Juan Torralba Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Juan Sarmiento Torralba
Birth Date:7 March 1883
Birth Place:Tagbilaran, Bohol, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 11th District
Term Start:2 June 1931
Term End:16 September 1935
Alongside:Jose Clarin
Predecessor:Troadio Galicano
Successor:office abolished
Office2:Member of the National Assembly of the Philippines from Bohol's 1st district
Term Start2:16 September 1935
Term End2:30 December 1938
Predecessor2:Bernardo Josol
Successor2:Genaro Visarra
Office3:Governor of Bohol
Term Start3:16 October 1919
Term End3:15 October 1925
Predecessor3:Eutiquio Boyles
Successor3:Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas

Juan Sarmiento Torralba (March 7, 1883 – January 3, 1961) was a Filipino politician and lawyer. He was governor of Bohol from 1919 to 1925. Afterwards, Torralba was a senator from 1931 to 1935 and a deputy on behalf of Bohol from 1935 to 1938.

Biography

Juan Torralba was born in Tagbilaran, Bohol to Margarito Torralba and Sirila Sarmiento. Torralba completed a bachelor's degree in law from the Escuela de Derecho and was admitted to the Bar on October 11, 1909.

From 1919 to 1925, Torralba was governor of Bohol. In the 1931 election, he was elected to the Senate of the Philippines from the 11th District.[1] After the Commonwealth Constitution was passed in 1935, the Senate was abolished and replaced by the unicameral National Assembly of the Philippines. Torralba was elected to that Assembly to represent Bohol's 1st district in the 1935 elections, serving until 1938.[2] He subsequently practiced law.

A brother of Juan Torralba, Fermin Torralba, was also a politician and was secretary of the Senate while he was in office.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Previous Senators. 5 June 2023. Senate of the Philippines.
  2. Web site: ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019). 23 September 2022. House of Representatives of the Philippines.