Carmelo Feliciano "Tarzan" Lazatin Sr. (June 28, 1934 – December 12, 2018) was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as the Representative of the first district of Pampanga from 2007 to 2013; he previously served in the same position from 1987 to 1998. He also served as the

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City Mayor of Angeles City from 1998 to 2007.

Early life and education

Lazatin was born on June 28, 1934, in the then-municipality of Angeles in

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, ...

to future provincial governor Rafael Lazatin and Loreto Feliciano. He studied mechanical engineering at the

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, graduating in 1954.

Political career

Lazatin was member of the

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representing the 1st district of Pampanga from 1987 and 1998. From 1998 to 2007, he was

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. From 2007 onward, he was again a member of the House of Representatives as a member of Lakas-CMD from 2007 to 2013. As a congressman, he built resettlement centers in Pampanga's 1st district. He also authored Republic Act 10164 which converted the town of

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into a city.

Death

Lazatin died on December 12, 2018, due to cardiac arrest at his residence at Barangay Telebastagan in

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, and was cremated.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lazatin, Carmelo Sr. 1934 births 2018 deaths Carmelo Sr. Partido Demokratiko Pilipino politicians Lakas–CMD politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Pampanga People from Angeles City Mayors of Angeles City Kapampangan people Politicians from Pampanga University of Santo Tomas alumni