Pedro Baculio
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Pedro Sa. Baculio was a Filipino politician and lawyer. His father was a cattle rancher and copra farmer. He was the mayor of
Cagayan de Oro Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...
for a short time from March 1953 to December 1953. He relinquished his post when his presidential candidate lost to incumbent President
Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...
. Baculio was also appointed as the acting provincial governor of Misamis Oriental in August 1, 1945. He also represented
Misamis Oriental Misamis Oriental ( ceb, Sidlakang Misamis; tl, Silangang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Oriental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital, largest city and provincial center is th ...
, which at that time included the Island of Camiguin and Cagayan de Oro, during the 1st Congress, from 1946 to 1949. In 1948, he authored the bills to create the City of Cagayan de Oro, Municipalities of Jasaan, Manticao and El Salvador in Misamis Oriental. In 1949, future Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez succeeded him as the representative of Misamis Oriental. By 2007, his son authored the bill converting El Salvador into a city. A barangay in El Salvador City was named after him. Converting then Barangay Bolo-bolo to Barangay Pedro Sa. Baculio commonly known as P.S.B.


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Mayors of Cagayan de Oro Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Misamis Oriental {{Philippines-mayor-stub