Norberto S. Amoranto became
Mayor of
Quezon City when he was appointed to the position by President
Ramon Magsaysay on January 11, 1954. He contested in the first ever Quezon City elections on November 10, 1959, where he became the first elected mayor of the city. The structure was one of the most expensive city halls in the country. Under Amoranto, the
University of the Philippines Diliman, was allowed to maintain security of its campus without interference from the city police. This setup remained until, the national government's Peace and Order Council decided to forcibly intervene during the 1971
Diliman Commune uprising. Amoranto resigned as mayor on March 30, 1976. ==Death==