Manuel Sarmiento Enverga (January 1, 1909 – June 14, 1981) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who became representative of

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from 1953 to 1969.

Early life and education

Enverga was born on January 1, 1909 in

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to Pastrana Enverga and Romana Sarmiento. Both of his parents were farmers. He studied at Mauban Elementary School, National University High School,

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(Associates in Arts), and

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(Bachelor of Laws). He passed the bar examination in 1938. During his undergraduate studies, he studied at the Observatory of Music in the

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and was a member of the symphony orchestra under Alexander Lippay. He received his Doctor of Laws in

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in Spain. Before

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, he also took a course on Foreign Service in the University of the Philippines.

Career

As a lawyer

Enverga worked in the law office of Spanish lawyer Don Alfredo Chicote. He also worked as a partner of Judge Vicente del Rosario. He was then made Professor of the Graduate School of the University of Santo Tomas due to his success as a lawyer. In 1947, he was the president and founder of the Luzonian Colleges in

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. That same year, he was a Filipino delegate to the Inter-Asian Relations Conference held in

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. In 1950, he was delegate to the Education Conference Ibero-Americano in

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As a politician

He was elected as a representative in the Third Congress from 1953 to 1957. He was reelected to the Fourth Congress from 1957 to 1961, Fifth Congress from 1961 to 1965, and Sixth Congress from 1965 to 1969. In 1955, he was a delegate to the 8th session of the

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general conference in

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. He was a delegate to the World Federation of

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in 1956 and to the

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Conference in Washington, D.C., United States in 1960. In 1960, he was also delegate to the

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Conference in

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Personal life

He was married to Rosario Lopez from Lucena in April 10, 1940. His son, Wifrido, served as

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from 1998 to 2007. After his retirement in politics, Enverga dedicated his time expanding the Luzonian Colleges. He died in June 14, 1981. In 1983, the Luzonian Colleges changed its name to Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation in his honor.

References

{{reflist 1909 births 1981 deaths Members of the Philippine Legislature University of Santo Tomas alumni Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Quezon