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{{Short description|Filipino politician}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Philippine name|de Jesus|Villegas}}
{{Philippine name|de Jesus|Villegas}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honorable]]
| name = Antonio J. Villegas
| name = Antonio J. Villegas
| image = Antonio J. Villegas, Mayor of Manila, 1970.jpg
| image = Antonio J. Villegas, Mayor of Manila, 1970.jpg
| caption = Mayor Antonio J. Villegas in 1970
| caption = Mayor Antonio J. Villegas in 1970
| order = 16th
| order = 16th
| title = [[Mayor of Manila]]
| title = [[Mayor of Manila]]
|1blankname = {{nowrap|Vice Mayor}}
| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Vice Mayor}}
|1namedata = [[Herminio A. Astorga]] <small>(1962–1967)</small> <br> Felicisimo Cabigao <small>(1968–1969)</small> <br> Leonardo Fugoso <small>(1970)</small> <br> [[Danilo Lacuna]] <small>(1970–1971)</small> <br> [[Mel Lopez]] <small>(1971)</small>
| 1namedata = [[Herminio A. Astorga]] <small>(1962–1967)</small> <br> Felicisimo Cabigao <small>(1968–1969)</small> <br> [[Ernesto Maceda]] <small>(1970)</small> <br> [[Danilo Lacuna]] <small>(1970–1971)</small> <br> [[Mel Lopez]] <small>(1971)</small>
| term_start = April 16, 1962
| term_start = April 16, 1962
| term_end = December 31, 1971
| term_end = December 31, 1971
| predecessor =[[Arsenio Lacson]]
| predecessor = [[Arsenio Lacson]]
| successor =[[Ramon Bagatsing]]
| successor = [[Ramon Bagatsing]]
| title2 = Vice Mayor of [[Manila]]
| title2 = 12th [[Mayor of Manila#Vice Mayor|Vice Mayor of Manila]]
| term_start2 = December 30, 1959
| term_start2 = December 30, 1959
| term_end2 = April 15, 1962
| term_end2 = April 15, 1962
|1blankname2 = {{nowrap|Mayor}}
| 1blankname2 = {{nowrap|Mayor}}
|1namedata2 = [[Arsenio Lacson]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Arsenio Lacson]]
| predecessor2 =Jesus Marcos Roces
| predecessor2 = Jesus Marcos Roces
| successor2 =Herminio A. Astorga
| successor2 = [[Herminio A. Astorga]]
| birth_name = Antonio de Jesus Villegas
| birth_name = Antonio de Jesus Villegas
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|1|9|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|1|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tondo, Manila]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippine Islands]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Tondo, Manila]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippine Islands]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|11|16|1928|1|9|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|11|16|1928|1|9|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Reno, Nevada]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Reno, Nevada]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Manila North Cemetery]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
| resting_place = [[Manila North Cemetery]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
| party = [[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal Party]]
| party = [[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal]]
}}
}}


'''Antonio de Jesus Villegas''' (January 9, 1928 – November 16, 1984) was a [[Philippines|Filipino]] [[Mayor of Manila|Mayor]] of [[Manila]] from 1962 to 1971. His term was after the term of [[Arsenio Lacson]] as Mayor of Manila, and before the period of [[martial law]] in the Philippines.<ref name="Manila,My Manila">{{cite book|author=Joaquin, Nick|title=Manila,My Manila|publisher=Vera-Reyes, Inc.|year=1990}}</ref>
'''Antonio de Jesus Villegas''' (January 9, 1928 – November 16, 1984) was a [[Philippines|Filipino]] politician who served as the 16th [[Mayor of Manila]] from 1962 to 1971. His term was after the term of [[Arsenio Lacson]] as mayor of Manila, and before the period of [[martial law]] in the Philippines.<ref name="Manila,My Manila">{{cite book|author=Joaquin, Nick|title=Manila,My Manila|publisher=Vera-Reyes, Inc.|year=1990}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
[[File:Seal of Manila (1965).png|thumb|[[Seal of Manila]] introduced in 1965 during Villegas' term as mayor.]]
[[File:Seal of Manila (1965).png|thumb|left|150px|[[Seal of Manila]] introduced in 1965 during Villegas' term as mayor.]]
Villegas was elected as Vice Mayor of Manila in 1959<ref name="Manila,My Manila"/> and became the city mayor when [[Arsenio Lacson]] died in 1962 with over one year left on his term.
Villegas was elected as vice mayor of Manila in 1959<ref name="Manila,My Manila"/> and became the city mayor when [[Arsenio Lacson]] died in 1962 with over one year left on his term.


In 1963, he ran for reelection under the Liberal Party (LP) banner and won against Nacionalista Party (NP) Congressman Roberto Oca.
In 1963, he ran for reelection under the Liberal Party (LP) banner and won against Nacionalista Party (NP) Congressman Roberto Oca.


Villegas inaugurated the "Manila Film Festival" ("Manila Tagalog Film Festival") in 1966, the precursor of the modern [[Metro Manila Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/241898/subsidize-movie-industry-lito-atienza |title=Subsidize movie industry – Lito Atienza |date=2010-02-04 |access-date=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129155720/http://mb.com.ph/articles/241898/subsidize-movie-industry-lito-atienza |archive-date=2011-11-29 }}</ref> Foreign films were banned from being screened during the duration of the film festival. The annual event would later be discontinued during the tenure of Villegas' successor in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valiente |first1=Tito Genova |title=The MMFF: This business and madness of filmfests |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2015/12/24/the-mmff-this-business-and-madness-of-filmfests/ |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=BusinessMirror |date=24 December 2015}}</ref>
Villegas inaugurated the "Manila Film Festival" ("Manila Tagalog Film Festival") in 1966, the precursor of the modern [[Metro Manila Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/241898/subsidize-movie-industry-lito-atienza |title=Subsidize movie industry – Lito Atienza |date=February 4, 2010 |access-date=January 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129155720/http://mb.com.ph/articles/241898/subsidize-movie-industry-lito-atienza |archive-date=November 29, 2011 }}</ref> Foreign films were banned from being screened during the duration of the film festival. The annual event was discontinued during the tenure of Villegas' successor in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Valiente|first=Tito Genova|title=The MMFF: This business and madness of filmfests|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2015/12/24/the-mmff-this-business-and-madness-of-filmfests/|access-date=October 12, 2021|work=BusinessMirror|date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>


In 1967, he ran again for reelection and won against NP Congressman Pablo Ocampo. His victory along with his party council members in Manila was the only major victory enjoyed by the Liberal Party (LP) in 1967. All of the LP senatorial candidates except for [[Ninoy Aquino|Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino]] were defeated by the opposing Nacionalista Party.
In 1967, he ran again for reelection and won against NP Congressman Pablo Ocampo. His victory along with his party council members in Manila was the only major victory enjoyed by the LP in 1967. All of the LP senatorial candidates except for [[Ninoy Aquino|Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino]] were defeated by the opposing Nacionalista Party.


In 1971, then-Congressman [[Ramon Bagatsing]] was chosen by the Liberal Party to run for Manila Mayor. Vice-Mayor Felicisimo Cabigao remained NP's bet for mayor. Villegas was left without a party. He formed the Libre'ng Pilipino Party (LPP) to run for reelection as mayor. He selected journalist J.V. Cruz to be his running mate for vice mayor. In the 1971 local election, Villegas lost to Bagatsing.
In 1971, then-Congressman [[Ramon Bagatsing]] was chosen by the Liberal Party to run for Manila mayor, while Vice-Mayor Felicisimo Cabigao remained NP's bet for mayor; Villegas was left without a party. He formed the Libre'ng Pilipino Party (LPP) to run for reelection as mayor in the 1971 local election, and selected journalist J.V. Cruz to be his running mate; Villegas ultimately lost to Bagatsing. In the police investigation into the [[Plaza Miranda bombing]] in August 1971, which was attended by members of the Liberal Party, Villegas was named the primary suspect of the bombing, but later evidence suggested otherwise.<ref>{{Cite AV media|author=
[[University of California, Berkeley|Cseas Departmental]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGtPakyEGr8|title=Three Grenades in August: Fifty Years since the Bombing of Plaza Miranda in the Philippines|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 7, 2023|time=9:42}}</ref>


==Later life and death==
==Later life and death==
[[File:VILLEGAS - AJV + LAV.jpg|thumb|Mayor and Mrs Villegas]]
After losing in the 1971 local mayoral elections to then [[Manila]] Congressman [[Ramon Bagatsing]], Villegas and his entire family emigrated to the [[United States]].
After losing in the 1971 local mayoral elections to then [[Manila]] Congressman [[Ramon Bagatsing]], Villegas and his entire family emigrated to the [[United States]].


He remained in [[Reno, Nevada]], until his death on November 16, 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/apr1997/82562.htm|title=Villegas vs CA|access-date=2012-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215053131/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/apr1997/82562.htm|archive-date=2012-12-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> His coffin was exhumed from Reno cemetery and flown to the Philippines in October 1997. Memorial ceremony was held in [[Manila City Hall]]. Eulogies by the Villegas family, then-Mayor [[Alfredo Lim]], and Senator [[Blas Ople]] were given. Villegas's body was finally buried in a plot located along the rotunda of [[Manila North Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manila.gov.ph/pressrelease2011.htm |title=LIM PAYS RESPECT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON |access-date=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119193126/http://www.manila.gov.ph/pressrelease2011.htm |archive-date=2012-01-19 }}</ref>
He remained in [[Reno, Nevada]], with his wife Lydia Alano Villegas, until his death on November 16, 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/apr1997/82562.htm|title=Villegas vs CA|access-date=January 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215053131/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/apr1997/82562.htm|archive-date=December 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> His remains were exhumed from Reno cemetery and flown to the Philippines in October 1997. A memorial ceremony was held in [[Manila City Hall]]. Eulogies by the Villegas family, then-Mayor [[Alfredo Lim]], and Senator [[Blas Ople]] were given. Villegas's body was finally buried in a plot located along the rotunda of [[Manila North Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manila.gov.ph/pressrelease2011.htm |title=LIM PAYS RESPECT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON |access-date=January 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119193126/http://www.manila.gov.ph/pressrelease2011.htm |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref>


==Writings==
==Writings==
*''Manila, 1962: Mayor Antonio J. Villegas reports (1963)''
*''Manila, 1962: Mayor Antonio J. Villegas reports (1963)''
*''Building a better Manila (1963)''
*''Building a Better Manila (1963)''
*''Manila: Its Needs and Resources (1966)''
*''Manila: Its Needs and Resources (1966)''
*''Dahong Alaala (1968)''
*''Dahong Alaala (1968)''
*''To end the reign of misery and strife ... Libre'ng Pilipino (1971)''
*''To End the Reign of Misery and Strife ... Libre'ng Pilipino (1971)''
==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:20th-century Filipino politicians]]

Latest revision as of 04:08, 4 August 2024

Antonio J. Villegas
Mayor Antonio J. Villegas in 1970
16th Mayor of Manila
In office
April 16, 1962 – December 31, 1971
Vice MayorHerminio A. Astorga (1962–1967)
Felicisimo Cabigao (1968–1969)
Ernesto Maceda (1970)
Danilo Lacuna (1970–1971)
Mel Lopez (1971)
Preceded byArsenio Lacson
Succeeded byRamon Bagatsing
12th Vice Mayor of Manila
In office
December 30, 1959 – April 15, 1962
MayorArsenio Lacson
Preceded byJesus Marcos Roces
Succeeded byHerminio A. Astorga
Personal details
Born
Antonio de Jesus Villegas

(1928-01-09)January 9, 1928
Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedNovember 16, 1984(1984-11-16) (aged 56)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Resting placeManila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Political partyLiberal

Antonio de Jesus Villegas (January 9, 1928 – November 16, 1984) was a Filipino politician who served as the 16th Mayor of Manila from 1962 to 1971. His term was after the term of Arsenio Lacson as mayor of Manila, and before the period of martial law in the Philippines.[1]

Political career

[edit]
Seal of Manila introduced in 1965 during Villegas' term as mayor.

Villegas was elected as vice mayor of Manila in 1959[1] and became the city mayor when Arsenio Lacson died in 1962 with over one year left on his term.

In 1963, he ran for reelection under the Liberal Party (LP) banner and won against Nacionalista Party (NP) Congressman Roberto Oca.

Villegas inaugurated the "Manila Film Festival" ("Manila Tagalog Film Festival") in 1966, the precursor of the modern Metro Manila Film Festival.[2] Foreign films were banned from being screened during the duration of the film festival. The annual event was discontinued during the tenure of Villegas' successor in the 1970s.[3]

In 1967, he ran again for reelection and won against NP Congressman Pablo Ocampo. His victory along with his party council members in Manila was the only major victory enjoyed by the LP in 1967. All of the LP senatorial candidates except for Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino were defeated by the opposing Nacionalista Party.

In 1971, then-Congressman Ramon Bagatsing was chosen by the Liberal Party to run for Manila mayor, while Vice-Mayor Felicisimo Cabigao remained NP's bet for mayor; Villegas was left without a party. He formed the Libre'ng Pilipino Party (LPP) to run for reelection as mayor in the 1971 local election, and selected journalist J.V. Cruz to be his running mate; Villegas ultimately lost to Bagatsing. In the police investigation into the Plaza Miranda bombing in August 1971, which was attended by members of the Liberal Party, Villegas was named the primary suspect of the bombing, but later evidence suggested otherwise.[4]

Later life and death

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Mayor and Mrs Villegas

After losing in the 1971 local mayoral elections to then Manila Congressman Ramon Bagatsing, Villegas and his entire family emigrated to the United States.

He remained in Reno, Nevada, with his wife Lydia Alano Villegas, until his death on November 16, 1984.[5] His remains were exhumed from Reno cemetery and flown to the Philippines in October 1997. A memorial ceremony was held in Manila City Hall. Eulogies by the Villegas family, then-Mayor Alfredo Lim, and Senator Blas Ople were given. Villegas's body was finally buried in a plot located along the rotunda of Manila North Cemetery.[6]

Writings

[edit]
  • Manila, 1962: Mayor Antonio J. Villegas reports (1963)
  • Building a Better Manila (1963)
  • Manila: Its Needs and Resources (1966)
  • Dahong Alaala (1968)
  • To End the Reign of Misery and Strife ... Libre'ng Pilipino (1971)
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Joaquin, Nick (1990). Manila,My Manila. Vera-Reyes, Inc.
  2. ^ "Subsidize movie industry – Lito Atienza". February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Valiente, Tito Genova (December 24, 2015). "The MMFF: This business and madness of filmfests". BusinessMirror. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Cseas Departmental (March 5, 2021). Three Grenades in August: Fifty Years since the Bombing of Plaza Miranda in the Philippines. Event occurs at 9:42. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Villegas vs CA". Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "LIM PAYS RESPECT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON". Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Manila
1962–1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jesus Marcos Roces
Vice Mayor of Manila
1959–1962
Succeeded by