Word: elpidio
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When chubby Mrs. Maria Concepcion Lim Planas of Manila read about the U.N.'s appeal for men and arms for the Korean war, she saw her duty clear. It happened, she wrote to the Philippines' President Elpidio Quirino, that she had a lot of war material on her hands, and she would be delighted to contribute it to the U.N.'s cause. The Manila Evening News quickly made a report: Housewife Planas had several depots of "armored cars, trucks, machine guns . . . 1,000 tanks . . . all sorts of field equipment... the biggest pool of war equipment...
Married. Victoria Quirino, 19, only surviving daughter of Philippines President Elpidio Quirino (two daughters, his wife and one of his two sons were murdered by the Japanese in 1945); and Luis Gonzalez; 26, gentleman-rancher; in Manila...
...Advincula lit out again, this time to surrender. To Philippine army intelligence, Ronnie gave a roster of the men and officers in his Huk group, tips on the location of Huk hideouts. In Dorsey's testimony that the Huks' troubles were increasing, the harassed government of President Elpidio Quirino saw excellent propaganda for use against its critics...
Last November's presidential election also left an unsavory taste in the Philippines. Most Filipinos think that victorious President Elpidio Quirino, anxious to forestall any congressional investigation into the election results, made a deal with Jose Avelino, who had been suspended as president of the Philippine Senate for trafficking in government-owned beer. Avelino still controlled enough votes in Congress to get Quirino's election certified as legal. And there is no doubt about the fact that Quirino later helped Avelino to get back his Senate presidency, then sent him flying off on an expensive world tour...
...Graft and corruption are rampant; the national economy is sagging; the government of ailing, ineffectual President Elpidio Quirino has lost its grip...