Yñiguez was first elected to the House of Representatives on December 30, 1957, as representative of Leyte's third district. During his first term, he filed a bill creating the Province of Southern Leyte. This bill became Republic Act No. 2227 and was signed into law by President Carlos P. Garcia in 1959.[4] In 1961, he became the first representative of Southern Leyte's at-large district.
He died on April 13, 2007. He was married for 66 years to Salvacion Oppus Yñiguez, who died in September 2005. Their eldest child, Gabriel, died young. They are survived by their children Rosette and Alfredo, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
References
^Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law on September 23, 1972.
^Corsino, Benjamin C. (August–December 1963). "Successful Sillimanians". Silliman Alumni Bulletin. XIV (3).
^Kimura, Masataka (December 1989). "The Revolution and Realigntnent of Political Parties in the Philippines (Decetnber 1985-January 1988): With a Case in the Province of Batangas" (PDF). Southeast Asian Studies. 27.
^Williams, Nick B., Jr. (1986-02-27). "Keeping Wealth in Manila a New Task for Crony Watchers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
nicanor, yñiguez, this, biography, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august,. This biography needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nicanor Yniguez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Espina and the surname or paternal family name is Yniguez Nicanor Espina Yniguez November 6 1915 April 13 2007 was a Filipino politician and Speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986 Considered the Father of Southern Leyte he authored the law that created the province of Southern Leyte The HonourableNicanor Yniguez15th Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Speaker of the Regular Batasang PambansaIn office July 23 1984 March 25 1986Appointed byRegular Batasang PambansaPresidentFerdinand Marcos 1984 1986 Corazon Aquino 1986 Preceded byQuerube MakalintalSucceeded byAbolished Post later held by Ramon Mitra Jr Mambabatas Pambansa Assemblyman from Southern Leyte s at large districtIn office June 30 1984 March 25 1986Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Southern Leyte s at large districtIn office December 30 1961 September 23 1972 1 Preceded byPost createdSucceeded byRoger G MercadoMember of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte s 3rd districtIn office December 30 1957 December 30 1961Preceded byFrancisco M PajaoSucceeded byMarcelino R VelosoPersonal detailsBornNicanor Espina Yniguez 1915 11 06 November 6 1915Maasin Leyte Philippine IslandsDiedApril 13 2007 2007 04 13 aged 91 Maasin Southern Leyte PhilippinesPolitical partyKilusang Bagong LipunanOther politicalaffiliationsNacionalista 1957 1978 SpouseSalvacion Oppus YniguezChildren2ProfessionPolitician Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life and education EditYniguez finished his Associate in Arts degree from Silliman University in 1935 2 Later he graduated from the University of the Philippines where he joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity with Ferdinand Marcos in 1937 3 Political career EditYniguez was first elected to the House of Representatives on December 30 1957 as representative of Leyte s third district During his first term he filed a bill creating the Province of Southern Leyte This bill became Republic Act No 2227 and was signed into law by President Carlos P Garcia in 1959 4 In 1961 he became the first representative of Southern Leyte s at large district He became an Assemblyman from 1984 to 1986 where he served as Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa In 1986 he was Acting President of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 5 After the 1986 People Power Revolution Yniguez fled from the Philippines 6 Death EditHe died on April 13 2007 He was married for 66 years to Salvacion Oppus Yniguez who died in September 2005 Their eldest child Gabriel died young They are survived by their children Rosette and Alfredo and several grandchildren and great grandchildren References Edit Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law on September 23 1972 Corsino Benjamin C August December 1963 Successful Sillimanians Silliman Alumni Bulletin XIV 3 Upsilon Sigma Phi History Upsilon Sigma Phi Retrieved 2020 06 23 History southernleyte gov ph Retrieved 2020 06 23 Kimura Masataka December 1989 The Revolution and Realigntnent of Political Parties in the Philippines Decetnber 1985 January 1988 With a Case in the Province of Batangas PDF Southeast Asian Studies 27 Williams Nick B Jr 1986 02 27 Keeping Wealth in Manila a New Task for Crony Watchers Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2020 06 23 Political officesPreceded byQuerube Makalintal as Speaker of the Interim Batasang Pambansa Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa1984 1986 Succeeded byRamon Mitra Jr as Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicanor Yniguez amp oldid 1114587784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
