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Claro Mayo Recto Jr. house - Leveriza Street, Barangay 15, Pasay City Claro Mayo Recto Jr. house historical marker. Recto is referred to by some as the "Great Academician" [6] or the "finest mind of his generation". [21] Teodoro M. Locsín of Philippines Free Press, defined Recto's genius: Recto is not a good speaker, no. He will arouse no mob.
The final bill included a provision allowing Catholic students to refrain from reading Rizal’s works, citing conscientious objections. In the campaign to oppose the Rizal bill, the Catholic Church urged its adherents to write to their congressmen and senators showing their opposition to the bill; later, it organized symposiums.
The main campus of the private, non-sectarian University of Mindanao in Davao City was one of the earliest centers of student activism in Mindanao during the Marcos years, with a notable incident in mid-February 1971 now known as "The Battle of Claro M. Recto," so named after the street nearby the campus in which most of the protest took place ...
In the Rizal Law principally sponsored by Claro M. Recto and enacted in 1956, Jose Rizal is mentioned as a national hero in the "whereas" clause of the law. [29] Although, "whereas" clauses function as a preamble or introduction and it is not part of the provisions. [30]
The 3rd Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikatlong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives, met from January 25, 1954, until December 10, 1957, during the 39-month presidency of Ramon Magsaysay and the first nine months of Carlos P. García's presidency.
His grandfather, the late nationalist and statesman Claro M. Recto, was a Senator for several terms. His father, Atty. Rafael Recto (d. 2008), was an Assemblyman during the Regular Batasang Pambansa while his older brother, Ricky Recto, was the former vice governor of the province of Batangas. His late mother is Carmen Gonzalez-Recto (d. 2013).
Claro M. Recto [f] Nacionalista: 1955 Eulogio Rodriguez: Nacionalista: 1953 Vicente Sotto [g] Popular Front: 1951 Lorenzo Sumulong: Liberal: 1955 Lorenzo Tañada: Liberal: 1953 Emiliano Tria Tirona [h] Liberal: 1953 Ramon Torres [a] Liberal: 1951 Felixberto Verano [i] Nacionalista: 1953 Jose Zulueta [b] Nacionalista: 1957
Serving from the 5th district, he would serve for one term before losing his re-election bid in 1931 to fellow Batangueño Claro M. Recto. [9] He retired to private practice, but by 1934, he was again elected to public office, this time as a delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention.