Aquilino Calvo Explained

Aquilino Calvo
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 2nd district
Term Start:16 October 1916
Term End:20 February 1917
Alongside:Pedro Maria Sison
Predecessor:position established
Successor:Matias Gonzales
Office2:Governor of Mountain Province
Term Start2:1917
Term End2:1920
Predecessor2:Joaquin Luna
Successor2:Joaquin Luna
Office3:Governor of Pangasinan
Term Start3:27 November 1912
Term End3:15 October 1916
Predecessor3:Juan Alvear
Successor3:Daniel Maramba
Birth Date:4 January 1871
Birth Place:Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines

Aquilino Calvo (January 4, 1871 – July 15, 1932[1]) was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Aquilino Calvo was born on January 4, 1871, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Juan Calvo and Lucina del Rosario. Calvo attended Vigan Seminary and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

Calvo served as governor of Pangasinan from 1912 to 1916. In 1916, he was elected to the newly established Senate of the Philippines representing the 2nd district. On February 1, 1917, he resigned after being appointed governor of Mountain Province, a position he held until 1920.[2] He was replaced by Matias Gonzales in a special election on May 5, 1917, for the remainder of his term through 1919.[3]

Calvo's tenure as a Senator was marred by his disagreements with his colleagues. He was also described as having "irrational behavior punctuated by an uncontrolled temper", which led some journalists at the time to speculate that his appointment as governor of Mountain Province was meant to remove him from the Senate. Likewise, his term as governor of Mountain Province also saw conflict with his lieutenant governors, particularly Joaquin Ortega of Bontoc, whom Calvo accused of wanting to replace him. Some of the lieutenant-governors later expressed their belief that Calvo was mentally unsound and "a bit crazy".[4]

He died in 1932 at the age of 61.

Notes and References

  1. A.V.H. Hartendorp, Philippine Magazine (1932), online via deze link. Gearchiveerd 5 January 2022.
  2. Laurence Lee Wilson, The Skyland of the Philippines, 3rd ed., Bookman Incorporated (1965), online via deze link. Gearchiveerd 5 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine Senators . 29 September 2022 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
  4. Book: Woods, Shelton . Governor of the Cordillera: John C. Early Among the Philippine Highlanders . Ateneo de Manila University Press . 2023. 186. Vindication.