Fructuoso "Tosong" Barte Cabahug (January 20, 1897 – December 24, 1961) was a
Filipino
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Visayan
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lawyer, author, and politician from
Cebu
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, Philippines. He was the governor of Cebu province after
World War II
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and served from 1945 until 1946.
Early life
Fructuoso Cabahug, born on January 20, 1897, was the child of Narciso Cabahug and Cirila Barte from Mandaue City and the brother of
Sotero B. Cabahug, who became governor of Cebu from 1934 to 1937.
His wife was Esperanza Labucay, daughter of businessman Estanislao Labucay. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar on January 24, 1925, and became a lawyer.
Career
Fructuoso was an author, and the
National Library of the Philippines
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holds a copy of the book he published in 1918 called ''The Beliefs and Ceremonies of the Native Doctors or Medicine Men in the Island of Cebu.''
He began his political career as a municipal councilor of
Mandaue
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, Cebu.
On December 10, 1940, he was elected member of the Cebu provincial board together with
Jose Leyson
Jose S. Leyson (1900–1945) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer and politician from Cebu, Philippines. He was appointed by the Japanese forces to serve as governor of the province of Cebu during World War II. His death occurred before the end of the ...
under the term of Governor
Hilario Abellana
Hilario "Dodong" Abellana (October 23, 1896 – January 15, 1945) was Filipino Visayan lawyer, politician and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was the municipal president of Cebu (1922), a member of the House Representative (1934–1935), a ...
.
After the war, Cabahug was appointed as the governor of the province of Cebu by then President
Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña Sr. (, ; 9 September 1878 – 19 October 1961) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was vice president under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden ...
.
His term started from 1945 until 1946, and his administration was tasked with the immediate concern of restoring the government in the provinces in the post-war era and sharing power with the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit.
To combat shortage of food supply, he distributed seeds to the people and urged them to cultivate their own food. He encouraged cooperation with the Americans, issued an official advisory against profiteering and criminality, and requested that artesian wells that were owned privately would be open to the public.
On February 7, 1954, then
President Ramon Magsaysay appointed him as provincial board member and his brother,
Sotero Cabahug
Sotero "Terong" Barte Cabahug (April 22, 1891 – December 15, 1963) was a Filipino lawyer, legislator, politician, and civil servant from Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines. He was awarded Legion of Honor with the rank of Commander. He was governor of ...
, as acting economic coordination administrator.
On May 18, 1959, he was appointed by then
President Carlos P. Garcia as Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs to replace the late
Juan Alcazaren. He took his oath before Garcia with President Osmeña and
Rep. Maximino Noel of Cebu in attendance.
He led the country's delegation to the
Colombo Plan
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held in Singapore.
Later years
Fructuoso died on December 24, 1961.
Historical commemoration
* Mayor Carlos J. Cuizon approved the city ordinance on January 4, 1966, naming the Cebu City street that runs from Pope John Paul II Avenue until Subangdaku Creek Fructuoso Cabahug Street in his honor.
References
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1897 births
1961 deaths
Governors of Cebu
Members of the Cebu Provincial Board
People from Cebu
20th-century Filipino lawyers
Garcia administration cabinet members