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Pastor Dacutan Salazar (1891 – November 2, 1952) was a Filipino politician .
Pastor D. Salazar | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the Philippines from the 9th District | |
| In office December 30, 1926 – June 5, 1928 Serving with Jose Maria Veloso | |
| Preceded by | Tomás Gómez office established |
| Succeeded by | Jose Avelino |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Samar's 2nd district | |
| In office October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922 | |
| Preceded by | José Sabarre |
| Succeeded by | Pascual Azanza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pastor Salazar y Dacutan 1891 Paranas, Samar, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | November 1, 1952 (aged 60–61) Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
Early life
editPastor Salazar was born in 1891[1] and worked as a lawyer. In 1924, he cofounded the Holy Infant College in Tacloban, Leyte.[2]
Political career
editIn 1916, he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives representing the 2nd district of Samar, serving until 1922.[3] Following the death of Tomás Gómez, Salazar was elected to fill his Senate seat in special elections held in 1926 representing the 9th senatorial district composed of Leyte and Samar. He served until 1928.[4]
In 1940, he was elected to the provincial board of Leyte[5] and became acting governor of Leyte during the Japanese occupation and a delegate of the province to the 1943 constitutional convention which ratified the constitution of the puppet Second Philippine Republic. After the war, he was tried for collaboration.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "FAST FACTS: Trivia on the Philippine Senate". Rappler. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Catholic school in Tacloban honors its dance troupe". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "The pre-war provincial officials of Visayas and Mindanao". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Lear, Elmer. "Collaboration in Leyte: The Philippines, Under Japanese Occupation". The Far Eastern Quarterly. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Ara, Satoshi. "Food Supply Problem in Leyte, Philippines, during the Japanese Occupation (1942-44)". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. The National University of Singapore. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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