Agustín Yreneo Artiaga Kintanar (May 5, 1891 – February 06, 1969) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer from Cebu, Philippines who served as Cebu's representative and assemblyman from 1925 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1949.
Agustín Y. Kintanar | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu's 4th district | |
| In office June 9, 1945 – December 30, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as member of the National Assembly) |
| Succeeded by | Filomeno C. Kintanar |
| In office June 5, 1934 – September 16, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Alcazaren |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Rama |
| Member of the National Assembly of the Philippines from Cebu | |
| In office December 30, 1938 – December 30, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Vicente Rama |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as member of the House of Representatives) |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office September 16, 1935 – December 30, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Vicente Rama |
| Succeeded by | Maximino Noel |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1891 Argao, Cebu |
| Died | February 6, 1969 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista (from 1934) Democrata (until 1934) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life
editAgustín Y. Kintanar was the son of Román Kintanar and Petra Artiaga[1] and born in Argao, Cebu on May 5, 1892.[2] He acquired a bachelor's degree and law degree at the College of Law of the University of the Philippines in 1917, and became a lawyer on October 4, 1917. Married to Pureza Quintanilla Lucero, his children were Reynaldo Emmanuel, Carmelita Linda, Fidelis, Quintin, Simeon Victorino, Bernardita, Teresita Luz, Roman Antonio, Agustin Claro, Anafe, Serena, and Josefina Pureza.[1]
Career
editIn January 1920, he was appointed to the executive committee of the Partido Democrata, a newly formed political party, along with chairman Nicolas Rafols and vice chairman Vicente Rama on the visit of its president, Emiliano Tria Tirona. At the party's convention held in Rafols' residence on January 15, 1921, Kintanar was chosen candidate of Cebu's 4th congressional district for the 1922 general elections and would be chosen again in 1925 and in 1930. However, he lost in the elections of 1922, 1925, 1928 and 1931 to Juan Alcazaren.
In 1934, he was elected member of the 10th Philippine Legislature for Cebu's 4th district. He would be reelected in 1935 to the congressional seat at the 1st National Assembly of the Commonwealth, this time at the 3rd district, and then again in the 2nd National Assembly in 1938 to 1941 back at the 4th district. His election to the same legislative seat in 1941 was interrupted by World War II, and his term began in 1945 on the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth during the liberation period. He was once again elected to the 1st Congress of the Republic in 1946 and served until 1949.[3]
During his tenure as Congressman, he witnessed the enactment of a bill that declared the municipality of Cebu a charter city and the third city in the Philippines after Manila and Baguio.[4] In 1936, Manuel L. Quezon sent him a letter clarifying the president's position on the operation of Compañia Tabacalera and its attempts to rehabilitate one of its damaged ships, which Kintanar reportedly objected.[5]
He was succeeded by Filomeno Kintanar.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Oaminal, Clarence Paul (August 7, 2014). "Congressman Agustin Y. Kintanar of Argao, Cebu". The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved 2019-05-21 – via PressReader.
- ^ Mojares, Resil B. "Today in the History of Cebu" (PDF). www.library.usc.edu.ph. University of San Carlos. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Roster of Philippine Legislators". www.congress.gov.ph. Congressional Library Bureau; House of the Representatives. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ Bersales, Jobers. "Birth of Cebu City". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ "Letter of President Quezon on Replacement of Coastwise Vessels in the Philippines, September 15, 1936 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2019-05-21.