Crisologo Abines
Crisologo Abines | |
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.jpg) Abines official portrait during the 8th Congress. | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 2nd district | |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | District re-created Post last held by John Henry Osmeña |
| Succeeded by | Simeon L. Kintanar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Crisologo Andrade Abines July 8, 1943 Oslob, Cebu, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Died | January 28, 2008 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Lakas ng Bayan Lakas–CMD |
Crisologo Andrade Abines (July 8, 1943 – January 28, 2008) was a Filipino politician. He was former First Lieutenant in the Philippine Army assigned in the Logistics Service, Visayas Command. A Filipino public servant who was the youngest municipal mayor during his generation serving the Cebu Province . He was elected to three consecutive terms in the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District of Cebu from 1987 to 1998. He served in the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Congresses.
After his service in Congress, Abines was tried along with three others for the 1999 homicide case of his assailant inside a cockpit in Santander, Cebu. He was eventually acquitted by the Sandiganbayan, upon presentation of evidence that he was instead the victim and was first fired upon.[1]
During the 2007 elections, Abines served as the provincial chairman of the United Opposition for Cebu.[2] He died of a myocardial infarction in January of the following year.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Sol Abines dies". Sun Star Cebu. January 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ^ Godofredo M. Roperos (February 17, 2007). "National level politics on the boil in Cebu". Ground Level. Manila Times. Archived from the original on January 14, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
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