Tomás N. Alonso

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Noel and the surname or paternal family name is Alonso.

Tomás Noel Alonso (December 29, 1881 – June 16, 1962) is a well-known Cebuano Visayan writer and politician. He published the first complete Cebuano translation of Jose Rizal's El filibusterismo. He also translated the Mi último adiós. He was a columnist with Bag-ong Suga and editor of the Spanish publication La opinión.

Tomás N. Alonso
Alonso in 1917
Member of the House of Representatives from Cebu
In office June 5, 1928 – June 2, 1931
Preceded by	Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Succeeded by	Miguel Cuenco
Constituency	5th district
In office November 21, 1914 – June 3, 1919
Preceded by	Eulalio E. Causing
Succeeded by	José Alonso
Constituency	7th district
Personal details
Born	(1881-12-29)December 29, 1881 Asturias, Cebu, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	June 16, 1962(1962-06-16) (aged 80) Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista

Biography

Tomas Alonso was born in Asturias, Cebu in December 29, 1881. In his early life, he got his primary and secondary education at Colegio Seminario de San Carlos in Cebu. During the Philippine-American War, he served as a soldier under General Juan Climaco. He later studied in Manila to pursue a career in law after the war ended. He received his law degree in March 1907.^[1]

In Cebu, Alonso was elected member of the Provincial Board from 1908 to 1909. He was elected Deputy for the Seventh District of Cebu in 1914 and was elected again in 1916 obtaining a majority vote of 1,419 votes against Ramon Villaceran, which obtained 983 votes.^[1]

As a writer, Alonso was known by his pseudonym "No Oma" and successfully translated the works of José Rizal's El filibusterismo and Mi Ultimo Adios into Cebuano.^[2]

During World War II, he was arrested by the Japanese military forces. He was released in 1945 as the war ended.^[3]