Miguel Cornejo
Miguel R. Cornejo (1888–1984), two-term Municipal President (Mayor) of Pasay, Philippines, was also an elected member of the 6th Philippine Legislature (Congress) 1922-1925. During the American Administration in the Philippines, and after independence, as an attorney and legislator he championed many causes. In 1939, he compiled and published the Cornejo's Commonwealth Directory of the Philippines, often used as an historical source for the period. Earlier in his career, he served in the Philippine National Guard (PNG) in World War I after legislative enactment of the Militia Act on March 17, 1917. After the war upon  its disbandment, because the US Territorial government did not authorize a Philippine Army at the time, Miguel R. Cornejo, together with Manuel David, founded the military organization of the National Volunteers of the Philippines, leading as Brigadier General. Descended from a prominent Spanish Filipino Mestizo Family, he spoke and authored many works in fluent Spanish, English and Tagalog. He married Crisanta Soldevilla of Gasan, Marinduque. On June 29, 1974, he married Paulita San Agustin Vicente in Pasay. Paulita also came from a distinct Spanish lineage. Their sponsors were Judge Pio Marcos and Mrs. Leonilla Garcia. He spent the rest of  his remaining years with her in Sampaloc Manila. Political career. Cornejo was a two-term Municipal President (Mayor) of Pasay, Philippines. He was first elected Municipal President in 1919. In 1922, at the end of his term as Municipal President, he was elected to be the Representative of Mountain Province's 1st District for the 6th Philippine Legislature. His term ended in 1925. In 1928, he became Municipal President of Pasay once again. His second term ended in 1931. During the 1930s, Cornejo was the leader of a minor fascist party, which in 1935 became one of the founding parties  of the National Socialist Party, which ran former general and first Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo as its candidate in the 1935 Philippine presidential election. Personal life. His direct descendants are spread all over the world, from Australia to Miami, Florida, USA, Montgomery County Maryland, USA, as well as Ontario, Canada, and include singer Wency Cornejo; composer Dr Rodolfo Cornejo; Women Rights Champion and model Deniece Cornejo; late Naval Colonel and Paranaque politician Councilor Jess C Bustamante; former television personality Joaqui Mendoza; Papal Knight Sir Drexel Gregory; and GMA executive Rodrigo Cornejo. Another grandson, Gerardo "Gerry" Cornejo, was an award-winning  professional photographer and is currently a TV and radio producer and program host in the Philippines. References. Book - History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People by Cesar P. Pobre. New Day Publishers, 2000. Pages 163, 171.*