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* Certificate of Filing of Amended Articles of incorporation of Visayan Surety & Insurance Corporation |
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*Mojares, Resil et al, ''The War in Cebu,'' University of San Carlos (2015) |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 06:58, 12 May 2019
Jose S. Leyson | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Cebu | |
| In office 1944–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Delgado |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Cuenco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1900 |
| Died | 1945 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse | Lourdes Velez |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jose S. Leyson (1900–1945) was a Filipino Visayan politician, hero, and martyr from Cebu, Philippines. He was appointed by the Japanese forces to serve as governor of the province of Cebu during World War II. It is believed that he was executed before the end of the war, and the whereabouts of his remain are unknown.
Early life
Jose Leyson, born in 1900, was married to Lourdes Velez.[1] He attended Colegio de San Carlos (now University of San Carlos), acquired a law degree at the University of the Philippines,[2] and became a lawyer on November 15, 1923.[3]
Career
He worked as general Manager of Cebu Transit Company, a bus company in operation before the war. In social circles, he was known as "Beau Brommel" and for his his stylish dressing, and was described as fun-loving and sociable.[2]
Leyson, along with Manuel Gotianuy and Lim Bonfing, was one of the co-founders and incorporators of the Union Surety and Insurance Corporation, a non-life insurance company, on July 14, 1931. The name of the company was later renamed Visayan Surety and Insurance Corporation a month later.[3] Leyson served as the company's vice-president and secretary.[4]
On October 2, 1939, his appointment by then President Manuel L. Quezon as member of the Board of Tax Appeals of Cebu City, together with that of Vicente Urgello, was confirmed by the Commission on Appointment.[5] Then, he was elected as member of the provincial board together with Fructuoso Barte Cabahug on December 10, 1940.[6]
During World War II
During World War II, Jose Leyson was forced by the Japanese to serve the government from 1944 to 1945.[6][7] He became the de facto governor when Hilario Abellana escaped to the town of Badian on the eve of the Japanese landings on April 10, 1942 and interacted with the Japanese in their attempt to install a civilian government. In addition, he had visited Japan previously on an educational tour when he was a law student at the University of the Philippines. Abellana soon returned back to Cebu City and resumed the role as governor, while Leyson became vice governor.
Due to the instability in politics at the time, scholars had difficulty determining the administrations of war-time governors of Abellana, Leyson, and Jose Delgado, who was the Cebu City mayor before the coming of the Japanese forces. Leyson participated in the assembly called by KALIBAPI (Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipino), the group that replaced political parties, that ratified the Constitution on September 7, 1943.[2] When the National Assembly convened in 1943, he was one of the representatives of Cebu together with Jose Delgado.[8]
Before the end of the war, he was killed[9] and his remains have never been found.[3] There are several accounts that explained his death, one of which was that he was taken as hostage by the Japanese army in their retreat towards the northern part of Cebu and then killed. Another account claimed that together with Paulino Gullas and other Cebuano officers, he was taken by the Japanese to the Babag Ridge area and died when Americans bombed the cave they were hiding.[2]
Historical commemoration
The Cebu City Council enacted Ordinance No. 720 renaming Progreso Street to Governor Jose S. Leyson Street in his honor on August 5, 1971.[6] On October 12, 2018, the ordinance was implemented by unveiling of the street sign in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City. Leyson was hailed as a hero and martyr.[10]
Further reading
- Certificate of Filing of Amended Articles of incorporation of Visayan Surety & Insurance Corporation
- Mojares, Resil et al, The War in Cebu, University of San Carlos (2015)
References
- ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (July 25, 2018). "The Joses of the Cebu Provincial Capitol and City Hall | The Freeman". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c d Mojares, Resil B.,. The war in Cebu. Bersales, Jose Eleazar R. (Jose Eleazar Reynes). Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines. ISBN 9789715390705. OCLC 945648989.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Funa, Atty Dennis B. "Manuel Gotianuy". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ Securities and Exchange Commission. "Certificate of Filing of Amended Articles of Incorporation" (PDF). www.visayansurety.com. Visayan Surety & Insurance Corporation. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Statement: President Quezon on Appointments confirmed by Commission on Appointments of National Assembly, November 11, 1939 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ a b c Oaminal, Oaminal (November 12, 2018). "Jose S. LEyson Street, unveiled at last". www.pressreader.com. Philippine Star; The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Newman, Jenara Regis (2015-09-15). "Viewing a slice of Cebu history". Sunstar. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ Philippines (1943). Official Gazette.
- ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (June 4, 2018). "President Quezon's Cebuano appointees in 1939 | The Freeman". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (October 13, 2018). "Forty-year ordinance implemented: Street renamed after WWII 'martyr-gov'". cebudailynews.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
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