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WHEREAS, the Honorable Pedro G.
Trono, who was born in Guimbal, Iloilo, on the 14th day of May 1908 and
who died on the 17th day of October 1979 in Quezon City, served in the
House of Representatives of the Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
Congresses of the Republic of the Philippines continuously for sixteen
(16) years (1953-1969) representing the First District of Iloilo;
WHEREAS, during his tenure in the House of Representatives, the late
Representative Trono served in the following Committees:
Third Congress (1953-1957)
Member, Committee on Agriculture
Member, Committee on Appropriations
Member, Committee on Health
Member, Committee on Fishing Industry
Fourth Congress (1957-1961)
Chairman Committee on Chartered Cities
Member, Committee on Anti-Filipino Activities
Member, Committee on Civil Service
Member, Committee on Judiciary
Member, Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations
Fifth Congress (1961-1965)
Chairman, Committee on Railways
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Appropriations (later
Chairman)
Member, Committee on Agriculture
Member, Committee on Education
Member, Committee on Fishing Industry
Member, Committee on Health
Member, Committee on National Language
Member, Committee on Public Lands
Member, Committee on Public Works
Sixth Congress (1965-1969)
Chairman, Committee on Appropriations up to
February, 1967
Member, Committee on Agriculture
Member, Committee on Education
Member, Committee on Fishing Industry
Member, Committee on Health
Member, Committee on National Language
Member, Committee on Public Lands
Member, Committee on Railways;
WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono represented the Republic of the
Philippines in several international conferences, sessions and
conventions held in the various cities of Europe, America, Japan and
South East Asia;
WHEREAS, prior to his election to the House of Representatives, the
late Representative Trono served as Member of the Provincial Board of
the Province of Iloilo from 1951 to 1953, during which tenure he was
designated from time to time as Acting Provincial Governor;
WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono was a member of various civic
and religious organizations, among which are the Philippine Medical
Association, the Iloilo Medical Society, the Philippine Pharmaceutical
Association and the Knights of Columbus;
WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono served the youth as a Professor
in the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City.
WHEREAS, in the various positions he held both in the public and
private sectors, the late Representative Trono served with dedication,
sincerity and humility;
WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono sponsored/co-sponsored numerous
bills in the House of Representatives which had been enacted as parts
of the laws of the land, among which are:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
which laws redounded to the well-being of the people not only of the
First District of Iloilo but of the entire people of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, the later Representative Trono initiated, worked for and
prosecuted the construction of the Guimbal Emergency Hospital, bridges,
roads, school buildings, etc., in the First District of Iloilo;
WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono was the recipient of awards, to
wit:
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WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono followed honorably the tradition
of public service began by his father, Salvador G. Trono, who, inspired
by his wife Filomena Gimeno, was elected and served as Municipal Mayor,
("Presidente") of the Municipality of Guimbal for three (3) consecutive
terms;
WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono advised his wife, the Honorable
Lourdes Solidum-Trono, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of
1971 from the First District of Iloilo, in the performance of the
historic and monumental task of drafting the 1973 Constitution of the
Republic of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, the late Representative Trono had conducted himself with
dignity, honor and faithfulness as a holder of a Licentiate in
Pharmacy, as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, as a husband, professor
and legislator, and as a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that because of his exemplary
conduct in public and private life and because of his deeds and
accomplishments which promoted the well-being of the people of the
Philippines, particularly those of the First District of Iloilo, due
recognition ought to be bestowed upon the late Representative Trono; and
WHEREAS, the most fitting and proper way to honor the late
Representative Trono is to name the Guimbal Emergency Hospital after
him not only because, as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery and as a
Pharmacist, he is identified with the hospital, and not only because he
made possible the establishment of the hospital, but more so because it
is this hospital which symbolizes service to all the people,
particularly to those of the First District of Iloilo, irrespective of
age, sex, creed and station in life: Now, therefore,
Section 1.
Sec. 2. Since 19.07.98.
Approved: January 17,
1980.
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