Miguel Raffiñan

Miguel Garces Raffiñan (born May 13, 1891, date of death unknown) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer, politician and mayor from Cebu, Philippines. He was mayor of Cebu City (1947–1951) and Congressman of Cebu's 6th District (1916–1922, 1931–1934, 1939–1941).

Early life Miguel Raffiñan, son of Filomeno Raffiñan and Honorata Garces, was born on May 13, 1891. He attended University of San Carlos and acquired a bachelor's degree The 6th congressional district then was composed of the towns of Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, Toledo, and Ronda. Additionally, the first radio telephone circuit established between Manila and Cebu was inaugurated on March 1, 1950, under the term of then President Elpidio Quirino, with the first official three-minute conversation between then former President Sergio Osmeña and Raffiñan.

In 1947, the city council passed an ordinance exacting fees on each ticket sold in local theaters. Theater owners filed a complaint against the city in court with Raffiñan, then city treasurer Anatolio Ynclino, and acting city treasurer Jesus E. Zabate as respondents. On February 18, 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that the city did not have the power to enforce the ordinance and denied the demand of plaintiffs to recover the fees that were already collected.

Raffiñan would later be replaced by Pedro Elizalde as mayor.

Legal practice As a lawyer, he represented the Sampaguita Shoe and Slipper Factory in a suit against the Bureau of Customs and the Court of Tax Appeals that was decided by the Supreme Court.