Elpidio Quirino was a Filipino political leader and the sixth president of the Philippines (1948–1953). Elpidio was a lawyer when he decided to jump into politics. He started as a representative of Ilocos Sur, a province in the Philippines, in 1919. He then moved to Washington, D.C. to serve as a member of the Philippine independence commission. About 10 years later, he was elected to contribute to the drafting of the ‘Commonwealth of the Philippines,’ an administrative body that was responsible for governing the country from 1936 to 1946. Later, he was elected as the secretary of the interior and finance under the leadership of President Manuel Quezon. In 1946, Elpidio made an extraordinary jump in his career, when he earned the opportunity to become the last vice-president of the ‘Commonwealth’ and the first for the ‘Third Republic.’ He also served as the secretary of foreign affairs during this time. Two years later, he became the president of the country. He succeeded Manuel Roxas after his death. He remained the president for 5 years. He ran again but was defeated by Ramon Magsaysay.