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3 days ago · On August 9, he was accorded a state funeral, which was the first for former Philippine president since Diosdado Macapagal in 1997, and his remains were inurned at the Libingan ng mga Bayani between former presidents Elpidio Quirino and Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.
2 days ago · The Liberal Party was founded on January 19, 1946 by Manuel Roxas and Elpidio Quirino. It was formed by Roxas from what was once the "Liberal Wing" of the Nacionalista Party. Two more Presidents of the Philippines elected into office came from the LP: Elpidio Quirino and Diosdado Macapagal.
3 days ago · After his regime was toppled by a popular uprising in 1986, Marcos died in exile in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 28, 1989.
1 day ago · The outbreak of World War II and the Japanese invasion resulted in periodic and drastic changes to the government structure. Executive Order 390, December 22, 1941, abolished the Department of the Interior and established a new line of succession.
3 days ago · The old Council of State Room was named by proclamation for President Elpidio Quirino (1948-1953), who, being Vice-President (and the first secretary of Foreign Affairs) took his first oath of the office as President here in 1948 after the sudden death of President Manuel Roxas (1946-1948).
4 days ago · DZMM 630 is an AM radio station owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. It first aired in 1953 as DZAQ, a radio station under Alto Broadcasting System owned by Antonio Quirino, the brother of then president Elpidio Quirino. Later, it was acquired by Chronicle Broadcasting Network, owned by the Lopezes.
4 days ago · The major cause of the great number of casualties during the event could be attributed to the fact that (1) the tremor happened just after midnight when most people were sleeping; (2) a great tsunami was spawned, struck the coasts from different directions and caught the people unaware.
