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JUAN SUMULONG
27 December 1875 to 9 January 1942
Juan Sumulong was a jounrnalist and politician and was president of the opposition party which ran against Manual Quezon in the 1941 oresidential election of the Philippine Commonwealth.
Sumulong became a journalist, joining La Patria as a reporter and city editor. He analyzed the political situations for La Democracia, the Federal Party's official publication, of which he was the editor for a long time.
After passing the bar examinations in 1901, he practiced law and at the same time taught Constitutional Law at the Escuela de Derecho.
Sumulong was elected as a Senator between 1925 and 1931 and then 1934 to 1935.
In 1941, he ran against Quezon for the Presidency in spite of his failing health. Two weeks before the elections, he fell ill and was forced to stay in bed until his death on January 9, 1942. Several hours before his death he told Jorge Bocobo and Jose Fabella that he and his party would not join in the formation of a Japanese–sponsored government.
Sumulong is the grandfather of President Corazon Aquino and great grandfather of President Benigno Aquino III.
Prominent Filipinos #1544, 10 August 1982
Re-Valued #1685, 27 March 1984
Provisional Surcharge #1669, 21 October 1985
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