Ricardo Cruz Silverio (November 29, 1929 – December 11, 2016[1]) was a Filipino businessman and politician. He represented the 3rd district of Bulacan in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1992 until 2001, and mayor of San Rafael from 2001 to 2010. He was known among his political constituents as "Tata Carding".
Business career
Silverio started as a salesman of a textile firm in Divisoria, which he later owned.[2]
Silverio also owned other companies including the now-defunct Air Manila.[2] But due to nationalization of airline in mid-1970s, Air Manila was merged with the Philippine Airlines.
In 2021, the Sandiganbayan would dismiss the complaint filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government against the Marcoses, Silverio and his associate Pablo Carlos Jr. for failure to prove allegations against the respondents.[12] The points mentioned in the case included the alleged improper payments of hundreds of thousands of dollars by the two businessmen to the Marcoses in exchange for a contract to supply Kawasaki scrap loaders and Toyota rear dump trucks, grant of three consecutive year special accommodations, privileges, and exemptions from the Central Bank through increased dollar import quota allocation for the importation of Toyota vehicles for Delta Motor and air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment and obtaining a multi-million peso emergency loans as additional capital infusion to Filipinas Bank (Filmanbank), a banking institution owned by Silverio.[12]
Personal life
Silverio was married to Beatriz Sison until her death in 1987.[13] He later married Lorna Cillian (née Javier)[14] on March 27, 1998.[15] She worked as a reservation and ticketing Agent to Air Manila beginning in 1968. They have son named Victor Anthony "Vic".[16] Additionally, he has also have children from his previous partners, including Ricardo Jr "Ricky",[14][15] from his previous wife Beatriz Sison.[17]
Silverio died on December 11, 2016, at the age 87,[2] due to cardiac arrest.[7]