Wenceslao "Bintao" Quinito Vinzons Sr. (September 28, 1910 – July 15, 1942) was a Filipino patriot and leader of the Philippine armed resistance against the Japanese invasion in World War II.
A fellow of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity, Vinzons would be elected president of the student council and editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian.
[7] He was also known for delivering an oratorical address entitled Malaysia Irredenta, where he advocated the unification of Southeast Asian nations with a common Malay origin.
After the passage in 1934 of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which laid the groundwork for independence, Vinzons successfully sought election that same year as a delegate, together with Atty.
Following Aguinaldo's defeat, Vinzons put on hold his political career, opting instead to become the president of a mining corporation based in his home province.
Within days following the arrival of the Japanese occupation forces in the Philippines, Vinzons began to organize armed resistance in Bicol against the invading army, which had reached the region on December 12, 1941.
He commandeered the rice warehouses in Camarines Norte, and ordered the confiscation of explosives used in the province's gold mines for use against the Japanese forces.
His guerrilla recruits soon grew to around 2,800 strong, and in May 1942, Vinzons would lead these forces to successfully liberate the provincial capital of Daet.
[citation needed] The former lone legislative district of Camarines Norte was last served by a descendant, former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner and former Representative Liwayway Vinzons-Chato.
[14][15] For its centennial anniversary in November 2018, the Upsilon Sigma Phi also staged "Bintao" under the direction of Tony Mabesa and Alexander Cortez.