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  1. Elpidio Quirino was a political leader and the second president of the independent Republic of the Philippines. 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

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  2. Elpidio Rivera Quirino ( Tagalog: [kiˈɾino]; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 6th President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925.

  3. May 23, 2018 · During his administration, the Philippines passed through a period of revolutionary turmoil marked by widespread corruption, demoralization, economic crisis, and political terrorism. Elpidio Quirino was born on Nov. 16, 1890, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the son of the warden of the provincial jail.

  4. Nov 10, 2015 · 2nd President of the Republic: succession from vice-presidency. Elpidio Quirino is one of the least known among Philippine presidents as time moves on. He succeeded to the presidency...

  5. Mar 14, 2024 · Elpidio Quirino’s presidency was closely linked to the Liberal Party, and his administration relied on political alliances forged within the party. As a leader of the Liberal Party, Quirino held the position of party chairperson.

  6. Quirino made a number of significant changes during his administration, including issuing Republic Act No. 333 - an amendment to Commonwealth Act No. 502 - which declared that Quezon City be named the new capital of the Philippines instead of Manila.

  7. Jul 30, 2017 · Quirino administration are attributable to a conjunc-tion of developments in 1950 which tended to "solve" some of the principal social problems confronting the Philippines. First, as has been mentioned, the election of 1949 permitted Quirino a degree of independence of party politics which had occupied his time and

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