Joe Lingad
| Jose B. Lingad | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Pampanga | |
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In office December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Pablo David Angeles |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Lazatin |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pampanga's First District | |
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In office December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Juanita L. Nepomuceno |
| Succeeded by |
Post abolished Post later held by Carmelo F. Lazatin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 24, 1914 Lubao, Pampanga, Philippine Islands |
| Died | December 16, 1980 (aged 66) San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Jose B. "Joe" Lingad (November 24, 1914 – December 16, 1980) was a Filipino politician who was elected provincial Governor and congressman from Pampanga. Targeted by the Ferdinand Marcos regime and imprisoned during the imposed martial law, he was assassinated in 1980 as he sought election again to the governorship he had relinquished 29 years earlier.
Lingad was born on November 24, 1914, in Lubao, Pampanga. He studied law and was admitted to the Philippine bar in 1938, the same year he was first elected to public office as a town councilor.
After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, Lingad joined the armed resistance against the Japanese in Bataan. He survived the Bataan Death March and later joined the guerrilla movement.
In the 1947 general elections, Lingad was elected governor of Pampanga as a member of the Liberal Party. Seated as governor in 1948, Lingad served a single term, being defeated for re-election in 1951 due to the fall-out from the Maliwalu massacre. During his tenure as governor, Lingad drafted Diosdado Macapagal, then in the diplomatic corps, to run for a congressional seat under the Liberal Party in Pampanga. Macapagal's subsequent election as congressman in the 2nd Congress in 1949 commenced a political career that led him to the Presidency just 12 years later.
When his protege was elected President in 1961, Lingad joined the Macapagal administration, first as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, then Commissioner of Customs and, ultimately, Secretary of Labor. Macapagal was defeated for re-election by Ferdinand Marcos in 1965, and Lingad found himself again out of office.
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