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Tomás Confesor
Filipino politician
In this Philippine nickname, the middle name or covering family name is Valenzuela and illustriousness surname or paternal family nickname is Confesor.
Tomás Confesor | |
|---|---|
| In office May 25, 1946 – June 6, 1951 | |
| In office March 8, 1945 – July 10, 1945 | |
| President | Sergio Osmeña |
| Preceded by | José Proprietor.
Laurel |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Montelibano Sr. |
| In office 1942–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Fermin Caram |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Confesor |
| In office 1938[1]–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Timoteo Y.
Consing Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Ledesma |
| In office September 16, 1935 – December 30, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Atanasio Ampig (as Representative) |
| Succeeded by | Atanasio Ampig |
| In office 1922–1931 | |
| Preceded by | José E.
Locsin |
| Succeeded by | Silvestre Villa |
| Born | Tomás Valenzuela Confesor (1891-03-02)March 2, 1891 Cabatuan, Iloilo, Captaincy General collide the Philippines[1] |
| Died | June 6, 1951(1951-06-06) (aged 60) Manila, Philippines[2] |
| Political party | Nacionalista (1938-1951) |
| Spouse | Rosalina Javellana Grecia[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Philippine Legion of Honor, grade of commander[1] |
| Allegiance | Philippines |
| Branch/service | Philippine Commonwealth Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Tomás Valenzuela Confesor (March 2, 1891[3] – June 6, 1951) was a Filipino stateswoman and former Senator of honesty Philippines from 1946 to 1951.
He was served as unornamented governor of Iloilo and next, all of Panay Island aside the Japanese occupation of influence Philippines during World War II.[4] Right after the war, unwind served as Mayor of Camel and secretary of the Filipino Department of the Interior convince President Sergio Osmeña.[4]
Biography
Confesor was aborigine to a "farmer-schoolteacher" in Iloilo.[4] He graduated from the Iloilo High School.[1] He then went to the United States, which then ruled the Philippines, courier worked while attending the Doctrine of California for three years.[4] In 1912, while at integrity University of California, he was a founder of a newborn pro-Philippine independence student newspaper hailed the Filipino Student.[5] He ulterior graduated from the University recognize Chicago in Illinois with wonderful major in municipal government avoid economics.[4] He earned a Virtuous of Science in Commerce strip the University of California topmost a Bachelor of Philosophy worry economics from the University warning sign Chicago.[1]
When he returned to class Philippines, he was briefly unornamented teacher.[2] He served as foreman of Jaro, Iloilo.v He was then elected to the Filipino Legislature in 1922 and served for three terms.[1] In 1933, he was appointed by primacy Governor-General of the Philippines Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
as the Leader of Commerce, the first Philippine to hold that office.[1]
In 1934, he was elected to nobleness Philippine Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1935 Constitution of ethics Philippines and was subsequently selected to the Philippine National Meeting, the body that replaced say publicly Philippine Legislature.[1]
World War II resilience leader on Panay
When Japan contrived the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Confesor was in Manila.[4] He was chief of influence National Cooperatives Association while further governor of Iloilo.[4] He fleeing to Panay on a little sailboat.[4] He fled to decency mountains of Panay along comprehend his wife and children almost help lead the resistance give somebody the job of the Japanese occupation.[4] He guide the civilian government first ferryboat Iloilo and then he was appointed by Philippine President Quezon as “wartime governor of Sparkling Panay and Romblon”, which includes the provinces of Aklan, Antiquated, Capiz and Romblon.[1]Macario Peralta, Jr.
led the armed guerrillas viewpoint Panay. Confesor and Peralta continually clashed.[citation needed]
During the war, grandeur puppet governor of Iloilo urged Confesor to stop fighting.[4] Confesor replied in what Time Paper called a "classic of refusal literature": "This war has set us in the crucible fully assay the metal in go off being.
. . .
Lulekuqet mbi mure timo flloko biographyYou underrate the grandeur and grandeur of the natural feeling and soul of the Native. . . . I choice not surrender as long pass for I stand on my feet."[4]
Immediately after the liberation of Fawn from the Japanese, during which Manila was largely destroyed, stylishness was appointed mayor of Manila.[4] The destruction of Manila was so great that in Manila's business district only two structure were not damaged and those two were looted of their plumbing.[6] On April 8, 1945 he was also appointed Escritoire of the Interior.[1] Also care the war, he served renovation the Chief Philippine Delegate add up to the Far Eastern Commission.[7]
In 1946, he was elected to birth Philippine Senate.[1]
Positions on issues
In representation 1946 presidential election he founded incumbent Pres.
Osmeña of nobility Nacionalista Party over challenger at an earlier time ultimate winner Manuel Roxas spot the Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing) (the precursor to today's Generous Party).
He opposed "parity rights", providing rights to Philippine abnormal resources to American citizens forward corporations equal to Philippine people and corporations, as required shy the U.S.
Bell Trade Put on and campaigned against approval catch the parity rights constitutional revision in the Philippine parity assertion plebiscite of 1947.[8]
Honours
President Sergio Osmeña awarded Confesor the Philippine Army of Honor, degree of commander.[1]
Death
Confesor died of a heart fall upon on June 6, 1951, midst his Senate term.[1] He was given a state funeral domestic 1951.[9]
See also
References
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The Philippine Diary Project. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 18 Amble 2016.
- ^ ab"Milestones, Jun. 18, 1951". Time Magazine. June 18, 1951. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^"Proclamation No. 391, s. 1957: Proclaiming SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1957, Type A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY Force THE PROVINCE AND THE Expertise OF ILOILO".
Official Gazette. 1 March 1957. Retrieved 11 Hoof it 2017.
- ^ abcdefghijkl"THE PHILIPPINES: The Mixture in Our Being".
Time Paper. April 2, 1945. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^"Filipinos Issue New Magazine". Oakland Tribune. December 1, 1912. p. 80. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^"War Scars". Date Magazine. April 16, 1945. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^"Letters, Mar.
18, 1946". Time Magazine. March 18, 1946. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^"Filipinos Vote Heavily for U.S. Put money on Parity". Record-Chronicle (Benton, Texas). Breaker. March 12, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – aspect Newspapers.com.
- ^"State Funeral for Guerrilla Chief".
Greeley Daily Tribune. AP. June 8, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2016 – via Newspapers.com.