Antonio Cuenco

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Marcelo B. Fernan
Personal details
Born(1936-03-26)March 26, 1936
Lakas-CMD (1992–2019)
Laban–Panaghiusa (1987–1992)
UNIDO (1984–1986)
Liberal
(1965–1984)
SpouseNancy Roa Cuenco
Children4
ProfessionLawyer

Antonio "Tony" Veloso Cuenco (March 26, 1936 – June 27, 2020) was a

House of Representatives
.

Personal life

Born on March 26, 1936, to a well-known family in Cebu, the

Cuenco family, "Tony" was the son of former Gov. Manuel Cuenco and Milagros Veloso-Cuenco, the grandnephew of former Rep. Miguel Cuenco (5th district), and the grandson of the former Senate President, Mariano Jesús Cuenco. He was married to former congresswoman (2nd district), Nancy Roa-Cuenco
with four children; Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, Cebu City Councilor Ronald Cuenco, Antonio Cuenco, Jr., and Cynthia Cuenco-Dizon.

He spent his secondary education (

Bachelor of Law degrees from Ateneo de Manila University
.

Political career

At 29, he was one of the youngest Congressmen elected during the 6th Congress (1965–1969 in Cebu City 5th District). He had also been a member of the 8th, 9th and 10th Congresses (1987–1998) and the Batasang Pambansa (1984–1986).

After his wife's term (1998–2001), he ran for Cebu City 2nd District's Congressional seat. Since then, he led that area through the 12th and 13th congress.

On May 18, 2007, he was elected to a third term as Congressman of the

House of Representatives. His term ended on June 30, 2010, when Tomas Osmeña
took his oath as his successor.

Cuenco ran for, and won a seat in the Cebu City Council during the 2019 elections placing 4th with 140,139 votes.[2]

Death

On June 27, 2020, Cuenco died due to the effects of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines as confirmed by his son, former Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco. The younger Cuenco said that his father experienced "mild fever and incessant coughing" on June 18 which prompted them to conduct a swab test and later showed on June 20 that the elder Cuenco was positive from the said virus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cuenco gets top post in ASEAN assembly - Philstar.com
  2. ^ "#PHVOTE 2019: 2ND DISTRICT, CEBU CITY - MEMBER, SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD RACE". rappler.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. Sun.Star Cebu
    . 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

External links

House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
post created
 Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from 2nd District of Cebu City
1987–1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from 2nd District of Cebu City
2001–2010 		Succeeded by
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