Francisco Enage

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Abella and the surname or paternal family name is Enage.

Francisco Enage
Enage on his U.S. passport application in 1922
Senator of the Philippines from the 9th District
In office June 3, 1919 – June 2, 1925 Serving with Tomas Gomez
Preceded by	Jose Maria Veloso
Succeeded by	Jose Maria Veloso
Senate Majority Leader
In office June 3, 1919 – June 2, 1925
Preceded by	Francisco Felipe Villanueva
Succeeded by	Jose P. Laurel
Member of the National Assembly from Leyte's 4th district
In office September 16, 1935 – September 1, 1936
Preceded by	Fortunato Sevilla
Succeeded by	Norberto Romualdez
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Leyte's 4th district
In office October 16, 1912 – February 5, 1915
Preceded by	Jaime C. de Veyra
Succeeded by	Ruperto Kapunan
Governor of Leyte
In office 1908–1909
Preceded by	Rodrigo Pariña
Succeeded by	Pastor Navarro
Personal details
Born	(1878-10-04)October 4, 1878 Tacloban, Leyte, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	January 12, 1959(1959-01-12) (aged 80) Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista
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Francisco Abella Enage (October 4, 1878 – January 12, 1959) was a Filipino politician.

Early life

Franciso Enage was born in Tacloban, Leyte on October 4, 1878, to Emeterio Enaje and Cleofe Abella. He attended Colegio Seminario de San Carlos in Cebu and went to San Juan de Letran in Manila.

He served in the Philippine Revolutionary Army and was wounded during the Philippine-American War in 1900. As a revolutionary, Enage fought in the mountains of Perikohon, Burawen, Leyte.

In 1903, he was qualified to practice law before the Supreme Court and subsequently worked as a lawyer.

Political career

Enage as member of the Philippine Assembly, c. 1913

During the early part of the American occupation, Enage was elected as Municipal Councilor of Tacloban. He became Governor of Leyte from 1908 to 1909. As governor, Enage's administration built school buildings and roads, which obtained a donation for the province amounting to 80,000 pesos from the Insular Government. He was elected to the Philippine Assembly as a delegate for Leyte's 4th district from 1912 to 1915, and Senator for the 9th District comprising Leyte and Samar from 1919 to 1925. He also served in the judiciary as Provincial Fiscal and Provincial Prosecutor of Iloilo, an Executive Secretary, and a judge.

He returned as a lawmaker, this time for the National Assembly, in 1935 as representative of the fourth district of Leyte, but to avoid a deadlock in the election of Speaker, for which he was a candidate, he resigned from the body to accept the position of Technical Adviser to President Manuel Quezon.