Antonio Raquiza | |
Office: | Governor of Ilocos Norte |
Term Start: | December 30, 1955 |
Term End: | December 30, 1957 |
Predecessor: | Damaso T. Samonte |
Successor: | Jose E. Evangelista |
Office2: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 1st District |
Term Start2: | December 30, 1957 |
Term End2: | August 24, 1966 |
Predecessor2: | Vacant |
Successor2: | Roque R. Ablan Jr. |
Term Start3: | December 30, 1949 |
Term End3: | December 30, 1955 |
Predecessor3: | Damaso T. Samonte |
Successor3: | Vacant |
Office4: | Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications |
President4: | Ferdinand Marcos |
Term Start4: | August 24, 1966 |
Term End4: | 1968 |
Predecessor4: | Jorge Abad |
Successor4: | Rene Espina |
Office5: | Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Region I |
Term Start5: | June 12, 1978 |
Term End5: | June 5, 1984 |
Office6: | Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Ilocos Norte |
Term Start6: | June 30, 1984 |
Term End6: | March 25, 1986 |
Alongside6: | Imee Marcos |
Birth Name: | Antonio Valentin Raquiza |
Birth Date: | February 29, 1908 |
Birth Place: | Piddig, Ilocos Norte, Philippine Islands |
Resting Place: | Libingan ng mga Bayani |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Spouse: | Pacita Torres Katigbak |
Otherparty: | Liberal |
Alma Mater: | University of the Philippines College of Law |
Profession: | Politician, lawyer |
Antonio Valentin Raquiza (February 29, 1908 – December 24, 1999) was a Filipino politician and lawyer. He was from Piddig, Ilocos Norte.[1]
Raquiza served as representative of the 1st District of Ilocos Norte in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955, 1957 to 1966 and as a mambabatas pambansa from Region I from 1978 to 1984 and from Ilocos Norte from 1984 to 1986. He became governor of Ilocos Norte from 1955 to 1957. He was appointed by former President Ferdinand Marcos as Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications from 1966 to 1968. He was one of the delegates in 1971 Constitutional Convention.
He was born on February 29, 1908, to Canuto Raquiza and Benilda Valentin. He died on December 24, 1999. He was interred at Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig, Metro Manila.[2]