Elpidio Quirino
First term: April 17, 1948-December 30, 1949 (succeeded)
Second term: December 30,1949-December 30, 1953 (elected)
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| Era | Sixth President of the Philippines |
| Second President of the Third Republic | |
| Constitution | Amended 1935 Constitution |
| Predecessor | Manuel Roxas |
| Successor | Ramon Magsaysay |
| Date elected | April 17, 1948 (assumed) |
| November 8, 1949; 1,803,808 votes (50.93% of the electorate) | |
| Inauguration | April 17, 1948, Malacañan Palace, Manila (aged 57) |
| December 30, 1949, Independence Grandstand, Manila (now Quirino Grandstand) (aged 58) | |
| Seat of Government | Manila |
| Quezon City | |
| Vice President: | Fernando Lopez (1949-1953) |
| Chief Justice | Ricardo M. Paras (April 2, 1951-February 17, 1961) |
| Manuel V. Moran (July 9, 1945-March 20, 1951) | |
| Senate President | Mariano Jesús Cuenco (February 21, 1949-December 30, 1951) |
| Quintin Paredes (March 5, 1952-April 17, 1952) | |
| Camilo Osías (April 17, 1952-April 30, 1952; April 17, 1953-April 30, 1953) | |
| Eulogio Rodriguez (April 30, 1952-April 17, 1953; November 30, 1953-December 30, 1953) | |
| Jose Zulueta (April 30, 1953-November 30, 1953) | |
| Speaker of the House | Eugenio Perez (July 5, 1946-December 30, 1953) |
| Previous Positions | |
| Executive | Cabinet: Secretary of the Interior (1936-1938) |
| Cabinet: Secretary of Finance (1935-1936) | |
| Cabinet: Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1946-1948) | |
| National: Vice President of the Philippines (1946-1948) | |
| Legislative | Legal Clerk in the Philippine Commission (1915-1916) |
| Lower House: Representative of the First District of Ilocos Sur, Philippine Assembly (1919-1925) | |
| Upper House: Senator (1925-1931) | |
| Upper House: Private secretary to Senate President Manuel Quezon (1916-1925) | |
| Judicial | None |
| Others | Delegate, 1934 Constitutional Convention |
| Worked with other Administrations | QUEZON as Secretary of the Interior; Secretary of Finance; Senator |
| LAUREL as Member of Council of State | |
| OSMEÑA as Senate President pro tempore | |
| ROXAS as Vice President; Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| Personal Details | |
| Born | November 16, 1890 |
| Vigan, Ilocos Sur | |
| Died | February 29, 1956 |
| Novaliches, Quezon City | |
| Resting Place | Manila South Cemetery, Makati City |
| Political Parties | Nacionalista Party (1919-1946) |
| Liberal Party (1946-1953) | |
| Parents | Mariano Quirino |
| Gregoria Rivera | |
| Spouse | Alicia Jimenez Syquia (1904-1945) (m. 1921) |
| Children | Tomas Quirino |
| Armando Quirino | |
| Norma Quirino | |
| Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez | |
| Fe Quirino | |
| Education | Manila High School (now Araullo High School) (1911) |
| Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines (1915) | |
| Profession | Lawyer, Professor |
| Academe | Dean, College of Law, Adamson University (1941-1946) |
| Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Fernando Lopez Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (December 14, 1950-1953) |
| Placido L. Mapa Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources (September 21, 1948-1950) |
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| Department of Instruction | Manuel Gallego Secretary of Instruction (May 28, 1946-September 20, 1948) |
| Department of Education, Culture, and Sports | Cecilio Putong Secretary of Education, Culture, and Sports (April 18, 1952-January 13, 1954) |
| Teodoro Evangelista Secretary of Education, Culture, and Sports (May 18, 1951–September 30, 1951) |
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| Pablo Lorenzo Secretary of Education, Culture, and Sports (September 14, 1950-April 3, 1951) |
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| Prudencio Langcauon Secretary of Education, Culture, and Sports (September 21, 1948-September 13, 1950) |
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| Department of Finance | Aurelio Montinola Sr. Secretary of Finance (April 18, 1952-December 1953) |
| Pio Pedrosa Secretary of Finance (January 5, 1949-September 12, 1951) |
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| Miguel Cuaderno Secretary of Finance (November 23, 1946-January 2, 1949) |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs | Joaquin M. Elizalde Secretary of Foreign Affairs (April 18, 1952-December 1953) |
| Carlos P. Romulo Secretary of Foreign Affairs (May 11, 1950-1951) |
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| Felino Neri Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs (January 6, 1950-) |
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| Elpidio Quirino Secretary of Foreign Affairs (July 5, 1946-May 1950) |
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| Department of Health | Juan S. Salcedo Secretary of Health (December 14, 1950-November 10, 1953) |
| Antonio C. Villarama Secretary of Health (April 17, 1948-December 31, 1949) |
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| Department of Interior | Sotero Baluyut Secretary of the Interior (September 21, 1948-1951) |
| Department of Justice | Roberto Gianzon Secretary of Justice (August 17, 1953-December 1953) |
| Oscar Castelo Secretary of Justice (January 1, 1952-August 16, 1953) |
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| Jose P. Bengzon Secretary of Justice (August 29, 1950-September 23, 1951) |
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| Ricardo P. Nepomuceno Secretary of Justice (July 1, 1949-July 25, 1950) |
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| Sabino B. Padilla Secretary of Justice (September 19, 1948-June 30, 1949) |
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| Roman Ozaeta Secretary of Justice (May 28, 1946-September 17, 1948) |
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| Department of Labor and Employment | Jose Figueras Secretary of Labor and Employment (December 21, 1950-) |
| Primitivo Lovina Secretary of Labor and Employment (September 21, 1948) |
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| Department of National Defense | Oscar T. Castelo Secretary of National Defense (March 1-December 19, 1953) |
| Ramon Magsaysay Secretary of National Defense (December 14, 1950-February 28, 1953) |
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| Ruperto K. Kangleon Secretary of National Defense (April 17, 1948-August 31, 1950) |
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| Department of Public Works and Communication | Sotero Baluyut Secretary of Public Works and Communication (January 6, 1951-1952) |
| Prospero Sanidad Secretary of Public Works and Communication (February 21, 1950-1951) |
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| Ricardo Nepomuceno Secretary of Public Works and Communication (May 28, 1946-1949) |
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| Department of Public Works, Transportation, and Communication | Pablo Lorenzo Secretary of Public Works, Transportation, and Communication (May 6, 1952-1953) |
| Department of Social Services and Development | Asuncion A. Perez Administrator (1950-1953) |
| Executive Office | Marciano Roque Executive Secretary (February 2, 1952-December 29, 1953) |
| Teodoro Evangelista Executive Secretary (September 14, 1948-May 8, 1951) |
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| Emilio Abello Executive Secretary (April 21, 1948-September 16, 1948) |
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| Department of Commerce and Industry | Oscar Ledesma Secretary of Commerce and Industry (March 10, 1954-1957) |
| Placido L. Mapa Secretary of Commerce and Industry (February 12, 1948) |
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| Cornelio Balmaceda Secretary of Commerce and Industry (September 21, 1948-) |
- Executive Orders: 128-664 (total: 537)
- Administrative Orders: 51-266 (total: 216)
- Proclamations: 61-480 (total: 420)
- Population: 19.23 million (1948)
- Gross Domestic Product: P99,628 million (1948)
- Gross Domestic Product: P146,070 million (1953)
- GDP Growth Rate: 9.43% (1948-1953 average)
- Income Per Capita: P5,180 (1948)
- Income Per Capita: P7,596 (1953)
- Total Exports: P35,821 million (1948)
- Total Exports: P34,432 million (1953)
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board, National Accounts of the Philippines, National Statistics Office, Philippine Statistical Yearbook
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These infographics were published as part of the Philippine Electoral Almanac, a compendium and handy resource of Philippine national elections from 1935 onwards, by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office.
1949 Presidential Elections
The Presidential election of 1949 was contested by incumbent President Elpidio Quirino, former Senate President Jose Avelino, and former President Jose P. Laurel. Quirino had assumed the Presidency following the unexpected death of President Roxas on April 15, 1948 and sought re-election as standard bearer of the Liberal Party. Avelino, a powerful and founding member of the LP, challenged Quirino which led to a split in the Liberal ranks. Quirino won with Laurel finishing second and Avelino a distant third. After the elections, both factions of the Liberal Party reunited for the stability of government.
1949 Vice Presidential Elections
1949 Legislative Elections
1951 Legislative Elections
The senatorial elections that fell halfway through the term President Elpidio Quirino resulted in a sweep by the opposition Nacionalista Party. Led by former President Jose P. Laurel, Quirino’s adversary in the 1949 presidential elections, the Nacionalista slate won all eight Senate seats being contested.
1953 Presidential Elections
President Quirino faced his erstwhile Secretary of Defense Ramon Magsaysay who had joined the opposition Nacionalista Party in March 1953. The result was an overwhelming victory for the popular Magsaysay and the return of the Nacionalistas to power.
1953 Vice Presidential Elections
1953 Legislative Elections
Seventy-five (75) SONAs have been delivered thus far. Click here to access the full list and links to all the SONAs of the Presidents of the Philippines.
The Most Urgent Aim of the Administration
Delivered in the Legislative Building, Manila, January 24, 1949
Second State of the Nation Address of President Elpidio Quirino
Delivered via radio broadcast from Baltimore, Maryland, January 23, 1950
Third State of the Nation Address of President Elpidio Quirino
Delivered in the Legislative Building, Manila, January 22, 1951
Fourth State of the Nation Address of President Elpidio Quirino
Delivered in the Legislative Building, Manila, January 28, 1952
Fifth State of the Nation Address of President Elpidio Quirino
Delivered in the Session Hall, Legislative Building, Manila, at 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 26, 1953
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