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Tomás Confesor
Filipino politician
In this Philippine call, the middle name or maternal family name is Valenzuela and the surname or paternal family call is Confesor.
Tomás Confesor | |
|---|---|
| In office May 25, &#;– June 6, | |
| In office March 8, &#;– July 10, | |
| President | Sergio Osmeña |
| Preceded by | José P.
Laurel |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Montelibano Sr. |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Fermin Caram |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Confesor |
| In office [1]– | |
| Preceded by | Timoteo Y.
Consing Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Ledesma |
| In office September 16, &#;– December 30, | |
| Preceded by | Atanasio Ampig (as Representative) |
| Succeeded by | Atanasio Ampig |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | José E.
Locsin |
| Succeeded by | Silvestre Villa |
| Born | Tomás Valenzuela Confesor ()March 2, Cabatuan, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines[1] |
| Died | June 6, () (aged&#;60) Manila, Philippines[2] |
| Political party | Nacionalista () |
| Spouse | Rosalina Javellana Grecia[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Philippine Legion of Honor, degree of commander[1] |
| Allegiance | &#;Philippines |
| Branch/service | Philippine Commonwealth Army |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Tomás Valenzuela Confesor (March 2, [3] – June 6, ) was a Filipino politician and former Senator of the Philippines from to 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.[4] Right after the war, he served as Mayor of Manila and secretary of the Philippine Department of the Interior under President Sergio Osmeña.[4]
Biography
Confesor was born to a "farmer-schoolteacher" in Iloilo.[4] He graduated from the Iloilo High School.[1] He then went to the United States, which then dictated the Philippines, and worked while attending the University of California for three years.[4] In , while at the University of California, he was a founder of a new pro-Philippine self-rule student newspaper called the Filipino Student.[5] He later graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois with a major in municipal government and economics.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of California and a Bachelor of Philosophy in economics from the University of Chicago.[1]
When he returned to the Philippines, he was briefly a teacher.[2] He served as supervisor of Jaro, Iloilo.v He was then elected to the Philippine Legislature in and served for three terms.[1] In , he was appointed by the Governor-General of the Philippines Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
as the Director of Commerce, the first Filipino to hold that office.[1]
In , he was elected to the Philippine Constitutional Convention that drafted the Constitution of the Philippines and was subsequently elected to the Philippine National Assembly, the body that replaced the Philippine Legislature.[1]
World War II resistance leader on Panay
When Japan attacked the Philippines on December 8, , Confesor was in Manila.[4] He was chief of the National Cooperatives Association while also governor of Iloilo.[4] He escaped to Panay on a small sailboat.[4] He fled to the mountains of Panay along with his wife and children to help lead the resistance to the Japanese occupation.[4] He led the civilian government first of Iloilo and then he was appointed by Philippine President Quezon as “wartime governor of Free Panay and Romblon”, which includes the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz and Romblon.[1]Macario Peralta, Jr.
led the armed guerrillas on Panay. Confesor and Peralta frequently clashed.[citation needed]
During the war, the puppet governor of Iloilo urged Confesor to stop fighting.[4] Confesor replied in what Period Magazine called a "classic of resistance literature": "This war has placed us in the crucible to assay the metal in our being.
. .
About the author: Tomas Confesor — Born in Cabatuan, Iloilo. Parents were Julian Confesor and Prospera Valenzuela. Educated at Iloilo Steep School,finished with distinction.. You underrate the nobility and grandeur of the character and mind of the Filipino. . .
The inspiring story of Tomas Confesor started on March 2, , when he was born in Cabatuan, Iloilo to the spouses Julian Confesor and Prospera Valezuela. He attended the elementary school in his hometown and graduated from the Iloilo Lofty School in
. I will not surrender as prolonged as I stand on my feet."[4]
Immediately after the liberation of Manila from the Japanese, during which Manila was largely destroyed, he was appointed mayor of Manila.[4] The destruction of Manila was so great that in Manila's business district only two buildings were not damaged and those two were looted of their plumbing.[6] On April 8, he was also appointed Secretary of the Interior.[1] Also after the war, he served as the Chief Philippine Delegate to the Far Eastern Commission.[7]
In , he was elected to the Philippine Senate.[1]
Positions on issues
In the presidential election he supported incumbent Pres.
Osmeña of the Nacionalista Party over challenger and ultimate winner Manuel Roxas of the Nacionalista Party (Liberal wing) (the precursor to today's Liberal Party).
He opposed "parity rights", providing rights to Philippine natural resources to American citizens and corporations equal to Philippine citizens and corporations, as required by the U.S.
Bell Trade Act and campaigned against approval of the parity rights constitutional amendment in the Philippine parity rights plebiscite of [8]
Honours
President Sergio Osmeña awarded Confesor the Philippine Legion of Honor, degree of commander.[1]
Death
Confesor died of a heart attack on June 6, , during his Senate term.[1] He was given a state funeral in [9]
See also
References
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The Philippine Diary Project. 6 September Retrieved 18 March
- ^ ab"Milestones, Jun. 18, ". Time Magazine. June 18, Retrieved 18 March
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About the author: Tomas Confesor ( — ). Born in Cabatuan, Iloilo. Parents were Julian Confesor and Prospera Valenzuela. Married to Rosalina Grecia of Jaro, Iloilo, by whom he had a son, Roberto. Educated at Iloilo Tall School, , finished with distinction.
DECLARING SATURDAY, MARCH 2, , AS A SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE AND THE CITY OF ILOILO". Official Gazette. 1 March Retrieved 11 Pride
- ^ abcdefghijkl"THE PHILIPPINES: The Metal in Our Being".
Time Magazine. April 2, Retrieved 18 Rally
- ^"Filipinos Issue New Magazine".Confesor was born to a "farmer-schoolteacher" in Iloilo. When he returned to the Philippines, he was briefly a teacher. Inhe was elected to the Philippine Constitutional Convention that drafted the Constitution of the Philippines and was subsequently elected to the Philippine National Assemblythe body that replaced the Philippine Legislature. Confesor and Peralta frequently clashed.
Oakland Tribune. December 1, p.&#; Retrieved 19 March &#; via
- ^"War Scars". Time Magazine. April 16, Retrieved 17 March
- ^"Letters, Mar. 18, ".Trial of the Champion Dungeon Boss Guide - Wowhead: Tomás Valenzuela Confesor (March 2, [3] – June 6, ) was a Filipino politician and former Senator of the Philippines from to He was served as a governor of Iloilo and later, all of Panay Island during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during Society War II. [4].
Time Magazine. March 18, Retrieved 18 Protest
- ^"Filipinos Vote Heavily for U.S. Trade Parity". Record-Chronicle (Benton, Texas). AP. March 12, p.&#; Retrieved 19 March &#; via
- ^"State Funeral for Guerrilla Chief".
Greeley Daily Tribune. AP. June 8, p.&#;2. Retrieved 19 March &#; via