Isidro Kintanar

Isidro Camasura Kintanar (May 14, 1915 – April 8, 1968) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer, politician, and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was elected mayor of the municipality of Argao (1952–1954) and Member of the House of Representatives for Cebu's 4th legislative district (1953–1968).

Early life Born in Talaytay, Argao, Cebu... son of Carmiano Kintanar and Sofia Camasura, Isidro Camasura Kintanar was born in Talaytay, Argao, Cebu on May 14, 1915, and he attended Visayan Institute (now University of the Visayas) Then, he took up law at the University of Manila in 1940 and became a lawyer on June 7, 1946. He married Fidele Acedero.

Kintanar was affiliated with the Nacionalista Party. Succeeding his brother Filomeno Kintanar who declined to campaign for another term, he was elected member of the Congress of the Republic representing Cebu's 4th district in 1954 and served for four consecutive terms until 1968. He participated in several key House committees of ways and means, reorganization, judiciary, government enterprises, anti-Filipino activities, and fishing and industry.

While serving his last term in Congress, he died of heart attack on April 8, 1968. in the municipality of Argao, Cebu was renamed in his honor by virtue of Republic Act 5720 enacted on June 21, 1969. The 100-bed hospital constructed in Barangay Bogo, Argao was given the name new Isidro C. Kintanar Memorial Hospital and was inaugurated on January 30, 2018.