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Floro Crisologo

Filipino lawyer and politician ()

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Singson and the surname or paternal family name is Crisologo.

Floro Crisologo

In office
December 30, &#;– October 18, [1]
Preceded byFaustino Tobia
Succeeded byVacant
Post later held by Chavit Singson
In office
May 25, &#;– December 30,
Preceded byJesus Serrano
Succeeded byFaustino Tobia
In office
–
Born

Floro Singson Crisologo


()July 29,
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines[a]
DiedOctober 18, () (aged&#;61)
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista (, )
Other political
affiliations		Liberal ()
SpouseCarmen Pichay
RelationsChavit Singson (nephew)
Children8, including Vincent
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Allegiance
Branch/servicePhilippine Army
Years&#;of service–
RankCaptain
Unit
Battles/wars

Floro Singson Crisologo (July 29, [2] - October 18, ) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who represented the 1st district of Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Congress from until and from until his assassination in

Early life

Floro Singson Crisologo was born on July 29, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Moises de la Peña Crisologo and Victorina Pablo Singson.

He graduated from the University of the Philippines in and was admitted to the Bar on November 6 that year. After setting up his law office in Vigan, he was elected in to the Municipal Council.[2]

Career

World War II

During the Second World War, Crisologo joined the guerrilla movement against the Japanese, reaching the rank of Captain.

He participated in the Battle of Bessang Pass in as a member of the USAFIP-NL.

Floro crisologo biography summary Floro Singson Crisologo (29 July - 18 October ) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who represented the 1st district of Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Congress from until and from until his assassination in

He also served as Assistant Inspector General and member of the Court Martial of the Philippine Army's 2nd Infantry Division.[2]

Congressional career

Crisologo's wartime conduct enabled him to get elected to the House of Representatives in , where he represented the 1st district of Ilocos Sur and served until he lost reelection to Faustino Tobia in [3] In , he was elected again to the position and served until his assassination in [4]

During his stint in Congress, Crisologo authored several laws such as the ones that established the University of Northern Philippines and the Social Security System, and the Tobacco Law.[5] However, Crisologo became controversial due to his attempts to monopolize the tobacco industry in the province by establishing the Farmer's Cooperative Marketing Association (Facoma), which bought the tobacco harvest of the farmers and required all farmers to process their leaves at his drying plant.

To enforce this monopoly, he also organized a strong private army, which residents nicknamed the “saka-saka” or the “barefooted,” and whose role was to "tax" trucks filled with tobacco bound for Manila for as much as $ for each vehicle.[6] He was also personally embroiled in incidents of political violence such as during the elections, when he ran into a convoy of his congressional rival Pablo Sanidad and engaged them in a shootout that killed seven people and injured five others.[7]

The atrocities of the saka-saka later provoked national outrage after they assassinated a former mayor of Bantay, next to Vigan, in and burned the villages of Ora Este and Ora Centro in the same municipality in May ,[6] in retaliation for their residents’ support for Luis "Chavit" Singson, a nephew of Crisologo who became his political rival and had tried to circumvent his uncle's monopoly on tobacco,[8] leading to the death of an elderly woman.

After his son, Vincent, was arrested for leading the saka-saka in these incidents, Crisologo reportedly went to Malacañang and appealed for help from his ally, President Ferdinand Marcos, while demanding a greater share of rewards that Marcos had promised him in exchange for supporting his presidential reelection campaign in When Marcos refused, Crisologo reportedly then threatened to expose Marcos's role and that of his cousin Fabian Ver in cornering the tobacco monopoly in the Ilocos Region.[6]

Assassination

Shortly after his reported meeting with Marcos, Crisologo was killed on October 18, after being shot in the head while kneeling during a Mass at Vigan Cathedral by a gunman who stood directly behind him and then escaped among terrified churchgoers.[9][10] His killer was never found and the case remains unsolved,[6] although residents believe that the killing had something to do with tobacco excise taxes and was masterminded by ranking political and military leaders.[11]

No special election was called to replace him in Congress,[12] and his seat remained vacant until the dissolution of Congress in following the declaration of martial law by President Marcos and was only occupied again in by his nephew, Chavit Singson following Marcos's overthrow and the restoration of Congress.[4]

Crisologo's murder and the defeat of his wife Carmeling to Chavit Singson in the gubernatorial race and that of his son Vincent in the mayoralty contest in Vigan to a brother of Chavit in led to the end of his family's political dominance in the province and the rise of the Singson family to prominence.[6]

Family and legacy

Crisologo was a scion of the Crisologo dynasty that dominated politics in Ilocos Sur through much of the 20th century.

One of his ancestors was Marcelino "Mena" Crisólogo, a literary authority who also served as the province's first civil governor during the American occupation.[5]

Crisologo's wife, Carmen (née Pichay; –), better known as Carmeling, served as Governor of Ilocos Sur from to [13] while he was in Congress.

His son, Vincent Crisologo (born in ), was convicted for the burning of Ora Este and Ora Centro and jailed until he was pardoned by Marcos in He later became a politician and congressman in his own right in Quezon City.[4]

Crisologo's ancestral home in Vigan is now a museum dedicated to his life and displaying his memorabilia.[14]

In popular culture

Crisologo was portrayed by Eddie Rodriguez in the film Bingbong: The Vincent Crisologo Story and by Eddie Garcia in the film Chavit.[15]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^Assassinated on October 18, ; seat remained vacant until the end of the 7th Congress.
  2. ^ abcOfficial Directory of the House of Representatives ().

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  3. ^"THE PHILIPPINES: Mecca for Murder". TIME. 7 September Retrieved 30 June
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    Floro crisologo MANILA, Oct. 18 — Floro Crisologo, a member of the Philippine Congress and close associate of President Ferdi nand E. Marcos, was shot dead this afternoon while attending church services in.

    House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September

  5. ^ abChua, Xiao (23 October ). "XIAO TIME, 23 October PAGPATAY KAY CONG. FLORO CRISOLOGO SA LOOB NG KATEDRAL NG VIGAN". Retrieved 30 June
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    "Blood and money, not gold and honey, birthed Solid North". Rappler. Retrieved 30 June

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  8. ^"Tobacco enriches, corrupts northern Philippines". Arab News. 23 June Retrieved 30 June
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  11. ^"Abra mayor's kin tag Crisologo; cops eye NPA in slay". The Philippine Star. 31 October Retrieved 30 June
  12. ^Pawilen, Reidan (31 July ).

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    18. "THE SOLID NORTH MYTH: AN INVESTIGATION ON THE STATUS OF DISSENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS DURING THE MARCOS REGIME IN REGIONS 1 AND 2, ". UP Los Baños Journal. Retrieved 30 June

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  23. ^Bautista, Mario (26 November ). "The story behind the PM Chavit bioflick". The Philippine Star.