Miguel Raffiñan | |
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 Photograph fromThe Commercial & Industrial Manual of the Philippines, 1941 | |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives forCebu's 6th District | |
| In office 1916–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Vicente Lozada |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Rafols |
| In office 1931–1934 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Rafols |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Rafols |
| In office 1939–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Rafols |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Rafols |
| Mayor of Cebu City | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Espina |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Bernal Elizalde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1891 |
| Died | Unknown |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | University of San Carlos |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Miguel Garces Raffiñan (born May 13, 1891, date of death unknown) was a FilipinoVisayan lawyer, politician and mayor fromCebu,Philippines. He was mayor ofCebu City (1947–1951) and Congressman ofCebu's 6th District (1916–1922, 1931–1934, 1939–1941).
Miguel Raffiñan, son of Filomeno Raffiñan and Honorata Garces,[1] was born on May 13, 1891.[2] He attendedUniversity of San Carlos and acquired a bachelor's degree[1] and became a lawyer on October 2, 1917. He married Visitacion Paras Abad ofBarili, Cebu.[3]
He wrote for the Spanish dailiesEl Precursor, a newspaper founded byMariano Jesus Cuenco, andLa Revolucion, a daily founded byFilemon Sotto.[3]
He was elected Congressman for Cebu's old 6th district in the4th Philippine Legislature in 1916 and reelected again in5th Philippine Legislature in 1919 and served until 1922. In 1931, he ran and won again as representative in the same congressional district in the9th Philippine Legislature and won again in 1939 elections where he served in the2nd National Assembly until 1941.[4] The 6th congressional district then was composed of the towns ofAloguinsan, Barili,Dumanjug,Pinamungajan,Toledo, andRonda.[3]
Raffiñan participated in the resistance movement duringWorld War II and led the people of Barili in the fight against theJapanese colonizers. The guerilla force in Barili was formed by Lieutenant Aguasin and Domingo Gutang on September 27, 1942.[3]
On September 6, 1947, he became mayor of Cebu City[2] until 1951, succeeding Dr. Luis Espina.
During his term, he was responsible in the repair and reconstruction of the four-story, colonnaded Cebu City Hall with War Damage Funds.[5] Additionally, the first radio telephone circuit established betweenManila and Cebu was inaugurated on March 1, 1950, under the term of then PresidentElpidio Quirino, with the first official three-minute conversation between then formerPresident Sergio Osmeña and Raffiñan.[6]
In 1947, the city council passed an ordinance exacting fees on each ticket sold in local theaters. Theater owners filed a complaint against the city in court with Raffiñan, then city treasurer Anatolio Ynclino, and acting city treasurer Jesus E. Zabate as respondents. On February 18, 1956, theSupreme Court ruled that the city did not have the power to enforce the ordinance and denied the demand of plaintiffs to recover the fees that were already collected.[7]
Raffiñan would later be replaced by Pedro Elizalde as mayor.[2][8]
As a lawyer, he represented the Sampaguita Shoe and Slipper Factory in a suit against the Bureau of Customs and the Court of Tax Appeals that was decided by the Supreme Court.[3]
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