Except the years from 1941 to 1945 (dissolution during the Second Philippine Republic) and from 1946 to 1949, he served as member of the Lower House of Congress representing the 5th legislative district of Cebu from 1935 to 1965.

[2] Acquiring a Liberal Arts degree at the Colegio de San Carlos when he was 14 years old, he was involved in various student activities, won prizes in philosophy and oratorical contests, and recognized for his writing skills in the Spanish language.

He also became a reporter and editor of El Precursor, a Cebu periodical[3] founded by election lawyer Domingo Franco and whose management would be taken over later on to his brother, Mariano.

Before the war, he was appointed by the Supreme Court as member of the committee responsible for amending the Code of Legal Ethics by the recommendation of Jose P.

[7] As legislator in the Lower House of Congress, he authored the Republic Act 709, a law approved on June 5, 1952, and that required the mandatory teaching of Spanish language in colleges and universities.

[9] In 1958, he filed a complaint against Dioscoro Lazaro, Manuel Cuenco, Jose P. Velez, Jesus P. Velez, Federico A. Reyes, and Nicolas Jumapao for an article published on The Republic Daily, a Cebu newspaper of which Lazaro was the publisher, that reported Cuenco was sued by the company for issues allegedly involving the company's management.

[2] He had received various awards, including recognition from the Legislative Press Club, Philippine Women Voter's League, and University of San Carlos (distinguished alumnus).