QUIRINO: A LEADER FROM OUR CITY

 

        Elpidio Quirino y Rivera was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur in 1890. He was the son of Don Mariano Quirino, originally from Caoayan, Ilocos Sur. Mariano was a soldier who rose to the rank of sargento contador, the highest position that a local could have in the colonial army, and was reportedly transfered from Spain for instruction. He then took over his father's business and also worked as a warden at the Vigan Regional Jail. 
 
        Quirino's political career started in 1919, as he was elected to the House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur's 1st District. He served until 1925. In addition, he served as Secretary of the Interior under President Manuel L. Quezon from 1935 until 1938. Despite being elected again as senator, he was unable to serve due to the World War II. Upon the country's liberation, he was the chosen president pro tempore of the Senate. In the 1946 elections, he was selected as Manuel A. Roxas' running mate and elected vice president. He later became the President of the Philippines, complementing the remaining years of President Roxas' term after his death, and earning a new mandate in 1948, with Fernando Lopez as the vice president.

  

  Despite serving longer than both his predecessor and successor, Quirino is not as widely remembered. In his presidency, he was the first Philippine President to visit the United States since our independence that lead to economic growth.                                                                    

                          

       

        

 

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