Lorenzo G. Teves was a Philippine politician who served in various positions in the Philippine Government. Teves hailed from the Province of Negros Oriental

Negros Oriental

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, where he took his college and law degrees from Silliman University

Silliman University

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. He was later on elected as representative

House of Representatives of the Philippines

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 of the 1st District of the province and served in that capacity from 1954 to 1965 in the 3rd

3rd Congress of the Philippines

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, 4th

4th Congress of the Philippines

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 and 5th Congresses

5th Congress of the Philippines

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 of the Philippines. In 1967 he was elected as a senator for the 6th Congress

6th Congress of the Philippines

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 and 7th Congress

7th Congress of the Philippines

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. However, his term was cut short when President Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...

 declared Martial Law

Martial law

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in 1972. In 1978, he was appointed by President Marcos as governor of Negros Oriental, and in 1979, was elected for that same position. He continued to hold the office until 1987.

External links

• House of Representatives. Official website
• Senate of the Philippines. Official website