Domocao Alonto
Ahmad Domocao Alonto (born August 1, 1914 in Ramain , Lanao ; † December 11, 2002 in Marawi , Lanao del Sur ) is a Filipino politician of the Nacionalista Party , who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 and a member between 1955 and 1961 of the Senate was.
Life
Mayor, Governor and MP
Alonto came from an influential political family and was a son of Sultan Alauya Adiong Alonto , who was also a senator for several years, and a descendant of Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat on his mother's side . After attending school, he began to study law at the University of the Philippines , which he completed in 1938 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). During the Second World War he was involved in the resistance of the Moros against the Japanese occupation forces.
He was mayor of Dansalan from 1942 to 1943 and was subsequently governor of Lanao in 1944, before being technical advisor to President Elpidio Quirino between 1948 and 1949 . As a member of the Nacionalista Party , he first applied for a seat in the Senate in the elections of November 8, 1949 . He received 999,581 votes, but missed entry into the Senate in 16th place with eight seats to be awarded. In 1953 he became a member of the House of Representatives and represented in this until 1955 the only constituency of Lanao. In the House of Representatives he was chairman of the special committee for the solution of the so-called Moro problem. He also attended the first Afro-Asiatic Conference in Bandung from April 18 to 24, 1955 in Bandung.
Senator 1955 to 1961
In the elections of November 8, 1955, he again applied for a seat in the Senate for the Nacionalista Party. This time, with 1,619,109 votes, he took seventh place among the eight seats to be awarded and moved into the Senate. Because of his election, the former MP Mohammad Ali B. Dimaporo , whom he beat in the House of Representatives elections in 1953, protested. He then resigned his seat in the House of Representatives and Dimaporo was again a member of parliament. During his membership in the Senate he campaigned for the development of Mindanao , as he believed this would contribute significantly to the economic progress of the Philippines. He introduced several bills on the economic, political and cultural development of Mindanao, such as the establishment of the Mindanao Development Authority , the establishment of the University of Mindanao , the promotion of autonomous local government in rural areas and the establishment of the Commission for national integration (Commission on National Integration) . He also promoted understanding between Muslims and Christians in the Philippines. He also advocated reforms in citizenship law and drafted the nationalization of retail trade. On June 16, 1956, at his request, Dansalan City was renamed Marawi by Congressional Ordinance, Republic Act No. 1552 . The name change was carried out in honor of the Marawi Sultanate Confederation (Union of Marawi Sultanates).
In the elections on November 14, 1961, Alonto ran for re-election, this time only reaching 13th place in the eight seats available with 1,877,698 votes, so that he left the Senate. On November 10, 1970 he was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention for the province of Lanao del Sur , which drafted the constitution for the "New Society" (Bagong Lipunan) and the Fourth Republic (1973) .
In 1988 he was awarded the International King Faisal Prize for his services to Islam .
Web links
- Entry on the Senate homepage
- List of Previous Senators on the Senate homepage
- ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alauya Alonto on the Senate homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alonto, Domocao |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alonto, Ahmad Domocao (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ramain , Lanao |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 2002 |
| Place of death | Marawi , Lanao del Sur |