Reuben Canoy

Reuben Rabe Canoy (June 6, 1929 – July 5, 2022) was a Filipino lawyer, writer and politician who served as mayor of Cagayan de Oro and legislator in the 1970s and 1980s.

[12] Canoy was imprisoned for his role as a leading civilian supporter of Colonel Alexander Noble's revolt in October 1990 as a leader of the Mindanao Independence Movement[13] but was later released.

[15] Under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, Canoy became a member of the Consultative Committee with the purpose of amending the current constitution of the Philippines enacted in 1987.

[16] Canoy was invited to run for vice mayor of Cagayan de Oro under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas in the 2019 general election but declined due to "his old age and health issues".

[1] His remains were cremated and placed inside an urn together with the ashes of his predeceased wife, Solona, before being interred at the Eternal Gardens-Greenhills in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro.