Elpidio quirino biography timeline project
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President Quirino was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur on November 16, to Mariano Quirino, a commissioned officer in the Spanish army, and Gregoria Rivera. He received his first schooling from his parents. After they moved to his mother's home province, he enrolled in a private school to study English grammar. He then transferred to the Aringay Elementary School and later studied in the provincial school of San Fernando, La Union. In the family returned to Vigan. Pidiong then continued his studies in the town's high school, after which he applied for a teaching job at the Capariaan barrio school.
Fired with a high ambition, Elpidio continued his studies in Manila as a working student. His oratorical ability was developed when he enrolled as a sophomore at the Manila High School. He worked as a property clerk in the Manila police department and sketched and illustrated for publications to meet his expenses.
After obtaining a law degree from the University of the Philippines in , he served as law clerk in the Philippine Commission, the upper chamber of the legislative set-up at that time. With the approval of the Jones Act in , the Philippine Commission gave way to the Philippine Senate; he then transferred to the latter. The new Senate President Manuel Quezon made him his secr
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Elpidio Quirino
President of the Philippines from to
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Rivera and the surname or paternal family name is Quirino.
Elpidio Quirino | |
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In office April 17, – December 30, | |
Vice President | Ramon Avanceña(–; de facto) Fernando Lopez(–) |
Preceded by | Manuel Roxas |
Succeeded by | Ramon Magsaysay |
In office May 28, – April 17, | |
President | Manuel Roxas |
Preceded by | Sergio Osmeña |
Succeeded by | Fernando Lopez |
In office September 16, – January 6, | |
President | Manuel Roxas Himself |
Preceded by | Abolished Position last held by Felipe Buencamino in as Secretary of Foreign Relations |
Succeeded by | Felino Neri |
In office May 28, – November 24, | |
President | Manuel Roxas |
Preceded by | Jaime Hernandez |
Succeeded by | Miguel Cuaderno |
In office July 25, – February 18, | |
President | Manuel L. Quezon |
Preceded by | Vicente Encarnación |
Succeeded by | Antonio de las Alas |
In office – | |
President | Manuel L. Quezon |
Preceded by | Teófilo Sison |
Succeeded by | Rafael Alunan |
In office July 9, – May 25, | |
President | Sergio Osmeña |
Preceded by | José Avelino (acting) |
Succeeded by | Melecio Arran • ELPIDIO QUIRINO'S Ethos AND Birthright BEFORE Closure WAS PRESIDENT |