The Honorable Nicolas Gandiongco Escario
Escario official portrait during the3rd Congress.
Mayor of Cebu City
In office 1945–1946
Preceded by	Leandro Tojong
Succeeded by	Vicente S. Del Rosario
Member of theHouse of the Representatives forCebu 7th District
In office 1950–1957
Preceded by	Jose Rodriguez
Succeeded by	Antonio De Pio
Personal details
Born	(1898-12-02)December 2, 1898 Bantayan,Cebu
Died	November 1, 1958(1958-11-01) (aged 59)
Nationality	Filipino
Party	Liberal
Alma mater	Colegio de San Carlos Ateneo de Manila University of Santo Tomas
Profession	Physician Educator

Nicolas Gandiongco Escario (December 2, 1898 – November 1, 1958) was a Filipino Visayan physician, educator, and legislator fromCebu,Philippines. He served asMayor of Cebu City, member of the Cebu provincial board, and member of theHouse of Representatives (1950–1957). In 1946, he foundedCebu Institute of Technology.

Nicolas G. Escario was the son of Gregorio Escario and Victoria Gandiongco inBantayan, Cebu on December 2, 1898. His father Gregorio was municipal president. He studied at the Colegio de San Carlos (nowUniversity of San Carlos),^[1] acquired his bachelor's degree atAteneo de Manila in 1918,^[2] andUniversity of Santo Tomas where he graduated with a degree in medicine in 1923.^[1][2]

Married to Socorro Lizares^[1] who hailed from wealthy Negros-based family of sugar barons,^[3] he had three children: Gregorio, Nicolas Jr., and Maria Socorro.^[1][2]

From 1924 until 1928, he started his career practicing medicine at theSouthern Islands Hospital as senior resident physician.^[1] Later, he was appointed physician of the Central Azucarera del Danao inToboso,Negros Occidental.

In 1946, together with United States-trained engineers Fidel C. Dagani, Amancio A. Alcordo, and Jose A. Cavan,^[1] he founded theCebu Institute of Technology^[3] and became its first ever president.^[4] The school's goal was to make college education available to students fromVisayas andMindanao.^[1]

In the aftermath ofWorld War II in 1946, he became member of the Cebu provincial board. He would later become the mayor of Cebu City by the appointment of theOsmeña administration^[2] from 1945 until 1946.^[5] The biggest challenge of his term was to restore the city and the local government with diminished public funds. He spent his own personal money to pay for government employees.^[1] Vicente S. Del Rosario succeeded him on May 26, 1946.^[6]

As a candidate for theLiberal Party,^[2] he was elected member of the2nd Congress of the Republic in 1950,^[7] receiving the biggest majority votes among Liberal candidates.^[2] He was reelected for another term at the3rd Congress of the Republic on November 10, 1953,^[2] servingCebu's 7th district until 1957.^[1] He was a member of the Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Education, Committee on health, and Committee on War Veterans.^[2]

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  The street previously known as Waling Waling was renamed Nicolas Escario Street in his honor. It is located along theCebu Provincial Capitol and extends until the intersection of Jakosalem Extension and Gorordo Avenue.^[1]

• Tan, Santiago U.A Study of the Life of Dr. Nicolas G. Escario and His Contribution to Education, University of the Visayas (1969)

• 1958 deaths
• 20th-century mayors of places in the Philippines
• Mayors of Cebu City
• Politicians from Cebu City
• 20th-century Filipino educators
• 20th-century Filipino medical doctors
• University of San Carlos alumni
• Ateneo de Manila University alumni
• 1898 births
• Visayan people
• Filipino city and municipal councilors
• Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu
• University of Santo Tomas alumni
• Members of the Cebu Provincial Board

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