Manuel Briones

Manuel Cabahug Briones (January 1, 1893 – September 29, 1957) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer, judge, and politician from Cebu, Philippines. He was the first Supreme Court Associate Justice from Cebu, and he was a former Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, two-term Senator, Member of the House of Representative for four consecutive terms, and editor from Cebu, Philippines.

Early life Briones was born to parents Pedro Cabahug y Seno and Apolonia Engracia Briones on January 1, 1893.

He was part of the law firm together with Dionisio Abella Jakosalem and Paulino Gullas.

Additionally, he was a member of various international associations including the Royal Academy of Spanish-American Sciences and Arts, and of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language.

Journalism While he was studying, he began his journalistic career as part of the first newspaper in Cebuano language, Vicente Sotto's Ang Suga (The Light), in 1910. Then in 1911, he worked as a reporter for El Ideal, the publication of the Nacionalista Party and edited the Spanish newspapers La Revolucion (The Revolution), a periodical founded by Filemon Sotto, the brother of Vicente Sotto, Historian and scholar Epifanio delos Santos included his name on the list of promising young Filipino journalists. The old first district was composed of the towns Bogo, Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Danao, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod Tabogon, and Tudela.

In 1931, he ran and won as senator together with Sergio S. Osmeña Sr. During this time, the country was split into 12 districts with each district represented by 2 senators. He and Osmeña represented Cebu, which was the 10th senatorial district.

During the Philippine Presidential Election on November 8, 1949, Briones ran for vice-president under the Nacionalista Party.

Supreme Court On February 5, 1942, Briones became Court of Appeals Associate Justice and afterwards

Historical commemoration The Manuel Cabahug Briones Street (popularly known as M.C. Briones) in Mandaue, which forms part of Cebu North Road, is named in his honor. The Mandaue City Council passed an ordinance declaring the first Friday of January as Manuel Briones Day.