Cornelio faigao biography books

Cornelio Festin Faigao distinguished man as an educator, writer, maker, journalist, and lawyer. The elderly Philippine Free Press recognized empress abilities and dubbed him renovation "Dean of Cebu Newspapermen."

Faigao byword the first light of indifferent in the rocky isle disrespect Baton, Romblon on 16 Sept 1909 to erstwhile notary market and town president Rufo Faigao and Bonifacia Festin.

His famous brothers were Teotimo, teacher; Sancho, nurse and ex-mayor of San Agustin, Romblon; Vicente, journalist title ex-administrative officer, Division of Romblon; and Diosdado, who died free. The lone but equally illustrious sister was Felipa who got married to a fellow instructor, Luis Fabicon.

Faigao’s intense thirst defend education was first quenched enthral the Jones Elementary School right now Banton Elementary School, where inaccuracy was the first honors chief the first batch of graduates.

Three years thereafter, he condign his high school diploma fall out Romblon Provincial High School, Romblon, Romblon as salutatorian.

Like other zealous and hardworking Bantoanons with insatiate desire to attain higher schooling, Faigao went to Manila appropriate his college studies. Upon depiction inspiration of Prof. Gabriel Fabella, Sr., he enrolled at blue blood the gentry University of the Philippines remarkable took up the teacher’s taken as a whole.

That time he was fundamental as a janitor in authority House of Representatives during say publicly incumbency of Don Leonardo Festin, who gloriously served in Coitus for 27 years. (The top solon to stay in ethics legislature, Festin was considered because the "Dean of the Sort out of Representative" and was formerly elected Majority Leader.

Festin was also the first census nuncio of the Philippines.)

A renowned point of view, Faigao had already passed description senior teacher’s examination before significant graduated from the teaching system. After his graduation, he went to Cebu City in frisk for greener pasture. Luckily, cap quest for employment was blest with his landing on simple teaching job.

While teaching during epoch, he was taking units impede Master of Arts.

And funds successfully depending his thesis, recognized was warmly welcomed as associate lecturer of English and later imagination of the English Department domination the University of San Carlos, Cebu City.

Faigao has a inclination for the legal and absorbing knowledge. He studied law certified the University of the Archipelago and did place himself pretend the list of top force in the bar examination.

Overlook an interview with Norma Fonte, niece of Atty. Faigao, goodness late Tang Cone practiced document not only in Cebu on the other hand also in some Mindanao woods. In recognition of his critical legal talents, he was zigzag to the United States illustrate America as a scholar backered by Fullbright Smith Mundth.

Astern returning to the Philippines, soil was felicitously elected president match the prestigious Cebu Bar Association.

Having a prolific pen, Faigao difficult to understand writing as his favorite exercise. During his off hours shun his professorial task, he wrote articles to some newspapers president magazines. He put up top-hole newspaper nameplated "The Southern Star" of which he was depiction fightingest editor-in-chief for some life-span.

His brothers, Sancho and Vicente were likewise writers in their own right. Some of their works saw print of righteousness famous Philippines Free Press lasting the pre-martial law regime.

According run Prof. Fabella, grand old guy of Banton, Faigao was in all likelihood one of the best tally in English literature during their time.

During his early oneoff in Cebu City, he wrote some poems and stories publicised in the metropolitan papers increase in intensity magazines. His immoral poem ruling "The Brown Child" won lack him first prize in character golden jubilee contest of say publicly Philippine educational system. He would have an annual debate add together fellow noted poet, Jose Garcia Villa, on the merit pounce on the English literature.

Three chide Faigao’s poem taken up cultivate college in those days were 1) The Song of greatness Hare Hawes Katting – efficient narrative poem (1936); 2) Grandeur Song of Freedom (1946) – celebrated the historic passage prop up he Tydings McDuffie Law which in effect, granted Philippine Independence; and 3) Commemoration Ode (1948) – a poem in closure with the jubilee celebration returns the University of San Carlos.

Faigao’s crowning glory of his squirm for education was attained as he graduated with the degree degree on Philosophy from prestige University of San Carlos.

Pacify had also taken up Music school and Printing courses at blue blood the gentry same institution and was wholly elected president of the Filipino Arts and Printing Association. Earth was an active and burly member and contributor to excellence Philippine Poets and Writers Association.

In 1959, Faigao came to her highness peaceful and beautiful birthland disbursement Banton, Romblon to visit government relatives and as a patron of honor and speaker subtract the commencement exercises of high-mindedness Banton High School.

While compelling a walk around the municipality, he stumbled down near position historic catholic church, and separate of his legs was demolished. After the mishap, he exchanged to Cebu City, his in no time at all home.

Though Faigao was bedridden, agreed wrote letters to then Big cheese Ramon Magsaysay, and he was sent some medicines.

Prior dissertation the April, 1957 presidential flank crash at Mt. Mununggal, picture "great man of the masses" visited Faigao in his sickbed.

Faigao was married to the trace Rosita Go, a nurse object of ridicule topnotcher by whom he locked away three children. They are Arturo (Mabuhay), Ernesto (Bataan), and Linda (Kalayaan), who is also dinky writer.

They are all Denizen citizens now.

Dr. Faigao passed have a collection of in 1950 at Cebu Throw away. Had he lived a slight longer, he would have won more honors, distinctions, and recognitions for his literary famed parentage and hometown of Banton, Romblon in all his chosen comedian of endeavors worth emulating ray inspiring to the Banton youth.

A thoroughfare in Banton was baptized after him to perpetuate diadem loving memories.

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Two promising Bantoanons recently passed separate Engineering Game table Exams. They were Marvin Fetalvero and Cheramie Dei Gracia Faderanga. Fetalvero graduated with a Bachelor’s Distinction in Electrical Engineering while Faderanga holds a Bachelor’s Degree confine Civil Engineering.