Sergio Osmeña Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944,Osmeña succeeded him at age 65,becoming the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency until Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016 at age 71. A founder of the Nacionalista Party,Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president.
Enrique "Equi" Barrera Magalona Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines. Prior to being elected to the Senate,he served as the Municipal President of Saravia,Negros Occidental,which is now named in his honor,and as a Representative from Negros Occidental in the Philippine Assembly. He was the grandfather of the late Filipino rapper Francis Magalona.
A senatorial election was held on November 12,1957 in the Philippines. The Nacionalista Party,despite losing two seats to the Liberal Party still held the Senate with twenty seats. The Liberals who won were actor Rogelio de la Rosa and former basketball player Ambrosio Padilla.
Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines,having served four non-consecutive terms overall:from 1995 to 2007 and 2010 to 2022. He has served thrice as president of the Senate:in 2000,from 2001 to 2006,and from 2013 to 2016.
The 1st Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from May 25,1946,until December 13,1949,during the 22-month presidency of Manuel Roxas and the first two years of Elpidio Quirino's presidency. The body was originally convened as the 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. On August 5,1946,Republic Act No. 6 was approved,renaming the body as the 1st Congress of the Philippines.
The 3rd Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from January 25,1954,until December 10,1957,during the 39-month presidency of Ramon Magsaysay and the first nine months of Carlos P. García's presidency.
The 4th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from January 27,1958,until December 13,1961,during the second term of President Carlos P. Garcia.
Molo is a district in Iloilo City,Philippines,located in the province of Iloilo,on the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region. It is the most densely populated district in the city. According to the 2020 census,Molo has a population of 76,393 people,making it the second-most populous district,after Jaro.
The 10th Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from 1934 to 1935.
The Nacionalista Party is a political party in the Philippines and the oldest in the country and in Southeast Asia. It is responsible for leading the country throughout most of the 20th century since its founding in 1907;it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946,1953–1961 and 1965–1978.
Jose Casten Zulueta was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He served as Senate President for a brief period in 1953.
Francisco Felipe Villanueva was a Filipino political leader during the Philippine–American War.
The Democratic Party was a political party in the Philippines in 1953 to 1957. The party was not related to the Democratic Party of the United States,Democrata Party,and Democratic Party of the Philippines.
Calle Real,officially named as J.M. Basa Street,is a historic street located in the old downtown district of Iloilo City Proper in Iloilo City,Philippines. It is home to several fine examples of luxury American-era neoclassical,beaux-arts,and art deco buildings. The street has been famous since the Spanish era and once served as the city's main shopping center for more than a century.
Tomás Valenzuela Confesor was a Filipino politician and former Senator of the Philippines from 1946 to 1951. He was served as a governor of Iloilo and later,all of Panay Island during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. Right after the war,he served as Mayor of Manila and secretary of the Philippine Department of the Interior under President Sergio Osmeña.
JoséMaría Arroyo y Pidal was a Filipino politician. He served as the representative of the first district of Iloilo from 1916 to 1919,and as a senator representing the seventh senatorial district from 1919 until his death in Italy on March 8,1927.
Jose Cortes Altavas was a Filipino politician,legislator and man of letters. He was a municipal councilman of Capiz,provincial board member (1906–1907),representative,governor of Capiz (1910–1916),senator,and 1934 Constitutional Convention delegate.
Esteban de la Rama was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution,entrepreneur and politician of the Nacionalista Party (NP),who became a member of the Philippine Senate from 1941 to 1947.
Oscar Benito Rufasta Ledesma was a Filipino politician,lawyer,cabinet secretary and diplomat.
