Juan Gualberto Gaerlan y Lorenzana (July 7,1884 –July 9,1944) was a Filipino politician who became Senator of the Philippines during the American occupation. [1]
Gaerlan was born in Tagudin,Ilocos Sur on July 7,1884,to Sabas Gaerlan and Rosalina Lorenza. [2]
Gaerlan held several administrative positions in Bontoc before becoming deputy governor of Benguet,then a subprovince of Mountain Province,from 1918 to 1922. He was the second Filipino to hold such position. [3] He subsequently became the deputy governor of Mountain Province from 1920 to 1921 and the acting deputy governor of Apayao and Benguet subprovinces from 1921 to 1922.
He was appointed to the House of Representatives as a delegate for the Mountain Province from 1931 to 1934,after which he was appointed by Governor-General Frank Murphy to become a Senator from the 12th Senatorial District representing the non-Christian majority provinces of the Cordilleras,Nueva Vizcaya and Mindanao from 1934 to 1935. [2]
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La Union,officially the Province of La Union,is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital is the City of San Fernando,which also serves as the regional center of the Ilocos Region.
Benguet,officially the Province of Benguet,is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad.
San Juan,officially the Municipality of San Juan,is a 2nd class municipality in the province of La Union,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 40,507 people.
La Trinidad,officially the Municipality of La Trinidad,is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Benguet,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 137,404 people.
Bakun,officially the Municipality of Bakun,,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Benguet,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 14,535 people.
Kapangan,officially the Municipality of Kapangan,,is a 4th class municipality in the province of Benguet,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 19,297 people.
Abra,officially the Province of Abra,is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Bangued. It is bordered by Ilocos Norte on the northwest,Apayao on the northeast,Kalinga on the mid-east,Mountain Province on the southeast,and Ilocos Sur on the southwest.
Eulogio"Amang" Adona Rodriguez Sr. was a Filipino politician who twice served as President of the Senate of the Philippines. He was known for vehemently confronting corruption during the administration of Carlos P. Garcia,alleging he held a list of corrupt officials close to the president which the media dubbed the "White Paper".
The legislative districts of Baguio are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Baguio in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
The legislative districts of Benguet are the representations of the province of Benguet in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
The legislative districts of Mountain Province are the representations of Mountain Province in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
Ismael Tocornal y Tocornal,GCMG was a Chilean politician and diplomat,and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Chile.
Rafael Palma y Velásquez was a Filipino politician,Rizalian,writer,educator and a famous Freemason. He was a senator from 1916 to 1921 and was the fourth president of the University of the Philippines.
The Governor Pack Road is a major highway in Baguio,Philippines,named for the American William Francis Pack (1861-1944),who was appointed Military Governor of Benguet on November 15,1901 and served as the civilian Governor of Mountain Province,in which Benguet was once part of as a subprovince,from 1909 to 1912.
Mateo Cariño was an Ibaloi chieftain who owned the land that was to become Baguio. He led a successful revolt against the Spanish garrison in La Trinidad and was proclaimed the Capitan Municipal of Baguio by President Emilio Aguinaldo.
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Benguet coffee,also known as Benguet arabica,is a single-origin coffee varietal grown in the Cordillera highlands of the northern Philippines since the 19th century. It belongs to the species Coffea arabica,of the Typica variety. It is one of the main crops of farmers in the province of Benguet,which has a climate highly suitable for arabica cultivation. Benguet coffee is listed in the Ark of Taste international catalogue of endangered heritage foods by the Slow Food movement.
Joaquin Damaso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta was a Filipino revolutionary and politician. He was a colonel during the Philippine Revolution,senator (1916–1919),governor of La Union (1904-1907),governor of Mountain Province,and representative of La Union's 1st District (1910–1916).
Philippines's 12th senatorial district,officially the Twelfth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands,was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. Unlike the first eleven districts which elected two members each to the Senate of the Philippines,the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands,the two senators from this district were appointed by the Governor-General of the Philippines to serve indefinite terms in the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law to represent the non-Christian tribes of the northern Luzon provinces of Mountain Province and Nueva Vizcaya,the city of Baguio,and the Moro people and other non-Christian tribes of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu provinces of Agusan,Bukidnon,Cotabato,Davao,Lanao,Sulu and Zamboanga.