Herminio Teves
Herminio “Meniong” Guivelondo Teves was a Filipino politician, businessman and legislator from Negros Oriental.
Early life and education
Herminio Guivelondo Teves was born to Margarito Teves y Pinili and Francisca Guivelondo y Serna on April 25, 1920, in Nueva Valencia, Negros Oriental.He first wed Narcisa “Sisay” Bustalino y Enrera, and they had three children: Margarito, born in 1943; Pamela, born in 1945; and Virginia, born in 1946. Narcisa died in 1949 due to cancer. He then wed, Teves married Victoria “Toring” Villamor, Narcisa’s cousin, and they had five children.
Teves completed his elementary and high school education at Negros Oriental High School and graduated with a degree in maritime transportation with a specialization in nautical studies from the Philippine Nautical School.
Career
Before entering public service, he was the president of Unitrade, Inc. in Dumaguete City, and a director of Toloñg Sugar Milling Company in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental. He also established and managed Tayasan Agricultural Farm in Tayasan, Negros Oriental, and San Antonio Cattle Ranch in San Antonio, Sibulan, Negros Oriental.At the age of 49, Teves became the Representative for the first district of Negros Oriental in 1969. President Corazon Aquino appointed him as the officer-in-charge of the governor’s office in Negros Oriental in 1987. He also served as the representative of the Third District of Negros Oriental in Congress from 1998 to 2007.