Felixberto Maraña Serrano (22 August 1906 – 12 October 1990) was a Filipino politician and diplomat. Serrano was the secretary of foreign affairs under President

Carlos P. Garcia Carlos Polestico Garcia (; November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971), often referred to by his initials CPG, was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the ...

from 1957 to 1961. Previously, he was the permanent representative of the

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to the

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from 1954 to 1957 and a member of the

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from 1945 to 1949, representing the 1st district of

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. Serrano was a delegate to the

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and made a speech just before the balloting for candidates for president of the convention accusing other delegates of taking bribes to favour Marcos's intentions in the convention.

Sources

Augusto Fauni Espiritu. ''Five Faces of Exile: The Nation and Filipino American Intellectuals''. Stanford University Press, 2005. p. 213.Teofisto Guignona ''Fight for the Filipino''. Palm Springs, California: Kenneth Mills, 2013. p. 86-90.

References

20th-century Filipino politicians 1906 births 1990 deaths Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batangas Secretaries of foreign affairs of the Philippines Garcia administration cabinet members Permanent representatives of the Philippines to the United Nations {{Philippines-politician-stub