Celestino Rodriguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodriguez and the second or maternal family name is Lasala.
The Honorable
Celestino Lazala Rodriguez
Official portrait, c. 1917
Senator of the Philippines from the 10th district
In office
October 16, 1916 – June 2, 1925
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPedro Rodríguez
Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from Cebu's 1st district
In office
June 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946
Preceded byTereso Dosdos
Succeeded byJovenal Almendras
Member of the National Assembly from Cebu's 1st district
In office
September 16, 1935 – December 30, 1938
Preceded byTereso Dosdos
Succeeded byTereso Dosdos
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Cebu's 1st district
In office
1907–1912
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGervasio Padilla
Municipal President of Cebu
In office
1905–1907
Vice PresidentLuciano Bacayo
Preceded byFlorentino Rallos
Succeeded byLuciano Bacayo
Personal details
Born(1872-05-11)May 11, 1872
Bogo, Cebu, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died1955(1955-00-00) (aged 82–83)
Political partyNacionalista
Relations
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Celestino Rodríguez y Lasala (May 11, 1872 – 1955)[1] was a Filipino lawyer and politician from Cebu, Philippines. He served as member and deputy in the Philippine Assembly (1907–1912), as senator (1916–1922), member of the 1st National Assembly (1935–1938), and 1st Congress of the Commonwealth in 1945.

Early life

He was born to parents José Francisco Rodríguez Álvarez (of San Esteban de Molleda, Asturias) and Vicenta Lasala in Bogo, Cebu on May 11, 1872,[2] coming from a wealthy Bogo family with extensive landholdings in the northern sugar-belt towns of the province.[3] He married his cousin Ignacia Lasala and had four children. At Ateneo de Manila, he acquired a bachelor's degree in 1892 and a law degree from the Universidad Central de Madrid in 1900.[2]

Career

Rodriguez depicted in a publication of the Philippine Education, published April 1917

Passing the bar and having been called to the bench in 1902, he practiced law as his main profession.[2]

In 1904, Rodriguez first became the municipal president of Cebu.[2] In 1907, he was elected to the Philippine Assembly as member of the 1st Philippine Legislature representing Cebu's 1st district, then was reelected for the 2nd Philippine Legislature in 1910 until 1912,[4] and would become deputy.[5][6] The Philippine Assembly was organized to pave the way for independence from the American rule.[7] He became the first representative of the old first district of Cebu, which included the towns of Bogo, Borbon, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tabogon, and Tudela.[5]

Later, Rodriguez was elected senator and served in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Legislatures, from 1916 until 1925.[8] At the time, the country was divided into 12 senatorial districts, with each district voting two senators;[9] Rodriguez represented Cebu, which was the 10th district.[8]

Rodriguez was voted as a member of the 1st National Assembly, representing Cebu's first district, from 1935 to 1938.[2] He then served in the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth after the war in 1945.[6][4]

Historical commemoration

  • Named Waling Waling Street previously and located within the Capitol compound, the Don Celestino Rodriguez Street was named in his honor by virtue of City Ordinance No. 635.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Don Celestino Rodríguez y Lasala". Geni.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Celestino Rodriguez". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Sidel, John Thayer (1999). Capital, Coercion, and Crime: Bossism in the Philippines. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3745-2.
  4. ^ a b "Roster of Philippine Legislators". House of Representatives. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Oaminal, Clarence Paul (March 10, 2014). "Don Celestino Rodriguez St., Cebu City". Cebupedia. The Freeman. Retrieved March 20, 2022 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ a b Mojares, Resil B. (2014). The History of Cebu, Philippines. Cebu City: Provincial Government of Cebu with the assistance of the University of San Carlos. ISBN 978-971-9972-23-5. OCLC 953176470.
  7. ^ "The History of the First Philippine Assembly (1907-1916)". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "History of the Senate". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.