administrators of his predecessor (Roxas) has been married by the " failure to curb graft and corruption in the government” assisting from the massive scandals involving the disposition of surplus war property, Chinese immigration quota, and purchase of school supplies.”
Evidently the presidential election of 1949 was the “dirtiest and bloodiest election” in the annals of Philippine politics, and Laurel, lawyer and educator, refused to concede Quirino’s questionable victory.
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 Elpidio Quirino - Encyclopedia.com
Quirino served in numerous elected and appointed posts in the Philippines prior to independence.
He became vice president to Manuel Roxas after independence, succeeding to the presidency on Roxas's death in 1948.
Quirino's presidency (1948–53) was one of notable postwar reconstruction and economic gains, but social problems remained unsolved (leading to the Hukbalahap Rebellion), and government corruption was widespread.
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 The Birth of the Third Republic of the Philippines
June 21, 1948: President Quirino negotiates with Huk leader Luis Taruc and grants amnesty to the Huks on the condition that they surrender with their arms and ammunitions to the authorities.
April 19, 1949: Quirino's political enemies unsuccessfully attempt to impeach him for graft and corruption.
They finally lose the sympathy and respect of the people with the ambush and murder of Aurora Quezon, the late President Quezon's widow, and her family.
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Castelo realized that, and in the Bautista and Lilian Velez murder cases of recent dates, he heard and decided them in record time, even if he had to hold extra long sessions morning and afternoon, of course without prejudice to the interests of the accused.
And Manila Times columnist, Joaquin R. Roces, was right when he said that, "it is not justice so much that the criminals fear as swift justice".
He became Secretary of National Defense during the term of President Elpidio R. Quirino when Secretary Ramon F. Magsaysay resigned in February 28, 1953 to run for the presidency.
www.dnd.gov.ph /DNDWEBPAGE_files/snds/castelo.html   (748 words)

  
 Elpidio Quirino - Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Home > Categories > People > History > Philippines History: Biographies > Elpidio Quirino
Quirino was elected (1919) to the Philippine house of representatives, and as senator (1925-35, 1941) he devoted himself to problems of finance.
For permission to reuse this article, contact Copyright Clearance Center.
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 Girl Scouts of the Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Vicky Quirino Gonzalez, First Lady and daughter of Philippine President Elpidio Quirino.
Concepcion R. Gonzalez, one of the pioneers of the GSP who became National Commissioner and National President and later on was the only one conferred the lifetime honor of being Chief Scout.
After her death in 1964, the GSP named the Novaliches Camp, Concepcion R. Gonzalez to honor the memory of the great woman who spent most of her life promoting the cause of Girl Scouting in the country.
www.girlscouts.org.ph /concepcion.html   (450 words)

  
 Quirino - new and used books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Quirino is eminently the storyteller of old, luring us from play or leisure, and holding us spellbound now by the magic of a plot, now by the thrill of suspense, now by the chill of a shudder, and now by the glamor of exotic locations.
Quirino, Jose A. Loneliness is a Volcano and New Stories.
Quirino, Jose A. - Loneliness is a Volcano and New Stories.
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 Quezon City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These areas are among the first residential subdivisions in the city developed by former Philippine Presidents Quezon, Quirino and Marcos.
After the war, Republic Act No. 333 was signed by Elpidio Quirino on July 17, 1948 declaring Quezon City to be the republic's capital.
On June 16, 1950, the City Charter was revised by Republic Act No. 537, extending the city's boundaries to its present area of 153.59 km².
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 Birth Anniversary of President Elpidio R. Quirino.(Opinion & Editorial) - Manila Bulletin - HighBeam Research
Birth Anniversary of President Elpidio R. Quirino.(Opinion and Editorial)
PRESIDENT Elpidio R. Quirino brought the government closer to the people and the people closer to the government this was his signal achievement as a public official.
This achievement was significant considering that he did it amid trying times and conditions: He himself was scarred he lost his beloved wife and three children; the country was devastated by war, its people were hungry and jobless.
www.highbeam.com /doc/1G1-124652419.html   (166 words)

  
 Feel Good Within With Yogurt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Born Socorro Alicia R. Quirino and grandchild to the late President Elpidio Quirino, Cory Quirino has been the icon of Beauty and Wellness since the 1990s.
Currently the Associate Producer of “The Cory Quirino Show” in ABS-CBN’s Studio 23, she has been a radio anchor person/broadcaster for DZMM’s “Ma-Beauty Po Naman” program since 2004.
Quirino is also an active member of various socio-cultural and professional organizations and civic clubs in the country like the Rotary Club and GABRIELA.
www.nestle.com.ph /wellness/blog/view.asp?cat=esp&id=9   (650 words)

  
 Philippine National Police - Ilocos Sur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Base on previous reports, it is revealed that this Command was organized at the Capitol Building, Vigan, Ilocos Sur sometime in the year 1901.
Then it was transferred to Barangay Tamag, Vigan, Ilocos Sur where it was named Camp President Elpidio R Quirino.
In the year 1972, the municipality of Bantay under the Administration of Mayor Amado Mendoza, donated six (6) hectares of land to the AFP situated in Bulag, Bantay, Ilocos Sur, this facilitated the construction of a new administrative building for the Ilocos Sur Constabulary Command, now renamed Ilocos Sur PNP Command.
www.pnpilocossur.com   (361 words)

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