Tomas Cabili
Encyclopedia
Tomas Lluisma Cabili was a lawyer, journalist, educator, and assemblyman from Lanao. He is also known as Sultan Dimasangkay-ko-Ranao for Maranaos.
, Lanao Province (now Lanao del Norte
) on March 7, 1903 to Guillermo Cabili and Efifania H. Lluisma.
He studied at Iligan Primary School, (1911-1915) and Iligan Elementary School (1915-1918). He enrolled in four different schools to complete his secondary education from 1919 to 1923; the Zamboanga Provincial High School, (1919-1920) Cebu High School, (1920 -1921) Silliman Institute, (1921-1922) and Cebu Provincial High School, (1922-1923).
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines - Cebu in 1925, then pursued a law course at the Visayan Institute, also in Cebu, from 1925 to 1927. He transferred to the Philippine College of Law, where he completed his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1929. After he graduated, he was made instructor in the College of Law and Liberal Arts of the Visayan Institute from 1929 to 1930.
During his early years of school, he was brilliant as a student, distinguishing himself as an orator when he won the Osmeña Medal in an oratorical contest. He also won the first prize Jocson Medal in an annual debate in the Philippine Law School.
After he passed the bar examinations, he practiced law in his home province.
He was the only delegate that did not sign the 1935 Philippine Constitution, which was ratified on February 8, 1935.
In 1938, he was reelected to the Second National Assembly. He was chairman of the Committee on Privileges and member of the committees on agriculture, appropriations, forest, Mindanao and Special provinces, and national companies.
He was a hero of the guerrilla resistance movement during the Japanese occupation in World War II
.
He had a short stint as Secretary of National Defense from February 27 to July 11, 1945 under Sergio Osmeña
. He became senator from 1946 to 1955.
and 23 others on a plane crash
on March 17, 1957 at Mount Manunggal, Cebu.
Early life
He was born in IliganIligan City
The City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...
, Lanao Province (now Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
) on March 7, 1903 to Guillermo Cabili and Efifania H. Lluisma.
He studied at Iligan Primary School, (1911-1915) and Iligan Elementary School (1915-1918). He enrolled in four different schools to complete his secondary education from 1919 to 1923; the Zamboanga Provincial High School, (1919-1920) Cebu High School, (1920 -1921) Silliman Institute, (1921-1922) and Cebu Provincial High School, (1922-1923).
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines - Cebu in 1925, then pursued a law course at the Visayan Institute, also in Cebu, from 1925 to 1927. He transferred to the Philippine College of Law, where he completed his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1929. After he graduated, he was made instructor in the College of Law and Liberal Arts of the Visayan Institute from 1929 to 1930.
During his early years of school, he was brilliant as a student, distinguishing himself as an orator when he won the Osmeña Medal in an oratorical contest. He also won the first prize Jocson Medal in an annual debate in the Philippine Law School.
Journalism
He was a reporter of the Advertiser and later member of the staff of the Freeman of Cebu from 1924 to 1926. He was a correspondent of the National News Service between 1930 and 1932; and again from 1933 up to his election to the First National Assembly; and as a Lanao correspondent for the DMIM papers and the Graphic.After he passed the bar examinations, he practiced law in his home province.
Political career
In 1934, he was appointed Justice of the Peace of the 17th Municipal District of Lanao and Acting Justice of the Peace of Dansalan, Lanao. In the same year, he became a delegate to the Constitutional Assembly. In 1935, he was elected assemblyman for his district in the First National Assembly, serving on the committees on agriculture, codes, franchises, provincial and municipal government, national language, public instruction, Mindanao and special provinces, appropriations, civil service, and public lands.He was the only delegate that did not sign the 1935 Philippine Constitution, which was ratified on February 8, 1935.
In 1938, he was reelected to the Second National Assembly. He was chairman of the Committee on Privileges and member of the committees on agriculture, appropriations, forest, Mindanao and Special provinces, and national companies.
He was a hero of the guerrilla resistance movement during the Japanese occupation in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
He had a short stint as Secretary of National Defense from February 27 to July 11, 1945 under Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...
. He became senator from 1946 to 1955.
Death
He died along with President Ramon MagsaysayRamon Magsaysay
Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...
and 23 others on a plane crash
1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
The 1957 crash of a Douglas C-47 plane named "Mt. Pinatubo" on the slopes of Mount Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines, killed the 7th President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay, and 24 other passengers. The crash is estimated to have occurred at 1:40:00 AM, March 17, 1957, Philippine Standard Time...
on March 17, 1957 at Mount Manunggal, Cebu.
Legacy
- A barangay in Iligan CityIligan CityThe City of Iligan is a highly urbanized industrial city north of the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines, and the province's former capital. It is approximately 795 kilometers southeast of Manila...
was renamed after him on March 16, 1982. Barangay Tominobo Proper became Barangay Tomas Cabili. - There was a camp of Philippine National PolicePhilippine National PoliceThe Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...
in Barangay Tipanoy, Iligan City named after him.