Jose Apolinario "Jun" L. Lozada Jr. (August 17, 1950 – July 31, 2018) was a Filipino diplomat and politician.

Biography

He was born in

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. Lozada studied mathematics at

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. He earned two master's degrees, in physics and public administration, at

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and the

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, respectively. Lozada was Philippine ambassador to the Vatican, Austria, and Palau, before serving as adviser and secretary to

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between 1992 and 1998. Lozada was elected to the

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from Negros Occidental fifth district for the first time in 1998, and won reelection in 2001. He was allied with

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. Over the course of his legislative tenure, Lozada led the House committee of foreign affairs, authored the Dual Citizenship Act, and helped pass the Overseas Absentee Voting Law. Lozada also authored and filed a bill in March 1999 seeking the establishment of a Pasig River Development Office to better solve the pollution problem of

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. In 2010, Lozada launched an unsuccessful campaign for a

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seat, representing

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. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. After treatment, the cancer went into remission the next year. Lozada died of a brain hemorrhage on July 31, 2018, at the

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in Quezon City.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lozada, Jose Apolinario, Jr. 1950 births 2018 deaths De La Salle University alumni Silliman University alumni University of the Philippines alumni Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Negros Occidental Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino politicians Ambassadors of the Philippines to Austria Ambassadors of the Philippines to the Holy See Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians Ambassadors of the Philippines to Palau People from Quezon City