Eulogio Balao

Eulogio Balauitan Balao (March 11, 1907 – August 4, 1977) was a Filipino soldier and politician.

Early life and education The son of Matias Balao and Praxedes Balauitan, Balao was born in barrio Annafunan of Tuguegarao, Cagayan, on March 11, 1907. He graduated high school in Tuguegarao in 1926. He had five children with his wife, Carmen Cepeda.

Career Balao graduated from the Philippine Constabulary Academy in 1931 and joined the Philippine Constabulary. He was first stationed in Davao as third lieutenant. In 1935, he was severely injured during operations to suppress the Sakdal Uprising in Laguna, and was promoted to second lieutenant in 1936. That same year, he attended Officer School in Fort Benning, Georgia and became an ROTC instructor at the University of the Philippines. In 1937, he became executive officer of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and in 1940, became an instructor at the General Services School in Baguio. He participated in the Battle of Bataan in 1942.