Gil Puyat
| Gil J. Puyat | |
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| 13th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office January 26, 1967 – September 23, 1972 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Arturo Tolentino |
| Succeeded by | Abolished, next held by Jovito Salonga |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office December 30, 1951 – September 23, 1972 |
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| Personal details | |
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Gil Juco Puyat September 1, 1907 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | March 22, 1981 (aged 73) Makati, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista Party |
| Spouse(s) | Eugenia Guidote; 7 children |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gil Juco Puyat, Sr. (September 1, 1907 – March 22, 1981) was a Filipino statesman and businessman who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1951, and as Senate President from 1967 to 1972.
Having been exposed to the world of business, Puyat was inevitably drawn to a course in commerce for his higher education. This he pursued at the University of the Philippines where he topped his class. Even as a student, he was already immersed in intricate operations of finance and expense, of capital and production, and of management labor handling. He became an active member of the business-oriented Pan Xenia Fraternity. He was also later inducted into Upsilon Sigma Phi as an honorary member.
He became a member of the Rotary Club of Manila at about the same time that he was also a young professor of economics at the University of the Philippines. Puyat's skill in managing the family business caught the eye of the late President Manuel L. Quezon. At the time, the country was predominantly agricultural in activity and the President was advocating industrialization. Quezon named the young Puyat as dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of the Philippines when he was 33, becoming the youngest dean the UP ever had. An active member of international trades bodies, he acquired international stature in business. The Business Writers’ Association of the Philippines voted him "Business Leader of the Year" in 1948 and the Association of Red Feather Agencies voted him "Civic Leader of the Year" in 1949.
In 1953, he received a plaque from the Community Chest of Greater Manila for “ outstanding services as one of the founders, first president and first campaign fund chairman “ of the body. The Philippine Institute of Public Opinion (PIPO) awarded him a certificate of honor for demonstrating national leadership in business, economics, the civic and political fields and for his distinguished service to the youth.
In the Philippine midterm elections of 1951, he was elected Senator and he served in the Philippine Senate until its closure by Martial Law in 1972. From 1967 he was the Senate President.
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