Gil Montilla

Gil Miranda Montilla (September 11, 1876 – July 20, 1946) was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as speaker of the National Assembly from 1935 to 1938, and a member of the Philippine Senate from 1931 to 1935.

[1] He received his bachelor's degree from the Ateneo de Manila in 1896 and studied law at the University of Santo Tomas.

[2] During the Philippine Revolution, he joined the revolutionary forces in Negros as a battalion commander in Binalbagan and Pulupandan.

During the American occupation, he worked in Binalbagan as a teacher, subsequently becoming the town's secretary and president.

[1] His daughter, Mercedes Montilla, was a "Miss Philippines" recipient at the Manila Carnival in 1936, and later became mayor of Sipalay, Negros Occidental in December 1963.