Retirement and Personal Life
After 25 years of active service, Captain Liwanag was placed on the retired list on Dec. 11, 1963. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Star medal conferred by Commodore Juan B. Magluyan, Philippine Navy Chief. His citation read in part,
"for eminently meritorious and valuable service to the Navy while Commander of the Service Force and Commander of the Naval Operating Force."
He was cited for promoting the professional growth of the Navy, for being instrumental in the unrelenting law reforcement campaign around the archipelago and for successful implementation of the Republic of the Philippines-Indonesian border patrol agreement. After his retirement, he was placed as an Naval Reserve Officer with the Ready Reserve Force until 1965.
He was married to Caridad Buenconsejo (May 25, 1911 - October 8, 1992). They have seven children: four sons and three daughters and survived by two sons and three daughters.
Captain Emilio S. Liwanag died from liver failure (cirrhosis) on April 12, 1967 at the Victoriano Luna General Hospital. He is currently buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Cemetery of Heroes) in Fort Bonifacio. (Flat H, Row 10, Sec. 12)
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