Hilario Abellana

Filipino Visayan politician, legislator, and war-time governor of Cebu, Philippines

Born
1896
Hilario "Dodong" Abellana y Hermosa was a Filipino Visayan lawyer, politician and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was the municipal president of Cebu (1922–1931), a member of the House of Representatives (1934–1935), a two-term member of the National Assembly (1935–1941), and provincial governor of Cebu during World War II (1941–1943). After his escape and eventual captivity, he was executed by the Japanese Imperial Army and the resting place of his remains is still unknown.

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