Mariano Garchitorena y Chereau (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1961) was a Filipino politician of Spanish-French descent. Garchitorena was the son of Don

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and a French lady, Margarite Chereau. He was married to Dona Caridad Pamintuan. He was the cousin of guerrilla Major Don Tomas T. Garchitorena and the brother of the actor Salvador A. Garchitorena, grandfather of Anjo Yllana,

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, and

Jaime Garchitorena Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

. He was also the uncle of Justice Francis Garchitorena, actor

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and TV and radio star in the 1960s, Andres Garchitorena, brother of Stellita of Hanawan, Camarines Sur. He was briefly Governor of

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in 1919 and again in 1945. He was elected President of the

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Fiber Institute of the Philippines then appointed by President

Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Roxas y Acuña; ; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines, who served from 1946 until his death due to heart attacks in 19 ...

as Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, later run for senator one slots below of being elected, became ambassador to Spain. Retired and remained the

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Chairman in Bicolandia.Simbulan, Dante C. The Modern Principalia The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy. Diliman, Quezon City: Univ. of the Philippines Press, 2005. p.121

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