Francisco F. Villanueva

Francisco Felipe Villanueva (October 10, 1867 – August 25, 1923) was a Filipino political leader during the Philippine–American War.

Biography Villanueva was born in the town of Molo, Iloilo (today a district of Iloilo City). He was the youngest of six children of Eusebio and Maria Felipe Villanueva. He studied law in San Juan de Letran, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in April 1883 at a young age of sixteen.

Owing to financial reverses, he interrupted his studies to help his parents in the farm. However, because of his insistence to finish his studies, he gain a small capital to continue by working as a secondary school teacher. He then studied at the University of Santo Tomas. There, he gained his law degree in March 1894. He also served as Senate majority floor leader during the Fourth Legislature in 1916–1919.

As a senator, Villanueva was one of the respected members of the Nacionalista Party.

Death Villanueva suffered a fatal heart attack at his Senate office in the Legislative Building in Manila on August 25, 1923.