Global InformationGolden arinola scandal information
| Type | Political scandal |
|---|---|
| Cause | Allegation of President Elpidio Quirino owning an extravagant and expensive arinola[a] and bed |
| First reporter | Armando J. Malay in The Manila Chronicle |
| Outcome | Existence of the golden arinola unproven. Bed is found to cost less than alleged. Elpidio Quirino lost his reelection bid in 1953. |
Elpidio Quirino, the President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953, was alleged to have own a golden arinola[a] and was subject to controversy.
The controversy was tackled in Senate, with Quirino's political opponents unsuccessfully using the scandal as grounds for the president's impeachment. The scandal however is attributed to one of the reasons, Quirino lost his reelection bid in 1953.
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