Dionisio Abella Jakosalem was the governor of Cebu, Philippines and the first Filipino cabinet member appointed under the American regime.
15 Facts About Dionisio Jakosalem
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Jakosalem was the son of Alfonso Jakosalem and Apolonia Abella and born in Dumanjug, Cebu on May 8,1878.
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Dionisio Jakosalem studied in Dumanjug, Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos where he met Sergio Osmena Sr.
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Dionisio Jakosalem worked as secretary of the municipality of Dumanjug in 1900 and was appointed as justice of the peace in Cebu in 1903.
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Dionisio Jakosalem ran a successful campaign and voted as a member of the Cebu Provincial Board in 1906.
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Dionisio Jakosalem was reelected in 1909 and served as the president of provincial governors' federation the next year.
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Dionisio Jakosalem did not seek reelection in 1912, stating that he had grown tired of politics and wished to retire.
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Dionisio Jakosalem served as the provincial fiscal the next year and remained in this post for a year.
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Dionisio Jakosalem was offered to be appointed as governor of Davao and Director of Lands, but he declined.
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Dionisio Jakosalem served in this capacity until October 3,1922.
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Dionisio Jakosalem was a member of the Philippine delegation to the United States of America headed by Manuel L Quezon to campaign for the country's independence in 1919.
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Dionisio Jakosalem was credited for the management on the supply of rice that avoided a national crisis caused by World War I Additionally, he endorsed the creation of programs for road construction, a national water policy, and insurance policy that would cover employees' illness, accident, and old age.
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Dionisio Jakosalem practiced law in Cebu after retiring from civil service in 1922 despite the invitation of Governor General Leonard Wood for him to continue serving in the cabinet.
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Dionisio Jakosalem worked for Hospicio de San Jose de Barili that was founded by Pedro Cui and became a staff of the faculty and later College of Law dean of the Visayan Institute.
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Dionisio Jakosalem was 53 years old when he died on July 1,1931.