MANILA, Philippines - The remains of the late President Elpidio Quirino was transferred from the South Cemetery in Makati City to the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on Monday.
Feb. 29, 2016 also marks the 60th death anniversary of Quirino, the sixth president of the Philippines.
He will be the third president to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, joining former President Carlos Garcia and former President Diosdado Macapagal.
President Benigno Aquino III led the transfer of the remains of the late president.
ATM: Transfer and re-internment of former Pres. Elpidio Quirino to the Libingan ng mga Bayani#QuirinoAt125
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Send-off rites for the re-interment of Pres. Elpidio Quirino's remains to the Libingan ng mga Bayani led by Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and Makati OIC Kid Peña.#QuirinoAt125(Photos by MAPA/PIA-NCR)
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Pres. Aquino will lead today the transfer of the remains of the late President Elpidio Quirino from the South Cemetery...
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Quirino's grandson, Poncy Quirino, said that the reinterment was granted with the help of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and the Office of the President.
"It was a process but we were happy being taken care of by Manila... It was a very emotional feeling," the younger Quirino said in a television interview.
Quirino was elected to the Philippine Congress in 1919. He served as the vice president of Manuel Roxas and took office as president upon the latter's death in 1948.