Leandro Tojong

Leandro Aballe Tojong (March 13, 1905 – December 20, 1980) was a Filipino Visayan physician, patriot, and politician from Cebu, Philippines.

He held the rank of Captain in the resistance movement against the Japanese, and later became Mayor of Cebu City (1945–1946), and a member of the House of Representatives (1946–1953).

[3] Tojong was one of the members of the council who were sworn into office by then Secretary of Interior, Elpidio Quirino, upon the inauguration of the new Cebu City Charter on February 24, 1937.

[2] In 1946, he was voted as member of the 1st Congress of the Republic in 1946 for old 5th legislative district of Cebu,[7] which was composed of the towns of Alegria, Badian, Boljoon, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Alcantara, and Santander.

[8] As a candidate for the Liberal Party,[9] he was elected Congressman of the 2nd Congress of the Republic for the old 2nd district that comprised the municipalities of Cebu, Liloan, Mandaue, Opon (now Lapu-lapu City), Cordova, Compostela and Consolacion in 1949.