Laurel and Recto: Nationalists

By Van Ybiernas

Jul 09, 2021 12:05 am

Second of a series

AFTER his 1931 Senate reelection loss, Jose P. Laurel returned to private law practice. Claro M. Recto took over from Laurel as one of two senators from the fifth senatorial district composed of the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Marinduque, Mindoro and Tayabas (Manuel Quezon was the other senator).

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