José O. Vera Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
José O. Vera
Office:Senator of the Philippines
Term Start:May 25, 1946
Term End:December 30, 1949
Constituency:At-large
Term Start1:August 18, 1931
Term End1:September 16, 1935
Successor1:Position abolished
Term Start2:June 2, 1925
Term End2:June 2, 1931
Predecessor2:Vicente de Vera
Office3:Governor of Albay
Term Start3:October 16, 1919
Term End3:October 16, 1922
Predecessor3:Timoteo Alcala
Office4:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Albay's 2nd district
Term Start4:1916
Term End4:1919
Predecessor4:Mariano A. Locsin (as Assemblyman)
Successor4:Pedro Martínez Jimeno
Birth Date:15 November 1888
Birth Place:Pandan, Albay, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Death Place:Quezon City, Philippines
Party:Nacionalista
Relatives:Marichu Maceda (granddaughter)
Gina de Venecia (granddaughter)
Edward Maceda (great-grandson)
Christopher de Venecia (great-grandson)

José Olfinas Vera[1] (November 15, 1888 – August 15, 1956)[2] [3] was a Filipino politician, judge and film studio executive.

Vera served as Representative from Albay's 2nd district from 1916 to 1919, Governor of Albay from 1919 to 1922, and Senator of the Philippines from the 6th district during the 7th to 10th Legislatures (1925–1935) and for the whole nation in the 1st Congress (1946–1949).[4] He served in the seventh branch of the Court of First Instance of Manila as judge ad interim.[2] Beyond politics, he was also the head of the production studio Sampaguita Pictures which he handed over to his son-in-law Jose R. Perez in the 1950s.[5]

In 2004, the Quezon City Council honored Vera by renaming Granada Street, which runs through the old Sampaguita Pictures estate, after him.

Notes and References

  1. News: Olivares . John Paul . Works of National Artists in public spaces . 27 December 2022 . CNN Philippines . 30 January 2018 . December 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227135022/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/arts/2018/01/30/National-Artists-Philippines-public-art.html . dead .
  2. News: Lo . Ricky . Ricky Lo . The Glorious Sampaguita Days . 27 December 2022 . The Philippine Star . 30 August 2013.
  3. Web site: José Olfinas Vera. Geni.com. November 15, 1888 . April 10, 2023.
  4. Web site: List of Previous Senators . Senate of the Philippines . 27 December 2022.
  5. News: Siytangco . Deedee . The Vera-Perez sisters as the Swan and Pollyana . 27 December 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 18 October 2020.