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Cornelio Villareal

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Cornelio T. Villareal
11th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
April 1, 1971 – September 23, 1972
Preceded byJose Laurel Jr.
Succeeded byQuerube Makalintal (as speaker of the Interim Batasang Pambansa)
In office
March 9, 1962 – February 2, 1967
Preceded byDaniel Z. Romualdez
Succeeded byJose Laurel Jr.
House Minority Leader
In office
January 27, 1958 – March 9, 1962
Preceded byEugenio Pérez
Succeeded byDaniel Z. Romualdez
Member of the House of Representatives from Capiz's 2nd district
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992
Preceded byDistrict re-established[1]
Succeeded byVicente Andaya Jr.
In office
June 11, 1945 – September 23, 1972
Preceded byJosé Dorado
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
9th Governor of Capiz
In office
1942–1945
Preceded byGabriel Hernandez
Succeeded byLudovico Hidrosollo
Personal details
Born(1904-09-11)September 11, 1904
Mambusao, Capiz, Philippine Islands
DiedDecember 22, 1992(1992-12-22) (aged 88)
Marikina, Philippines[citation needed]
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal (1946-1992)
Other political
affiliations
Nacionalista (1934-1946)
SpouseAngeles Lema
Alma materSilliman University
Philippine Law School (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Cornelio Tupaz Villareal (September 11, 1904 – December 22, 1992[citation needed]) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1962 to 1967, and again from 1971 to 1972. Popularly known as Kune, his congressional career representing the Second District of Capiz spanned six decades.

Early life

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Villareal was born in Mambusao, Capiz. He finished his intermediate and secondary education in Capiz, and enrolled at the Silliman University for his pre-law course.[2] In 1929, he received his law degree from the Philippine Law School and passed the bar exams on December 7, 1929.

Political career

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Villareal's political career began in 1934, when he was elected as a delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention. In 1941, Villareal won his first election as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Second District of Capiz. Due to the Japanese invasion in late 1941, he did not assume office until 1945.[3] He was re-elected in 1946 under the banner of the Liberal Party, and served continuously until 1972. In 1951, Villareal unsuccessfully sought election to the Philippine Senate, for the seat vacated by Fernando Lopez upon the latter's election as Vice-President.

Villareal was first elected Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 5th Congress, in March 1962. During the 6th Congress, he was unseated as speaker in 1967 by Jose Laurel Jr. of the Nacionalista Party. Villareal regained the Speakership from Laurel Jr. during the 7th Congress in 1971, and served in that capacity until Congress was abolished upon the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos in September 1972.[3]

Villareal withdrew from politics until Congress was restored following the ouster of Marcos. At age 83, he was again elected to his congressional seat in the Second District of Capiz in 1987. He was the oldest member of the 8th Congress, while his colleague from Capiz, Gerardo "Dinggoy" Roxas, Jr., was the youngest member of Congress. Ironically, Roxas would outlive Villareal only by a few months.

Villareal did not seek re-election following the expiration of his term in June 1992.

Death

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Villareal died on December 22, 1992, almost six months after stepping down from Congress, aged 88.[4]

During his congressional career, Villareal advocated liberal economic and trade policies such as decontrol and decentralization.[5]

References

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  • Corazon L. Paras; La Vina, Dean Karlo B. (1996). The Speakers of the Philippine Legislative Branch. House of Representatives of the Philippines. ISBN 971-92100-0-1.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Speaker of the House of Representatives
1962–1967
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jose Laurel Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1971–1972
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jose A. Dorado
Member of the House of Representatives
from Capiz's 2nd district

1941–1972
Seat abolished
Recreated
Title last held by
Himself
Member of the House of Representatives
from Capiz's 2nd district

1987–1992
Succeeded by
Vicente Andaya Jr.
Political offices
Preceded by
Gabriel Hernandez
Governor of Capiz
1942–1945
Succeeded by
Ludovico Hidrosollo

Notes

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  1. ^ Last helf by Himself
  2. ^ Tiempo, Edilberto K.; Maslog, Crispin C.; Sitoy, T. Valentino Jr. (1977). Silliman University 1901-1976. Silliman University. p. 96.
  3. ^ a b Paras & La Vina, p. 116
  4. ^ Paras & La Vina, pp. 116-117
  5. ^ Paras & La Vina, p. 116-117
  6. ^ Congress abolished in 1972, substituted by the Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1986