Mariano Jesús Cuenco

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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuenco
and the second or maternal family name is Diosomito.
Jose Avelino
Governor of Cebu
In office
1931–1934
Preceded byArsenio Climaco
Succeeded bySotero B. Cabahug
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 5th district
In office
1912–1928
Preceded byTroadio Galicano
Succeeded byTomas Alonzo
Personal details
Born
Mariano Jesús Cuenco y Diosómito

(1888-01-16)January 16, 1888
Manuel
Occupation
  • Politician
  • writer

Don Mariano Jesús Cuenco y Diosómito[citation needed] (January 16, 1888 – February 25, 1964)[1] was a Filipino politician and writer from Cebu. He was the 4th President of the Senate of the Philippines.

M.J. Cuenco Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Cebu City, was named after him through a resolution by the Cebu City Council on March 23, 1964.[2]

Early life

Cuenco was born in

Cebu on January 16, 1888, to Mariano Albao Cuenco (1861–1909) and Remedios López Diosomito. He studied at the Colegio de San Carlos of Cebu, where he graduated in 1904 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts
. He finished law in 1911 at the Escuela de Derecho (later became the Manila Law School) and passed the bar examinations in 1913.

Political career

Cuenco entered

Constitutional Convention
where he was chosen floor leader. Cuenco was Secretary of Public Works and Communications from 1936 to 1939. He was also appointed Acting Secretary of the agriculture, commerce and labor departments while serving as Secretary of Public Works and Communications in 1938.

In 1941, Cuenco was elected

legislative
body.

As a member of the

Senator once again in 1953 and 1959. He continued serving in the Philippine Senate
until his death in office in 1964.

Writer

Cuenco was also known as a prolific writer. He was the publisher of the Spanish–language newspaper El Precursor of Cebu, a newspaper which ran from 1907 until the eve of World War II. In 1947, he founded The Republic. In 1926, he became a member of the Academia Filipina Correspondiente de la Lengua Española, which is also under the auspices of the Real Academia Española. He was honoured by the Spanish government with the Grand Cross decoration of the Order of Isabel la Católica and by the Holy See with the decoration Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.

Cuenco also wrote in Visayan. Ang Republikang Pilipinhon, Código, and Roma are among his works. His pen name was "Lauro Katindog."

Personal life

He was married twice, first to Filomena Alesna y Barcenilla, and years after she died, to Rosa Cayetano.

Cuenco died on February 25, 1964, at the age of 76. The funeral service was held in Manila North Cemetery, in Santa Cruz, Manila.

References

  1. ^ "DID YOU KNOW: 130th birth anniversary Sen. Mariano Jesus L. Cuenco". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (September 2, 2013). "M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City". The Freeman. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Cebuano Personalities:Mariano Jesus Cuenco | The Freeman". philstar.com. June 19, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

See also

Political offices
Preceded by President of the Senate of the Philippines
1949–1951 		Succeeded by
Quintin Paredes
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