Maximino Jaen Noel (May 29, 1879 – July 6, 1969) was a Filipino politician and the longest-serving congressman from Cebu, Philippines. Representing Cebu's 3rd district, he was a member of the House of Representatives from 1928 to 1934, 1945 to 1949 and 1953 to 1965. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1938 to 1941.
Maximino Jaen Noel | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 3rd district | |
| In office December 30, 1953 – December 30, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Primitivo Sato |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Bascón |
| In office June 9, 1945 – December 30, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as member of the National Assembly) |
| Succeeded by | Primitivo Sato |
| In office June 5, 1928 – June 5, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Vicente Rama |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Rama |
| Member of the Philippine National Assembly from Cebu's 3rd district | |
| In office December 30, 1938 – December 30, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Agustin Kintanar |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as member of the House of Representatives) |
| Member of the Cebu Provincial Board from the 3rd district | |
| In office 1922–1925 | |
| Mayor of Carcar | |
| In office 1916–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Mariano Noel |
| Member of the Carcar Municipal Council | |
| In office ?–1916 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maximino Jaen Noel May 29, 1879 Carcar, Cebu, Philippines |
| Died | July 6, 1969 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Alma mater | Liceo de Manila (Bcom) |
Early life and education
editMaximino Noel was born to parents Florencio Mercado Noel and Filomena Jaen in Carcar, Cebu[1] on May 29, 1879.[2] His father was the first municipal president (equivalent of mayor) of Carcar, and so was his brothers Vicente and Mariano who succeeded his father.[1] He attended Liceo de Manila and took up Commerce.[3] The ancestral house of the Noel family built in the mid-19th century was proclaimed a heritage house by Ambeth R. Ocampo, chairman of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in May 2010.[4]
Career
editMaximino, planter and businessman,[5] was voted councilor in his hometown of Carcar, Cebu.[3] Then he replaced Mariano when he was elected as mayor of Carcar in 1916[1] and served for six years.[3] From 1922 to 1925, he became a member of the Cebu Provincial Board.[6]
He was considered the longest-serving Congressman due to the length of his tenure representing Cebu's old 3rd legislative district, which was composed then of the municipalities of Talisay, Minglanilla, Naga, San Fernando, and Carcar. He was elected as member of the House of Representatives in 1928.[1][7] Vicente Rama, his political rival to the position, published in his newspaper Bag-ong Kusog the story entitled Si Amar ug si Leon (Amar and Leon). Scholars believed the hero, Amar, represented Rama and the villain Leon, the political rival Noel.[8] The exhumation of the remains of Leon Kilat, who was betrayed and killed in Carcar at the height of the Philippine Revolution, was also made into a political issue during that election.[9]
Before World War II, he was one of the stockholders and original member of the Board of Directors of the now defunct National Rice and Corn Corporation by virtue of the executive order issued by then President Manuel L. Quezon.[10]
In 1931, he won reelection and served for another term until 1934. He would run again 1938 as a member of the National Assembly. In 1941, he was voted again to the same office but served only in 1945 because of the outbreak of World War II. Moreover, he was voted to the same office in 1946.[1][7]
In the 1949 elections, he was defeated by Primitivo Sato. However, Sato did not finish his term and was unseated as the House Electoral Tribunal ruled in favor of Maximino Noel's electoral protest[11] that was promulgated by Enrique Medina in Electoral Case No. 42 on November 22, 1952.[12]
He again won in the same elective post under Nacionalista Party and served from 1953 to 1965.[1][7] During his term in Congress, he was a member of the Commission on Appointments, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Internal Government and Privileges, and a member of the Committee on Accounts.[3]
Historical commemoration
edit- The Rep. Maximino Noel (Guadalupe) National High School in Valladolid, Carcar, Cebu was named in his honor by virtue of Republic Act No. 8638 which was enacted on May 17, 1998.[13]
- The Noel Boulevard in Talisay City, Cebu was also named after him by virtue of Municipal Council Resolution No. 70-89.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Oaminal, Clarence Paul (October 23, 2013). "Noel Boulevard, Talisay City, Cebu". The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved 2019-05-19 – via PressReader.
- ^ Mojares, Resil B. "Today in the History of Cebu" (PDF). www.library.usc.edu.ph/. University of San Carlos. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Representatives, Philippines Congress (1940-1973) House of (1955). Official Directory. Bureau of Printing.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Carcar houses declared historical sites". Sunstar. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ Simbulan, Dante C. (2005). The Modern Principalia: The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy. UP Press. ISBN 9789715424967.
- ^ 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: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c "ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS". www.congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives; Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Journalism, Cebu; Journalists (2015-09-24). "Bias and the future of journalism". Cebu Journalism & Journalists. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ Bersales, Jobers (5 July 2012). "Exhuming Leon Kilat". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ Information, Philippines Office of Public (1950). Republic of the Philippines Government Manual. Bureau of Printing.
- ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (August 28, 2015). "Congressman Primitivo Sato". The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved May 19, 2019 – via PressReader.
- ^ Sidel, John Thayer (1999). Capital, Coercion, and Crime: Bossism in the Philippines. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804737463.
- ^ Juris, The Corpus (1998-05-17). "R.A. No. 8638: An Act Separating the Valladolid National High School Extension in the Municipality of Carcar, Province of Cebu, from the Valladolid National High School and Converting it into an Independent National High School, to be Known as the Rep. Maximino Noel (Guadalupe) National High School, and Appropriating Funds Therefor". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved 2019-05-19.