Jorge B. Vargas
| Jorge B. Vargas | |
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Vargas (in white) with Japanese General Homma, 1943
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| Presiding Officer of the Philippine Executive Commission | |
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In office January 23, 1942 – October 14, 1943 |
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| Governor-General | Masaharu Homma |
| Preceded by | Himself As Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration |
| Succeeded by | José P. Laurel (as President) |
| Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration In concurrent capacity with the mayoralty of Manila |
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In office December 22, 1941 – January 23, 1942 |
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| Appointed by | Manuel Quezon |
| Succeeded by | Himself As Presiding Officer of the Philippine Executive Commission |
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In office October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945 |
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| President | José P. Laurel |
| Preceded by | Pedro A. Paterno (as Prime Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand E. Marcos (as Prime Minister) |
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Mayor of Manila In concurrent capacity with the headship of the Civilian Emergency Administration |
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In office December 22, 1941 – January 23, 1942 |
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| Vice Mayor | Hermenegildo Atienza (1941-1942) |
| Preceded by | Valeriano Fugoso |
| Succeeded by | Leon Guinto, Sr. |
| Secretary of National Defense | |
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In office December 11, 1941 – December 22, 1941 |
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| Appointed by | Manuel Quezon |
| Preceded by |
Manuel Quezon in concurrent capacity as President |
| Succeeded by | Basilio Valdez |
| Executive Secretary | |
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In office January 30, 1936 – December 11, 1941 |
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| Appointed by | Manuel Quezon |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Roxas |
| Vice Mayor of Manila | |
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In office January 1, 1934 – January 4, 1940 |
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| Appointed by | Manuel Quezon |
| Preceded by | Honorio Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Hermenegildo Atienza |
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Jorge Bartolome Vargas August 24, 1890 Bago, Negros Occidental, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | February 22, 1980 (aged 89) Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas |
| Spouse(s) | Marina Yulo & Adelaida Montilla Peña |
| Mother | Filomena Trinidad Celis |
| Father | Angel Tiongco Vargas |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jorge Bartolome Vargas (August 24, 1890 – February 22, 1980) was a lawyer, diplomat and youth advocate born in Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines. He graduated valedictorian from Negros Occidental High School in 1909 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Bachelor of Law degree with honors in 1914, both from the University of the Philippines. He was a founding member of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (now the Philippine Olympic Committee) in 1911 and served in its Executive Committee in 1918. He served as its second Chairman from 1935 to 1955. He was also the first Filipino member of the International Olympic Committee.
After being admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1914, he was appointed as law clerk in the Philippine Commission. He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to the position of Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior in 1917.
In 1918 he served as the legislative secretary to Speaker Sergio Osmeña of the House of Representatives and in 1936 was appointed by President Manuel L. Quezon as his Executive Secretary, becoming the first in the country to serve in such a position.
When the Japanese invaded the country in 1941, Vargas was designated to the Department of National Defense as its secretary. A few weeks later, he was appointed by President Manuel Quezon as mayor of the Greater Manila area in 1941. His responsibilities included administering the open city upon the arrival of occupational troops of the Imperial Japanese Army on January 2, 1942.
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