Hilario Abellana

Hilario Abellana
Member of the House of the Representatives for Cebu's 2nd District
Member of the National Assembly (1935–1941)
In office
1934–1941
Preceded bySotero Cabahug
Succeeded byDistrict dissolved (next held by Pedro Lopez)
Governor of Cebu
In office
1941–1943
Preceded byBuenaventura P. Rodriguez
Succeeded byJose Delgado
Municipal President of Cebu
In office
1922–1931
Vice PresidentJulian Alcantara (1922–1925)
Alberto Mansueto (1925–1928)
Regino Mercado (1928–1931)
Preceded byFructuoso Ramos
Succeeded byFructuoso Ramos
Personal details
Born(1896-10-23)October 23, 1896
Cebu, Cebu, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJanuary 15, 1945(1945-01-15) (aged 48)
Cebu City, Cebu, Second Philippine Republic
Political partyNacionalista (1934-1945)
Democrata (1922-1934)
SpouseEncarnación Lozano
ProfessionLawyer

Hilario "Dodong" Abellana y Hermosa (October 23, 1896 – January 15, 1945) was Filipino Visayan lawyer, politician and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was the municipal president of Cebu (1922–1931), a member of the House of Representatives (1934–1935), a two-term member of the National Assembly (1935–1941), and provincial governor of Cebu during World War II (1941–1943).[1] After his escape and eventual captivity, he was executed by the Japanese Imperial Army and the resting place of his remains is still unknown.

  1. ^ Morales, Dr. Resil. "Today in the History of Cebu" (PDF). library.usc.edu.ph. University of San Carlos. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.