Augurio Abeto

{{short description|Filipino politician and essayist (1904–1977)}}

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{{Philippine name|Marañon|Abeto}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Augurio Abeto

| image = Rep. Augurio Abeto (2nd Congress).jpg

| caption = Abeto official portrait during the 2nd Congress.

| office = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Negros Occidental's 3rd district

| term_start = December 30, 1949

| term_end = December 30, 1953

| predecessor = Eliseo Limsiaco

| successor = Agustín Gatuslao

| birth_name = Augurio Marañon Abeto

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|1|21}}

| birth_place = Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|1|27|1904|1|21}}

| death_place =

| party = Liberal

}}

Augurio Marañon Abeto (January 21, 1904 – January 27, 1977) was an essayist in Hiligaynon during the Golden Age of Hiligaynon Literature.{{cite web|url=http://www.yatedo.com/p/Augurio+Abeto/famous/c0adbc5bf920ebef08c7543066240cc7|accessdate=August 23, 2014|title=Augurio Abeto}} He was also a lawyer and politician, serving as a Municipal President (modern equivalent to Mayor) during 1940s and the representative for Negros Occidental's 3rd district from 1949 to 1953.{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Augurio-Abeto/6000000174108631963|title=Augurio Marañon Abeto|accessdate=September 24, 2023|website=Geni.com}}

He is the composer of the Visayan song, Dalawidaw.

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Category:Visayan writers

Category:Hiligaynon people

Category:20th-century Filipino writers

Category:20th-century Filipino lawyers

Category:1904 births

Category:1977 deaths

Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Negros Occidental

Category:Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians

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