Vicente María Epifanio López Madrigal(April 5, 1880-1972) was a succesful Filipino Business tycoon,industrialist and politician.He is the grandfather of former Senator Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade

Jamby Madrigal

Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade , better known as Jamby Madrigal, is a politician in the Philippines. She was elected during the 2004 general elections as a Senator...

Early Life

He was born in Ligao, Albay on 1880.He is the only son of Don Jose Maria Madrigal from Barcelona, Spain and a Catalan migrant and Doña Macaria Lopez,a Spanish

Spanish

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 Mestiza.He studied at Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

Business Career

Vicente Madrigal entreneurship led to the establishment of businesses in in coal, oil, sugar, cement, shipping, and real estate.
. Susana his wife was equally industrious, establishing a dress and jewelry shop while dabbling also in real estate. Before the war he acquired 11,000 hectare hacienda in Canlubang, Laguna. Mrs Madrigal was equally adept and she recognized the possibilities of Alabang. Today its mango trees are her visible legacies in the mini-city.

Political Career

On 1941,Madrigal won in 1941 Senate Election

Philippine general election, 1941

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 under the banner of Nacionalista Party

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 of Incumbent

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 President Manuel L. Quezon

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.The Congress

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 opened its session on June 9, 1945 but he was not able to serve due to Colaboration Charges.He had been part of the Japanese Sponsored Republic

Second Philippine Republic

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 of Jose P. Laurel

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 together with senators Claro M. Recto

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,Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr.,Emiliano Tria Tirona,Quintin Paredes

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,Prospero Sebastian,Antonio delas Alas and Jose Yulo

Jose Yulo

José Yulo was the Chief Justice of the Philippines during the Japanese Occupation and was Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1939 until the World War II started in 1941.-Career:...

 who appointed Chief Justice during the war.
When Manuel Roxas

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 was elected president on 1946,he,together with other collaborators was pardoned.He was re-elected on 1947 under the banner of Liberal Party

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.He ran again on 1953 but he lost.

Family Life

He was married to Susana Paterno and they have seven children Macaria, Pacita who served as senator from 1955 until 1961, Josefina, Antonio, Jose, Consuelo Alejandra, and Maria Luisa.

See Also

• Jamby Madrigal
  Jamby Madrigal
  Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade , better known as Jamby Madrigal, is a politician in the Philippines. She was elected during the 2004 general elections as a Senator...
  
  
• Ligao, Albay
• Liberal Party of the Philippines
• Nacionalista Party
  Nacionalista Party
  The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...