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The Honourable
Jose Lorenzo Briones
Governor of Cebu
In office
1956–1961
Preceded bySergio Osmeña Jr.
Succeeded byFrancisco Emilio F. Remotigue
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives of Cebu's 2nd District
In office
1961–1969
Preceded bySergio Osmeña Jr.
Succeeded byJohn Henry Osmeña
Personal details
BornFebruary 10, 1916
NationalityFilipino
Parents
Alma materAteneo de Manila
ProfessionLawyer

Jose Lorenzo Briones (born on February 10, 1916) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer and politician. He served as Governor of the province of Cebu (1956-1961) and member of the House of Representatives for the 2nd District of Cebu (1961-1969).

Early life

Jose Briones was the son of Manuel C. Briones[1] and Celestina Lorenzo.[2] He attended Zapatera Elementary School and graduated top of his class,[3] and he studied at the Cebu Provincial High School. He finished law at the Ateneo de Manila[4] and became a lawyer on March 13, 1946. He was married to Luna Cabrera.[2]

Career

His career started as his father's private secretary.[4] In 1947, during the first post-war elections,[5] he was elected member of the Cebu City Council together with Eulogio Borres, and Carlos Cuizon, and he served until 1951.[2] On November 8, 1955, he became Governor of Cebu and assumed in this role on December 30, 1955, succeeding Sergio V. Osmeña Jr. He was reelected and won over Ramon Durano on November 10, 1959.[2][6]

Later, he was voted as member of the 5th Congress of the Philippines in 1961 and reelected for a second term in the 6th Congress of the Philippines representing Cebu's 2nd district.[4] By December 30, 1969, he retired from politics.[1][7]

Historical commemoration

  • The Jose L. Briones Street is named in his honor by virtue of City Ordinance No. 1825 approved by on April 13, 2000.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Tinga, Pablo S. (2009). CEBU: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Cebu City: Saint Jude Book Publisher. ISBN 9789710553150.
  2. ^ a b c d Oaminal, Clarence Paul (July 23, 2018). "Governor Jose L. Briones | The Freeman". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-05-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ a b Oaminal, Clarence Paul (August 7, 2013). "Jose L. Briones Avenue in Cebu City". www.pressreader.com. Philippine Star; The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved 2019-05-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ a b c Mojares, Resil B. (2014). The history of Cebu, Philippines. Cebu (Philippines : Province),, University of San Carlos,. Cebu City. ISBN 9789719972235. OCLC 953176470.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Mojares, Resil B. "Today in the History of Cebu" (PDF). www.library.usc.edu.ph. University of San Carlos. Retrieved May 16, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ Newman, Jenara Regis (2015-09-15). "Viewing a slice of Cebu history". Sunstar. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  7. ^ "ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS". www.congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives; Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 16, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

Category:1916 births Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu Category:Members of the Philippine Legislature Category:Governors of Cebu Category:Filipino lawyers Category:Ateneo de Manila University alumni

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