Anselmo Hermenegildo Joaquin Atienza (April 21, 1909 – 1989) was a Filipino politician. He served as 13th Mayor of Manila (1944–1945) and as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1946–1952). His term as mayor coincided with the Liberation of Manila. He was previously the Vice Mayor of Manila (1940–1944) and a member of the Manila Municipal Board (1934–1940).
Hermenegildo Atienza | |
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.jpg) Atienza official portrait during the 2nd Congress. | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila | |
| In office December 30, 1949 – February 9, 1952 | |
| Succeeded by | Gavino Viola Fernando |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Mendoza |
| Succeeded by | Arsenio Lacson |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| 13th Mayor of Manila | |
| In office July 18, 1944 – July 18, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Leon Guinto |
| Succeeded by | Juan G. Nolasco |
| 9th Vice Mayor of Manila | |
| In office August 29, 1941 – July 17, 1944 | |
| Mayor |
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| Preceded by | Carmen Planas |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Planas |
| Member of the Manila Municipal Board | |
| In office January 1, 1934 – January 4, 1940 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anselmo Hermenegildo Joaquin Atienza April 21, 1907 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | 1989 (aged 81–82) Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal (1946-1989) |
| Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (1934-1942; 1945-1946) KALIBAPI (1942-1945) |
| Relatives | Lito Atienza (nephew) |
Career
editAtienza topped the Philippine Bar Examination in 1932 as a student at the University of the Philippines. During World War II, he was imprisoned by the Japanese in Fort Santiago, alongside guerilla leader Guillermo Nakar. After the war, he was elected to the 1st Congress of the Philippines for Manila's second district. He became a strong opponent of the amnesty granted to collaborationists with the Japanese occupation.[1] In 1949, he introduced House Bill No. 2613, the Reciprocity Immigration Bill, which would have barred Australians from the country in response to the treatment of Lorenzo Gamboa under the White Australia policy.[2] He was re-elected in the same year, this time representing the newly-established 4th district of Manila. However, he was unseated in 1952 upon the annulment of his election due to an electoral protest.
Personal life
editHis nephew Lito Atienza also became Mayor of Manila.[3]
Legacy
editAn elementary school of the Division of City Schools - Manila (under DepEd) located in Baseco Compound, Port Area, Manila was named after him.
References
edit- ^ Kerstin von Lingen, ed. (2017). Debating Collaboration and Complicity in War Crimes Trials in Asia, 1945-1956. Springer. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9783319531410.
- ^ Varma, Ravindra (2003). Australia and South Asia: The Crystallisation of a Relationship. Abhinav Publications. p. 234. ISBN 9788170170105.
- ^ "GMA urges Liberal Party to start 'new politics'". The Philippine Star. October 9, 2002. Retrieved February 20, 2019.