Hermenegildo Atienza

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Joaquin and the surname or paternal family name is Atienza.

Anselmo Hermenegildo Joaquin Atienza (April 21, 1909 – circa 1989) was a Filipino politician. He served as 13th Mayor of Manila (1944–1945) and as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1946–1952). His term as mayor coincided with the Liberation of Manila. He was previously the Vice Mayor of Manila (1940–1944) and a member of the Manila Municipal Board (1934–1940).

The Honorable Hermenegildo Atienza
Atienza official portrait during the 2nd Congress.
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila
In office December 30, 1949 – February 9, 1952
Succeeded by	Gavino Viola Fernando
Constituency	4th district
In office May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949
Preceded by	Alfonso Mendoza
Succeeded by	Arsenio Lacson
Constituency	2nd district
13th Mayor of Manila
In office July 18, 1944 – July 18, 1945
Preceded by	Leon Guinto
Succeeded by	Juan G. Nolasco
11th Vice Mayor of Manila
In office August 29, 1941 – July 17, 1944
Mayor	Juan Nolasco (1941) Jorge B. Vargas (1941–1942) Leon Guinto (1942–1944)
Preceded by	Carmen Planas
Succeeded by	Carmen Planas
Member of the Manila Municipal Board
In office January 1, 1934 – January 4, 1940
Personal details
Born	Anselmo Hermenegildo Joaquin Atienza (1907-04-21)April 21, 1907 Manila, Philippine Islands
Died	1989(1989-00-00) (aged 81–82) Manila, Philippines
Political party	Liberal (1946–1989)
Other political affiliations	Nacionalista (1934–1942; 1945–1946) KALIBAPI (1942–1945)
Relatives	Lito Atienza (nephew)

Career

Atienza topped the Philippine Bar Examination in 1932 as a student at the University of the Philippines. During World War II, he was imprisoned by the Japanese in Fort Santiago, alongside guerilla leader Guillermo Nakar. After the war, he was elected to the 1st Congress of the Philippines for Manila's second district. He became a strong opponent of the amnesty granted to collaborationists with the Japanese occupation.^[1] In 1949, he introduced House Bill No. 2613, the Reciprocity Immigration Bill, which would have barred Australians from the country in response to the treatment of Lorenzo Gamboa under the White Australia policy.^[2] He was re-elected in the same year, this time representing the newly-established 4th district of Manila. However, he was unseated in 1952 upon the annulment of his election due to an electoral protest.

Personal life

His nephew Lito Atienza also became Mayor of Manila.^[3]

Legacy

An elementary school of the Division of City Schools - Manila (under DepEd) located in Baseco Compound, Port Area, Manila was named after him.