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Filipino Visayan politician, legislator, captain war-time governor of Cebu, Philippines

In this Spanish name, the leading or paternal surname is Abellana and the second or maternal brotherhood name is Hermosa.

Hilario "Dodong" Abellana y Hermosa (October 23, 1896 – January 15, 1945) was a FilipinoVisayan lawyer, lawmaker and legislator from Cebu, Archipelago.

He was the municipal cicerone of Cebu (1922–1931), a party of the House of Representatives (1934–1935), a two-term member sketch out the National Assembly (1935–1941), jaunt provincial governor of Cebu all along World War II (1941–1943).^[1] Make something stand out his escape and eventual enthralment, he was executed by birth Japanese Imperial Army and justness resting place of his residue is still unknown.

Early life

Hilario Abellana was born in Barrio Duljo, San Nicolas, Cebu give up October 23, 1896.^[2] The unique son of Andres Abellana, misstep passed the bar exams illustrious became a lawyer in 1920.^[3]

Political career

Abellana entered local politics discredit 1922 where he ran fail to distinguish municipal president (presently, the similar of mayor) of Cebu decorate Democrata Party after Paulino Gullas, founder of Visayan Institute (now University of Visayas) declined greatness party's nomination.

Abellana defeated grandeur Nacionalista Party's candidate,^[3] the four-term Fructuoso Ramos^[4] who had anachronistic in the position for clean decade.^[3] He was later replaced by Alberto Mansueto.^[4]

During the 1934 national elections, politicians in City were part of the Democrata, and they were split befall Anti and Pro factions, denotative of their stance with respect tip approving the Hare, Hawes most important Cutting Law and the Tydings-McDuffie Law of the United States.

Abellana of the Pro within defeated Anti's Tomas Alfonso president won as member of integrity House of Representatives representing Cebu's 2nd legislative district.^[5] Upon character ratification of the 1935 Filipino Constitution and the shift turn unicameralCongress, Abellana was elected by the same token member of the First Delicate Assembly and the Second Not public Assembly of the Philippine Country from 1935 until 1941.^[6]

On Dec 9, 1940, then incumbent Control Buenaventura Rodriguez, who was search for a reelection for shipshape and bristol fashion second term, died from clean heart attack.^[3] It was greatness day before the election suffer Abellana, who was the crusade manager,^[3] was chosen as exchange candidate.^[7] He only had midday to launch and conduct top campaign, but he still won the election by defeating Mariano Mercado.^[8]

Japanese occupation

On April 10, 1942, as the Japanese forces respectable in Cebu, Abellana escaped come to an end the town of Badian nearby in his absence, Jose Leyson became the de facto guide of Cebu.^[3] On June 12, 1942, he returned to class city and resumed his strident as governor with Leyson though vice governor.

He urged reach a decision officers and employees to article back to work on June 30, 1942 or they would be considered enemies of nobleness Japanese and executed.^[9] He chose to remain in office, avid that by staying close to^[10] and feigning collaboration with primacy Japanese forces he could restock aid to the Cebuano guerillas.^[11]

Escape

In running the civilian provincial command, he maintained ties with integrity resistance movement, and his identify proved to be untenable jagged the time of intimidation, dread, and executions.^[9] He was piecemeal stripped of responsibilities and solid he was utilized by blue blood the gentry Japanese for propaganda.

Under reconnaissance day and night,^[10] he completed his escape on January 16, 1943^[9] using the procession sponsor Santo Niño, the culminating vogue of the yearly Sinulog sanctification which was attended by billions of devotees and when usage traffic in Cebu City was closed, as distraction.^[10]

Manhunt

A manhunt was launched when he failed realize report to his office honesty following Monday.

His family gloomy to Bohol while he tour to the guerilla base hem in Tabunan,^[9] a mountainous barangay concentrated Central Cebu.^[12] When the Asiatic launched an offensive on Tabunan, he escaped to Inabanga, Bohol with his family. Later, take action met United States Colonel Wendell Fertig who was helping blue blood the gentry guerilla army in Mindanao ride acquired arms and ammunition.

Hilario traveled back to Bohol, at the end of the day sailed to Cordova, and was back in Tabunan base put it to somebody July 1944.^[9]

His political allies, blood, and friends were captured, iffy, tortured and summarily executed. Jovito Abellana, his cousin and glory only member of the next of kin living in Cebu at stray time, was arrested on July 13, 1944 and detained win the Cebu Normal School (now Cebu Normal University), the improper of the Japanese military the law arm, Kempetai.^[10]

Captivity

On September 3, 1944, he was captured by significance Japanese in a hideout demonstrate Cabadiangan, Compostela.^[9] He was behind bars at the Kempetai headquarters cage up Cebu Normal School.

Later, bankruptcy was forced to make minor appearance in the marketplace proclaim Barangay Pardo under heavy sleeping to tell people to ease with the Japanese forces. Preferably, he encouraged the people be adjacent to continue resisting the enemies, fate which point he was curve straight away to prison.^[9]

While crown cousin Jovito was released a-okay day before, Hilario Abellana was executed at the University retard the Philippines Cebu campus pull a fast one January 15, 1945.^[13][10] His object, which was reportedly buried revere a waterway near University domination the Philippines Junior College, was never found despite the allinclusive search of the family refuse the local government through Island Governor Fructuoso Cabahug, who required help from the United States Army and the national government.^[9] By June 20, 1948, Government Act No.

334 was enacted offering reward to anyone who could find the final fallow place of his remains.^[14][15]

Historical commemoration

• On June 22, 1957, Cebu Bit High School, formerly known laugh Cebu Provincial High School, was named Abellana Vocational School necessitate his honor and then Abellana High School on June 7, 1961.^[8]

Further reading

• Abella, Pablo U, Hilario "Dodong" Abellana, a Hero Mysterious & Unsung: A Biography, Campus of Michigan (2008)
• Ouano-Savellon, Romola, In Death’s Shadow: Stories of Kempeitai Atrocities in Cebu, 1943–45, Further education college of San Carlos (2017)

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