Jose V. Rodriguez

José V. Rodríguez
11th Mayor of Cebu City
In office
December 7, 1953 – November 16, 1955
Vice MayorCarlos Cuizon (1953–1954)
Florentino Tecson (1954–1955)
Preceded byVicente Del Rosario
Succeeded byPedro Clavano
In office
August 18, 1951 – July 23, 1952
Vice MayorCarlos Cuizon
Preceded byPedro Elizalde
Succeeded byVicente Del Rosario
Vice Mayor of Cebu City
In office
September 13, 1971 – December 31, 1971
MayorFlorencio Urot
Preceded byJohn Henry Osmeña
Succeeded byEulogio Borres
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 7th district
In office
June 9, 1945 – December 30, 1949
Preceded byRoque V. Desquitado
Succeeded byNicolas Escario
Member of the Cebu City Council
In office
December 30, 1967 – September 13, 1971
Personal details
BornJosé Rodríguez y Chiong Veloso
(1906-07-09)9 July 1906
Cebu City, Philippine Islands
PartyNacionalista
Relatives
OccupationPolitician
Profession
  • Physician
  • Educator
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José Chiong Veloso Rodríguez (July 9, 1906, date of death unknown) was a Filipino Visayan medical doctor, politician, and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was elected Congressman for Cebu's 7th district in the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth, 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth, and the 1st Congress of the Republic (1945-1949). On November 9, 1952, he was appointed mayor of Cebu City until November 16, 1955.

Early life and career

Rodríguez on his U.S. passport application in 1916

Jose Rodriguez was born in Cebu City on July 9, 1906 to Pedro Rodríguez y Lasala and Tomasa Chiong-Veloso y Rosales,[1] descended from wealthy Bogo family with extensive landholdings in the northern sugar-belt towns of the province.[2] A medical practitioner, he taught at Instituto Rubio in Madrid, Spain and was a professor of medicine at the University of Santo Tomas.[1]

House of Representatives

He was elected to the Congress' lower house representing Cebu's 7th District in 1941, but his term was cut short due to the outbreak of World War II. In 1945, he would be reelected to the same post in the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth and served another term in 1946 in the 2nd Congress of the Commonwealth. He would be elected again as Member of the 1st Congress of the Republic and represented the 7th District of Cebu from 1946 until 1949.[1][3]

Mayor of Cebu City (1952–1953; 1953–1955)

On November 9, 1952, Rodriguez was appointed Cebu City mayor and Appointments Committee confirmed his position on March 26, 1953.[4] On April 6 of the same year, he was asked to vacate the post by the interim secretary and directed to act as technical assistant to the then President Elpidio Quirino. Three days later, Vicente del Rosario was appointed acting mayor. Rodriguez contested his removal from the office in court and the Supreme Court decided in his favor.[4]

In his time, the local government units employed independent contractors to act as law enforcers and detectives for the city's chief executive. The group in Cebu City was known as SECRETA. On October 28,1952, Rodriguez dismissed Ahmed Alcamel Abella, a police detective who was appointed since October 1, 1947. Abella sued. While the Court of First Instance ruled in favor of Rodriguez, the Supreme Court overturned the decision and ordered Abella to be reinstated back to service on June 29, 1954.[5][6]

During his term, the Boy's Town in Punta Princesa, Labangon was established. Rodriguez remained mayor until November 16, 1955 and was succeeded by Pedro Clavano.[1]

Cebu City Council (1967–1971)

Rodriguez ran for the Cebu City Council in the November 14, 1967 Cebu City elections under the Liberal lineup of Senator Sergio Osmeña Jr. and won, placing second among nine councilors.[7][8]

Vice Mayor of Cebu City (1971)

On September 13, 1971, then-second ranked Councilor Rodriguez succeeded as acting vice mayor of Cebu City, with first-ranked Councilor Florencio Urot succeeding as acting mayor, after Mayor Eulogio Borres and Vice Mayor John Henry Osmeña resigned in order to seek other elective positions. He served as vice mayor for a period of 108 days until December 31 of the same year.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tinga, Pablo S. (2009). CEBU: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Cebu City Public Library: Saint Jude Book Publisher. p. 176.
  2. ↑ Sidel, John Thayer, 1966- (1999). Capital, coercion, and crime : bossism in the Philippines. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804737452. OCLC 41619512.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS". www.congress.gov.ph/. House of Representatives; Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "G.R. No. L-6715 October 30, 1953 - JOSE V. RODRIGUEZ v. VICENTE DEL ROSARIO093 Phil 1070 : OCTOBER 1953 - PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT JURISPRUDENCE - CHANROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY". www.chanrobles.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (July 11, 2014). "Mayor Jose V. Rodriguez and the dismissed city detective". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ "G.R. No. L-6867 - AHMED ALCAMEL ABELLA vs. JOSE V. RODRIGUEZ". www.chanrobles.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (May 3, 2017). "Serging vs Remotigue for Cebu City mayor". The Freeman. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Lao, Garry (September 20, 2010). "No more Florencio Urot Memorial National High School". The Freeman. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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