Laurel, Salvador Hidalgo b. November 18, 1928 d. January 27, 2004 Statesman. A native of Paco, Manila, he served as the Vice President of the Philippines under President Corazon Aquino, from 1986 to 1992. The son of President Jose P. Laurel, he also served as a Senator from the Philippines from 1967 to 1972, Assemblyman for Region IV from 1978 to 1983, Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1986, and Minster of Foreign Affairs. Educated first in Manila in medicine, he later went to the United States and studied to become a lawyer at Yale University. He received...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Libingan ng mga Bayani, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines
Romulo, Carlos Peņa b. January 14, 1899 d. December 15, 1985 Philippine Statesman. He graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1918, later receiving degrees from Columbia and Notre Dame. He was a Professor at the University of the Philippines from 1923 to 1928, and a Board of Regents member from 1929 to 1941. In 1942 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his Philippine Herald newspaper reports on Far East events. At the start of World War II Romulo joined the Philippine Army and was on Douglas MacArthur's staff. In 1943 and 1944 he held two cabinet...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Libingan ng mga Bayani, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines
b. November 18, 1928 d. January 27, 2004