Domingo Imperial

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Domingo Fernandez Imperial (born August 4, 1890 in Daraga , Albay ; † July 19, 1965 ibid) was a Filipino politician of the Nacionalista Party (NP) who was a member of the Senate between 1934 and 1935 and again from 1942 to 1948 .

Life

Attorney and Senator

Imperial, son of David Imperial and Lena Fernandez, completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Santo Tomas after attending San Beda College and the Liceo de Manila , which he completed with a Bachelor of Arts (AB). He then worked as a teacher at the Investra Señora del Rosario College and at the Colegio Mercantil and also completed a law degree at the Escuela de la Jurisprudencia . After he had completed the state examination as the best in his year, he took up a position as a lawyer on October 11, 1912 after his admission to the Philippine Bar Association ( Philippine Bar ) .

In the elections of June 5, 1934, Imperial was elected a member of the Senate together with Jose O. Vera in the 6th Senate electoral district , which included the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon , Camarines Norte , Camarines Sur and Masbate , and belonged to this until the beginning of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935. In this election the Partido Nacionalista Consolidato of Manuel Quezon was able to win 22 of the 24 Senate seats, while the Partido Nacionalista Pro-Independencia with Sergio Osmeña and Jose O. Vera got the other two Senate seats.

In the first presidential election of the Commonwealth he was one of the main campaign managers in the Bicol region for the candidate for the office of president , Manuel Quezon, and the vice-presidential candidate Sergio Osmeña, who now united their two parties to form the Nacionalista Party. The Commonwealth Constitution provided for the abolition of the Senate, so that afterwards only the House of Representatives existed as a unicameral parliament .

Judge and re-election to the Senate

Subsequently, Imperial was appointed by President Quezon in the spring of 1936 as a judge at the Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth and was a member of this for five years.

After the re-introduction of a bicameral system was decided in 1941 , Imperial was re-elected to the Senate as a candidate of the Nacionalista Party in the Senate elections on November 11, 1941. However, this did not meet after the beginning of the occupation of the Philippines by the Japanese Empire in the Battle of the Philippines after December 8, 1941. The first Senate meeting took place after the liberation of the Philippines on July 5, 1945. Only 14 of the 24 Senate members took part in this first meeting, as the remaining members had either died ( Daniel Maramba and José Ozámiz ) or had been charged with collaborating with the Japanese occupying forces ( Vicente Madrigal , Quintín B. Paredes , Claro M. Recto , Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. , Prospero E. Sebastian , Emiliano Tria Tirona and José Yulo ). He was a member of the Senate from January 1, 1942 to December 31, 1947 after his membership was extended by drawing lots together with seven other senators. In the Senate elections on November 11, 1947, he decided not to run again. He became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Indonesia and was officially replaced in this post on June 3, 1952 by Proceso Sebastian.

After Vicente de Vera had died, Imperial was on May 30, 1951, first appointed acting Chairman and then on August 14, 1951, his successor as chairman of the Electoral Commission COMELEC (Commission on Elections) and held this position for a decision by the Supreme Court , 31. March 1955 to March 31, 1958. His successor as chairman of the electoral commission was then on May 19, 1958 Jose P. Carag .

family

From his marriage to Concepcion Jaucian del Rosario Imperial five sons were born. His second eldest son, Domingo R. Imperial, represented the Albay 2nd District constituency at the Philippine Constitutional Convention in 1971 . His third son, Carlos R. Imperial, was a member of the House of Representatives from 1965 to 1972, 1987 to 1998 and most recently between 2001 and 2007 .

His older brother Feliciano Fernandez Imperial was temporarily mayor of Legazpi .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in Chan Robles - Virtual Law Library
  2. ↑ Participants in the first Senate session on July 5, 1945 were: Alauya Alonto , Antonio de las Alas , Melecio Arranz , Nicolas Buendia , Mariano Jesús Cuenco , Ramon J. Fernandez , Carlos P. Garcia , Pedro C. Hernaez , Domingo Imperial, Rafael C. Martinez , Elpidio Quirino , Vicente Rama , Esteban de la Rama , Manuel Roxas and Ramon Torres
  3. ↑ Official Month in Review: June 1951 ( Official Gazette of the Government of the Philippines)
  4. ↑ Official Month in Review: May 1951 ( Official Gazette of the Government of the Philippines)
  5. ↑ GR No. L-8684 March 31, 1955
  6. ↑ Past Members of COMELEC on the homepage of the Commission on Elections
personal data
SURNAME Imperial, Domingo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Imperial, Domingo Fernandez (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Filipino lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Daraga , Albay
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1965
Place of death Daraga , Albay